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Digital camera suggestions?

Originally posted by Macette
so... i just bought the Canon Ixus 400.. still waiting for the battery to charge for the first time. i will report back with my findings, in case that's useful to people. :)
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How’s it going with your Ixus 400?
You happy?
 
Re: LEMON!!!

Originally posted by Capt Underpants
You got a lemon. Canon cameras are great. I bought my Powershot S45 in April and haven't had any trouble with it. It takes wonderfully sharp, vivid pictures. I recently won 2nd and HM in the State Fair, and those pictures were taken with my S45. You just got a lemon. I could email you a pic that I took with my S45 or post it up on this thread if you want.....
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Good plan! If you could post it, that be great.
 
Originally posted by SoarEyes
How’s it going with your Ixus 400?
You happy?
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Oh man. It's great. I'll attach a little shot i took last night in Melbourne's Federation Square - there was a free salsa dancing night, and all these people came, and I just snapped this shot. Considering how difficult it can be to light meter properly etc using a film camera in this kind of situation, i reckon it's done a great job:
 

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And in this shot - which is just me waiting for the tram and unable to keep my hands off the new camera! - i think the tonal range is really good - it gets all the subtleties.
 

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What is that? Concrete slabs, tarmac, and paving bricks all within a meter of each other?

Nobody makes neat tarmac like that in the USofA: it's always so gloppy and random.

And what's that circular thing?
 
Thanks for the pics! Very nice indeed.
No lack of sharpness in the pavement pic.
like it.. like it...

Does it focus quickly enough? What about dim light situations without flash?

ta
 
Originally posted by Squire
So, I guess I understood you correctly but I'm curious as to why that would happen. I didn't know that using one or the other would have an effect on the actual photo. I've heard that it's easier to frame the shot, etc. but I always assumed the same photographic process was taking place. What would cause the camera to take a sharper picture using the viewfinder? Does the LCD give off some kind of interference or something?

Squire
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It all comes back down to camera shake. Using the viewfinder will reduce camera shake because your arms are brought in closer to your body which increases your stability and thus, reduces the chances that the shot will be blurry. If you use the LCD to frame the picture, your arms will stick out a certain distance away. This makes you less stable because your arms are out there with little to support them and the chances of your photo being slightly out of focus are higher. This is a photo technique that is standard in film photography and makes a lot of sense, but has been somewhat abandoned since digital has taken off. People really love those LCDs, but they don't always make for the best pictures. I prefer to use the LCD simply as a playback tool for after the photo has been taken. Of course, the best way to ensure the sharpest pictures is to use a tripod, but few people have time for that.
 
Originally posted by SoarEyes
Thanks for the pics! Very nice indeed.
No lack of sharpness in the pavement pic.
like it.. like it...

Does it focus quickly enough? What about dim light situations without flash?

ta
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Yep, the focus is very responsive, and that first shot - the dancing one - was taken without a Flash. It was quite well lit, but it was night time, so it wasn't THAT bright. It wanted to use the Flash, but I turned it off, and I didn't get camera shake (you would see it around the lights I there was shake I think) - just a bit of movement from the crowd.
 
Thought I’d get back to you all. Well finally made up my mind and bought the Sony DSC-V1. sofar It’s pretty good doesn’t feel as solid as the Canon and battery life is short, but it does focus very well and doesn’t suffer from alot of noise in the higher ISO levels. so overall I’m a happy geek.

Have a look
 
Depend what you need it for doesnt it

i got a fuji s304 and i cant complain
good value for good results
 
SoarEyes said:
Hi all,
Just bought and returned a canon S50.
Overall I liked this 5 MP camera, especially for it’s nice colors.
But I couldn’t get a sharp image out of it.

So was it a lemon, or should I go for another brand?

Any input would be appreciated.

See sample pic.
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Buy mine! A Canon S45. 370 shipped? I have everything original (box, manuals), 32mb CFcard). Like new condition! PLEASE! buy it! I have no use for it
 
Well I would check out the following sites for good reviews and also check the compatability with Photoshop for any camera that you might get that supports RAW images and iPhoto.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/cameras.html

I've got an A70 (A75 just got announced) and it works very fine, nice 3mp with 3x optical zoom, 640x480 video at 15fps. Nice.

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.dpmac.com/cameras/index.html

http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS.HTM

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
 
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