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Yeah, when we use it we use it on full auto, so you might be able to tweak the iso and get better results. I would get my head bit off if I changed it at all, so I just leave it on full auto, even thought it pains me to do so. One time I turned off the flash because it was really bright and we didn't need it, and my boss is like "where's the flash?" and then made me put it back on. sigh...
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dissss posted:What do you have the ISO set to? I limit my point and shoot to 400 in auto mode and even that's pushing it. I've tried a number of ISO settings, the camera maxes at 1600 and bottoms out at 200, and nothing seems right. I may be assuming everything to be low light based on my experiences with older point and shoots (basically low light unless direct sunlight) and setting too high an ISO so I will be posting a picture of my cats for consideration when I get home, hopefully the camera actually includes sufficient exif data to answer some of the questions raised. e: Actually bottoms out at 100, turns out I was shooting with light sources like the sun coming through a window, at ISO 1600. before:  after:  Obviously two different cats, but the point stands that somewhere along the line my camera was informed it would only use ISO 1600 from then on regardless of lighting. FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Sep 29, 2011 |
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Yeah, pretty much low light and/or cropping will really reveal noise. I had a panasonic bridge*, was pretty proud of it until I was with friends with digital rebels and we compared photos. Was not long before I joined the dslr world. *Panasonic bridge is for sale if anyone wants it ha ha...
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The Entire Universe posted:I've tried a number of ISO settings, the camera maxes at 1600 and bottoms out at 200 Can't get any EXIF data from these images - possibly imgur stripping it out? - but I'm assuming given that its min ISO is 200 and it's a 16mp compact CCD you have some sort of bridge camera? These are well known for having terrible minimum apertures, which will mean it can't let in all that much light. That coupled with the fact that both shots are low light - indoors almost always qualifies as low light - the camera is going to use the only method it has to increase sensitivity; up the ISO, which causes noise.
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Lasalas posted:Can't get any EXIF data from these images - possibly imgur stripping it out? - but I'm assuming given that its min ISO is 200 and it's a 16mp compact CCD you have some sort of bridge camera? These are well known for having terrible minimum apertures, which will mean it can't let in all that much light. That coupled with the fact that both shots are low light - indoors almost always qualifies as low light - the camera is going to use the only method it has to increase sensitivity; up the ISO, which causes noise. I was recalling the 200 ISO figure from drink-sodden memory, but it's actually a low of 100. It may have greater range, but the manual settings go from 100 to 1600 in big chunks, while an auto-iso setting gives more granularity at the expense of control. The camera is most certainly a point and shoot, I am at work but will edit in the model specifics when I get home. Definitely a point and shoot from Best Buy, though. No two ways about that.
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My apartment was recently broken, and now, amongst other things, my old DSLR is gone. There's a slim chance that I'll see some money from the insurance company, but if so, I'm thinking of buying a P&S instead given how limited my photo skills are and the fact that I never bother to carry around my old 20D with me. Now, should I get the S90/95/G11/G12, or maybe go for the Leica D-Lux? Pros, cons?
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nemoulette posted:Leica D-Lux?
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FasterThanLight posted:It's a Panasonic LX5 with a red dot Looking at the prices for the two, that would make the red dot the most valuable part of the camera, with representing a majority 54% of the price.
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Costello Jello posted:Looking at the prices for the two, that would make the red dot the most valuable part of the camera, with representing a majority 54% of the price. that's pretty much exactly the case... sadly...
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To be fair, the Leica does include a copy of Lightroom and a better warranty. But that's still one hell of an expensive warranty.
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FasterThanLight posted:It's a Panasonic LX5 with a red dot
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I would go for the LX5 if you don't need something as compact as the S95.
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burndtjamb posted:I would go for the LX5 if you don't need something as compact as the S95.
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The LX5 is going for $370 new on Amazon, I'd say around $300 would be a great price for a lightly used one. The S95 is going for $350 new, so perhaps around $275?
