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ahh! blurry images.
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15. July 2005 @ 12:03 |
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I think it's fixed now, I just put it on auto.
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ozz3811
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15. July 2005 @ 19:28 |
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Funny thing. I have a friend who sells cameras for a living.I bought the one I have on his recomendation, from him. He happens to think that sony is a second rated camera next to Olimpus, which I actually bought today for my daughter. However because the Sony has the Carl Zeil lens in it , its a very good one. He suggested leaving the flash on for about 99% of shots. I was on the Disney cruise this week. They have in each room a book on all the events and aspects of the ship. In the back of the book was a section on how to take good fotos. In it, it tells about leaving the flash on even in bright sunlight. Reason being is that the flash will give you a truer color if you are capturing a darker object in the brightlight. Without the flash that object comes out to dark. With it the object is captured,and with truer colors. Its easy sometimes to lol at things we are not sure about.
As far as the battery, well the camera has a built in recharable lithium battery. I have taken over two hundred on the trip and an other 200 at a wedding the day before the trip. None came out blurry, other than one or two due to hand movement. I would imagine that you are using regular batteries because to me that is not an issue. Not once did I run out of battery power when I needed it. Of cource I did plug the charger during the wedding for about 10 minutes, just to be on the safe side. And I did recharge at night.
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15. July 2005 @ 20:24 |
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I have the Sony rechargeables in.
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seehear88
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10. September 2005 @ 01:09 |
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Has anyone tried the anti-shake digital cameras, such as the Canon S2IS or the Casio Exilim line? Can you shoot without flash in low light with lower ISO and without a tripod, using them? Do they make much of a difference?
I have a Canon A95 (without anti-shake) and, being a novice, shot someone indoors without flash, because I liked the natuaral look (the flash seemed to wash details and contouring shadows out); this was my first digital camera experience (just last May) - half of them turned out blurry - I didn't notice when taking them, with my reader glasses looking at the small-ish LED screen; only when I downloaded them.
So, again, my question is - does anyone have experience with the anti-shake digital cameras, and, if so, do they make a difference?
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10. September 2005 @ 05:11 |
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I've shot with canon S1 IS and on 10x it really makes the difference. Basically it allows you to shoot at shutter speeds two stops lower than would otherwise be possible.
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Hmmmh
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10. September 2005 @ 05:28 |
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You have to remember that stabilizer only affects still objects. If your trying to shoot moving objects without panning, the background comes sharp, but for example a jumping kid stays blurry.
I use lenses without zoom to get as much light as possible to the camera. Like Canon ES 50mm F 1,4 USM.
Other option is to use flash. Not straight, but use roof or wall as reflector. If your using a pocket, apply a piece of tape infront of flash to soften it.
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seehear88
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13. September 2005 @ 18:17 |
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Thanks for the first-hand info, arcanix and for the suggestion to soften the flash Hmmmmh -
?? Question for Hmmmmh - what kind of tape would you recommend - do you mean plain old "Scotch" magic tape? or is there a speacial translucent tape you're talking about?? (My Canon A95 is a "pointer").
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13. September 2005 @ 23:05 |
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It must be matte tape, not fully transparent.
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Hmmmh
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14. September 2005 @ 00:34 |
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seehear88: Obviously it has to be somehow transparent, but by experimenting you can find tapes that are suitable to your camera. If you can adjust flash hardness, try to adjust it also.
Sometimes it's also good to bend the tape so it doesn't touch the flash "lens". It kind of distorts the flash even more. Even colored tapes suite some occasions.
Hardest part is to get it spread evenly to the entire area.
Glue from the tape can mess your flash lens very bad, and depending on the material it can be hard to clean (be careful with strong alcohols!). So don't forget to remove the tape when your finished.
Edit:I would guess arcanix means that same Scotch magic tape and it's propably the safest one to start with.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 14. September 2005 @ 00:39
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seehear88
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15. September 2005 @ 00:53 |
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Ok - thanks, guys.
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