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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The Dorkroom > Point & Shoots: Compensating For Our Small Sensors (Buy the S110/RX100/X20)
 
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Jul 28, 2003

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greasyhands posted:

Could one of you enthusiasts give me a quick breakdown on the significant differences between the SD4000IS and the SD1400IS? Obviously there is price and MP (I realize it's essentially insignificant.)

The most significant thing to me seems to be the low-light performance of the SD4000IS is superior to the 1400. One question I have is I noticed the high fstop on the 1400 is 5.9 vs only 5.3 on the 4000. Will this result in better performance by the 1400 in very bright situations? I live in the desert and the sun is absolutely brutal, so good performance in extremely bright situations would almost be preferable to good low-light performance.


SD4000 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD4000IS-Digital-Optical/dp/tech-data/B003L77Y5S/ref=de_a_smtd

SD1400 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD1400IS-Stabilized-Black/dp/tech-data/B0035FZJJ4/ref=de_a_smtd
The apertures on those lenses are the largest apertures available at focal lengths, not the range of aperture the lens is capable of. So at the wide end, the SD4000 can open up to f/2.0 and the SD1400 can open up to f/2.8. At the long end, the SD4000 can open up to f/5.3 and the SD1400 to f/5.9. Both can go smaller anywhere in their zoom ranges, but that is their max. Usually the max aperture will change a few times through the zoom range, like say 24mm-35mm will be f/2.0, and 35mm-55mm will be f/4 and then 55mm-72mm will be f/5.3 (just hypothetical and in 135 equivalents, I don't know the actual demarcation points for either of those cameras)

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qirex posted:

Does anyone know of any good guides or books for learning the basics of how to get the most out of a manual digital camera? I love my S95 but it seems like the really great shots I get are just a coincidence that I managed to get exposure/ISO right. My usual techniques of "screw with it until you learn it" aren't quite enough for a camera with this many controls. Most of the stuff I've seen is either all about high-end film/DSLR stuff or about how to fix things in Photoshop.
Do you already have Understanding Exposure? If not, it should teach you what you want.

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