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burndtjamb posted:The LX5 is going for $370 new on Amazon, I'd say around $300 would be a great price for a lightly used one. The S95 is going for $350 new, so perhaps around $275?
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S95 owner here, eagerly awaiting reviews of the S100. It seems this camera is one of few Canon bodies allegedly getting a fairly substantial upgrade in sensor and processing technology. I really hope it delivers in reduced sensor noise. The optical zoom with video is also giving me the itch to upgrade when it becomes available. I drank the kool-aid, apparently.
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Okay goons, maybe you can help me find an acceptable P&S camera. Let me start by saying that I'm not a photographer-- I'm mainly looking for a camera that can take some nice looking, clean photos of every day life that won't look like poo poo by the time I take them to the computer (though I'm very willing to gently caress around in Photoshop). Ideally, I'd like something under $150. Also I have super shaky hands so something that doesn't take a lot of blurry pictures (look at me, I am bad at cameras) would be A+.
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Sorry for the dumb question but I just bought a Nikon p500 today and I am playing around with it and am trying to figure out how to turn the massive red flash before a picture is taken off? I really don't even know what it is called, is it a red eye reducer? Maybe an auto focus thing? I took off red eye in the menu but other than that I don't know what to do. Thanks!
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dongsweep posted:Sorry for the dumb question but I just bought a Nikon p500 today and I am playing around with it and am trying to figure out how to turn the massive red flash before a picture is taken off? I really don't even know what it is called, is it a red eye reducer? Maybe an auto focus thing? I took off red eye in the menu but other than that I don't know what to do. Thanks! "AF Assist"
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Krakkles posted:"AF Assist" Thank you very much!
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dongsweep posted:Thank you very much!
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302 posted:Okay goons, maybe you can help me find an acceptable P&S camera. Let me start by saying that I'm not a photographer-- I'm mainly looking for a camera that can take some nice looking, clean photos of every day life that won't look like poo poo by the time I take them to the computer (though I'm very willing to gently caress around in Photoshop). Get a new Canon P&S in your price category. For $150, you'll find something that'll will be fine for your needs. It'll have image stabilization too for your shaky hands. Don't get too distracted by salespeople, something like this would do: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/753777-REG/Canon_4928B001_Powershot_100_HS_Digital.html
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Just a note that the S100 comes out at BestBuy on Sunday the 23rd! So I think this is ahead of Amazon/B&H, etc... Of course, if you feel like visiting a lot of local ones like I did, you can get one now if that store is clueless about the street date/has them easily accessable  When the local LA area store looked around at stock levels, most stores had only one or two of each color per store (so around 2 black, 2 silver, or 1 of each, etc...) ready for Sunday. Just from taking it out, the wrist strap is like a bungee cord, unlike the S95 which was the fabric that if it touched velcro at all, would fray like crazy. The body itself is thinner, it's all matte (S95 was glossy on the top) and it just feels like this is an actual major upgrade from the S90, rather than a small stopover that the S95 was. Charging the battery now!
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Wow, good find. If I was disappointed with the S95 that I got a year ago I'd really be wanting the S100, so maybe it's worth eBaying it with all the box/accessories and seeing what I can get the S100 for...but I know in the UK it'll be stupidly more expensive.
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I went in Sunday at 10:05am, 5 minutes after Best Buy opened to get a S100. They told me someone had already came in that day and bought all 4 of their stock. Me:  Then the rep checks and tells me that all of Northern California was sold out at the point.
