Embarking on a Sci-Fi literary career, I find inspiration in astronomy, photography and mixing the ...
Embarking on a Sci-Fi literary career, I find inspiration in astronomy, photography and mixing the two together. An interest in quantum mechanics does me no harm either. Gardening and wild weekends covered in mud are my idea of taking it easy.
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Reliable. X-High quality results; especially noticable when using digital zoom as virtually no loss of sharpness. Large LCD screen.
Unless you're being paid to photograph... there's really no reason to pay more.
In the past few months I've discovered how fulfilling it is to sit in temperatures of about -6 C, trying to master the art of amateur astrophotography. That sounds sarcastic; but it isn't.
My point is- I've been a keen image taker for over 15 years and have owned and used, with quite significant differences, a wide range of cameras from both ends of the cost spectrum.
This model, in my view at least, is where you'll find everything. From technology, to features- right through to ease of use. To add even more praise there's an adjustability learning curve that will have you snapping both the large and very small with superb results in very little time.
Taken from my own experience, there is very little need for a camera with a pixel count beyond 5 million. So why, I hear you ask, are we already at the 10 meg. mark.
Two reasons. The first being the 'cool' effect, which everyone is vulnerable to. You know you're impressed when someone pulls out a wafer thin, almost weightless camera that's all screen. But the fact is, digital cameras are highly fragile, and although it may not look the 'biz'; it will bounce around quite happily on long walks and even take the odd good knock or two. But once the batteries are in, it's taking shots of great sharpness, which brings me nicely to point two.
A shot I took of my brother, (I'll have to investigate whether I'm allowed to upload it), would demonstrate the use of such high quality. The shot was a daft one, just as families do. He had his head back, and his nasal cavities looked me in the eye, mercifully I was a couple of feet away! Being a bloke, curiosity overtook me during downloading to a PC. What were two black ovals, less than half 1cm on the monitor, soon became the most hideously, yet fascinating organic caves that literally filled a 17" monitor. It's something you really must see...
So, it must have flaws. The only one I've come across, is that it does treat the user as a bit of a child. It has pre-settings for fireworks, snow, flowers, mountains, movement and that's not even half. Also, when you change the settings, the large screen turns a garish green and gives you a nice, large message in case the dial icons missed your attention.
So, it's a bargain, and I forgot to mention that one of the presets built in, is an underwater mode! Don't go jumping in the sea with it just yet though. You need a special case that can cost anything up to £50. But for anyone who's been to the Red Sea, or the Med. for that matter. To have an accessory that will transform your camera into an amphibian, the scope of what can open up will win you over as it has me.
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Advantages: excellent motion capture in day light, very good focusing, easy to use Disadvantages: users manual has lots of warnings,needs good battery charger for max performance
alisarialtun 14.01.2008 (16.01.2008)
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix A920
Advantages: excellent motion capture in day light, very good focusing, easy to use Disadvantages: users manual has lots of warnings,needs good battery charger for max performance
alisarialtun 14.01.2008 (16.01.2008)
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix A920
Dec 19th, 2007
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