Flowerman
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Canon Power Shot S1 IS Camera
Well I decided to take this camera on a joy ride earlier this weekend to get an idea of how good she is. The pics here is what she can do out of the box. I have yet to try the new macro lens on her.
The first photo I was a good 100 feet away, and wanted to see how she performed on moving water. I did slow down the shutter speed on this one, and it came out pretty good.
The second photo I was about 15 or so feet away from the center of the fountain. Color came out pretty good, as well as the background, camera set on auto for this one.
The third photo was to test out how vibrant the colors come out, and it’s not too shabby. I really like this camera for outdoors.
The fourth & fifth pic I was about 8 feet away and wanted to test the photo lens, how well does it focus, and can I get a good shot. They came out pretty good, I should note I forgot to slow down the shutter speed, and the camera was set on auto, overall, I was very impressed with it.
The good things about this camera, it takes great pics outdoors, very crisp photos. Lens speed is great. The LCD folds in so you don’t have to worry about scratching it. If you want that one great shot of a moving object, this is a great camera to have. But if you plan on taking several pics of a moving object, then it degrades some. It’s light, but big.
Bad negative, forget about indoor low light shots, it sucks. No macro button. But on the plus, this camera can be fitted with a macro lens, downside again, it will set you back another $100’s. The battery housing also sucks. It feels like it’s going to break every time I put in 4 AA batteries when I go to close it.
Overall it’s a great camera, it has lots of effects, which are great, but it will also take some time to figure them all out, lots of buttons.
Price was around $400, so it’s kind of pricey, and it’s not for making large prints. If they could add a macro function, and add a few more mega-pixels, say like 5 from the 3.2 that it is. Then this camera would be all I could have ever dreamed of. But like I said, if you’re into macros, you will definitely need to buy the lens for it, and upgrading the memory card to 256, and the total cost is like $699. But I can see myself playing with this camera for some time to come. I give it an 8 out of 10 overall!
But if this one sounds pricey, I had a Fuji 2650 that you can find for about $140 to $170, it was a 7 out of 10. A cheap camera that took great photos, and had a macro button. Would I trade the Canon back in, Nope, I luv it, and the photos are more crisp with it, but the Fuji is better in low light conditions, but definitely the Fuji can not even come close to this lens for far away shots, and the Canon video is actually pretty great as well, for those 20 seconds.
>>>I should note it was a hazy bright day when these pics were taken. Taken at 2048 x 1536 S superfinemode
This camera does best outdoors, and if you do a lot of outdoor shots, this camera is for you. Also if you like to hold your camera and do not use a tri-pod, this camera will definitely be a great choice. The lens stabilizer works great and stays focus when you have that accidental movement. If you plan on taking pics indoors, have lots of light. I should note, those who take pics with their HPS lights on, this camera has a white light adjustment, that will take out most of the orange tones. I will say when everything is right indoors, the photos are great. All the above images have only been resized. The last 2 images below of the indoor shots have been modified with Corel, I crop them, then used the equalized function, and then the sharpen function. Again, I have seen better camera pics for indoors for low lighting, as this camera does not have a ir sensor as a focus point, or a light that stays on. This was about as close as I can get to an object for a half way macro shot. I'm sure once I put on the macro lens, this will reaally improve the overall function of this camera. Also the lens can come off, and be suited with other adaptors such as a wider lens as well.
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Well I decided to take this camera on a joy ride earlier this weekend to get an idea of how good she is. The pics here is what she can do out of the box. I have yet to try the new macro lens on her.
The first photo I was a good 100 feet away, and wanted to see how she performed on moving water. I did slow down the shutter speed on this one, and it came out pretty good.
The second photo I was about 15 or so feet away from the center of the fountain. Color came out pretty good, as well as the background, camera set on auto for this one.
The third photo was to test out how vibrant the colors come out, and it’s not too shabby. I really like this camera for outdoors.
The fourth & fifth pic I was about 8 feet away and wanted to test the photo lens, how well does it focus, and can I get a good shot. They came out pretty good, I should note I forgot to slow down the shutter speed, and the camera was set on auto, overall, I was very impressed with it.
The good things about this camera, it takes great pics outdoors, very crisp photos. Lens speed is great. The LCD folds in so you don’t have to worry about scratching it. If you want that one great shot of a moving object, this is a great camera to have. But if you plan on taking several pics of a moving object, then it degrades some. It’s light, but big.
Bad negative, forget about indoor low light shots, it sucks. No macro button. But on the plus, this camera can be fitted with a macro lens, downside again, it will set you back another $100’s. The battery housing also sucks. It feels like it’s going to break every time I put in 4 AA batteries when I go to close it.
Overall it’s a great camera, it has lots of effects, which are great, but it will also take some time to figure them all out, lots of buttons.
Price was around $400, so it’s kind of pricey, and it’s not for making large prints. If they could add a macro function, and add a few more mega-pixels, say like 5 from the 3.2 that it is. Then this camera would be all I could have ever dreamed of. But like I said, if you’re into macros, you will definitely need to buy the lens for it, and upgrading the memory card to 256, and the total cost is like $699. But I can see myself playing with this camera for some time to come. I give it an 8 out of 10 overall!
But if this one sounds pricey, I had a Fuji 2650 that you can find for about $140 to $170, it was a 7 out of 10. A cheap camera that took great photos, and had a macro button. Would I trade the Canon back in, Nope, I luv it, and the photos are more crisp with it, but the Fuji is better in low light conditions, but definitely the Fuji can not even come close to this lens for far away shots, and the Canon video is actually pretty great as well, for those 20 seconds.
>>>I should note it was a hazy bright day when these pics were taken. Taken at 2048 x 1536 S superfinemode
This camera does best outdoors, and if you do a lot of outdoor shots, this camera is for you. Also if you like to hold your camera and do not use a tri-pod, this camera will definitely be a great choice. The lens stabilizer works great and stays focus when you have that accidental movement. If you plan on taking pics indoors, have lots of light. I should note, those who take pics with their HPS lights on, this camera has a white light adjustment, that will take out most of the orange tones. I will say when everything is right indoors, the photos are great. All the above images have only been resized. The last 2 images below of the indoor shots have been modified with Corel, I crop them, then used the equalized function, and then the sharpen function. Again, I have seen better camera pics for indoors for low lighting, as this camera does not have a ir sensor as a focus point, or a light that stays on. This was about as close as I can get to an object for a half way macro shot. I'm sure once I put on the macro lens, this will reaally improve the overall function of this camera. Also the lens can come off, and be suited with other adaptors such as a wider lens as well.
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I saw a sony the other day I would love just for its point and click appeal, it had a nice 2.5" view screen on the back, don't know how sharp the pics are with it though, and it is a 5mega-pixel.