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I have a Canon PowerShot A60. It's rather old and the LCD (or maybe it's the sensor) is starting to go bad, so I want a new camera. The main thing I don't like about it, is how goddamn big it is for a basic P&S camera. So I've been looking at which one to buy. First option: Canon Ixus 310 HS. Basically everyone I know has an Ixus of some kind and they all seem happy with it. It's also a lot smaller than the one I have now, and not too expensive. Then I changed my mind, to the SX220 HS. It's a bit cheaper than the Ixus, has way more zoom, and the only negatives seemed to be a smaller screen and that it looks less stylish. And finally I remembered that I don't buy anything that isn't vetted by goon consensus, so I checked this thread and now I think maybe I should get an S95. (Not an S100 because too expensive.) I think it's better in low light than the SX220(?) because its max aperture (F2.0) is way better? If I'm not mistaken, this also means it's easier to take pictures where the subject is focused and the background isn't (=shallow depth of field?)? So, compared to the SX220, the lens seems way better, which is cool. But I checked the Ixus again, and that also has a max aperture of F2.0. If I'm straight up comparing features, the Ixus seems equal or better at basically everything: bigger screen, more megapixels, smaller body, lighter, more zoom, ... So is there a reason I shouldn't buy that instead of the S95? Is being able to shoot in RAW worth that much?
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The S95 has a much larger sensor (1/1.7" vs. 1/2.3") which will give it better low-light performance even with the same aperture. A lot of the other differences are so small you'd have trouble noticing in person (25mm thick vs. 29mm thick? 185g vs. 193g? 3.2" screen vs. 3.0" screen?), so probably not the best factor to decide by.
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poopinmymouth posted:And back to the Fuji X10, here are two cool links What is that Nikon in that photo?
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uXs posted:Is being able to shoot in RAW worth that much?
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Ok, I ordered an S95. This better be a good camera or my faith in the goon hivemind is going to be forever broken.
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um... are you going to be going on a vacation or anything? s100 is 1 month around the corner. i'm sooo pissssssed that it cant be ready by halloween 
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uXs posted:Ok, I ordered an S95. This better be a good camera or my faith in the goon hivemind is going to be forever broken. It's a fantastic camera. I have one and everyone that has picked it up and tried it out has said "I'm going to get one of these".
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caberham posted:um... are you going to be going on a vacation or anything? s100 is 1 month around the corner. There's a fairly large price difference, and what I'm paying for the S95 is already more than what I was planning to spend.
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uXs posted:There's a fairly large price difference, and what I'm paying for the S95 is already more than what I was planning to spend. S95 is great. SX220 would have been fine, too, I think - you get a much slower lens but in return you get a huge zoom range. The Ixus is fine if you're strictly point-and-shoot, but it doesn't let you play with manual settings at all. Which is sad if you're even the slightest bit interested in photography.
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I'm kind of getting psyched up for the Fuji X10. It seems like a good compromise between quality and size. I could see it being my "go everywhere" camera.
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HPL posted:I'm kind of getting psyched up for the Fuji X10. It seems like a good compromise between quality and size. I could see it being my "go everywhere" camera. Really excited about the X10 too, just a bit disappointed it doesn't have a focus prism in the optical view finder. What's the point if you can't manually focus with it.
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Brick Card posted:Really excited about the X10 too, just a bit disappointed it doesn't have a focus prism in the optical view finder. What's the point if you can't manually focus with it. That doesn't bother me as much as the lack of information in the finder does. It would be nice to have at least aperture and shutter info as well as something to indicate the focus point or to show the center of the frame since we don't really have any other indicator of where exactly the camera is focusing and whether it's focused of what we want or not. I'm sure if you wanted to manual focus, you could use the screen on the back, but I'm not sure if it can even do manual focus.
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HPL posted:I'm sure if you wanted to manual focus, you could use the screen on the back, but I'm not sure if it can even do manual focus. If can, you can see it on the switch on the front. I'm most disappointed you can't get it in sexy metal like the X100
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Gravitom posted:If can, you can see it on the switch on the front. Sounds like you use the command dial on the back to manual focus, which sounds like kind of a bitch. I like that it's in all-black. More low key and stealth.
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HPL posted:Sounds like you use the command dial on the back to manual focus, which sounds like kind of a bitch. If it works anything like the x100, it's not even worth worrying about doing any real focusing in MF.
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