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ÈL ® ö B ì Ñ
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Might have to point him in the direction of this thread via Pm then 
At the moment it's between these 3, in order of favourite a at the top:
http://www.trustedreviews.com[....]7/Canon-Digital-IXUS-950-IS/p1
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143123
http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/sony-dsc-t70.cfm
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Muhammad-Oli
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From: The NZ of L
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In regard to the Sony, I can say that the touch screen is really a cool feature. I have a T2 which is a slightly lesser specced model with a slightly smaller screen. I find the image quality in all lighting conditions is fine, because I am never going to even pretend to be an expert. I just want a good looking, decent performing, fun to use (touchscreen) camera.
I don't know how the sliding open the cover thing on the model you looked at seems 'cheap', but the mechanism on mine seems very solid, and overall the camera feels very sturdy.
I'm not going to pretend I know a lot about cameras, but for a very casual photographer (and no offense if I'm wrong, but you seem fairly casual too), the Sony range suits me fine. In my opinion they look the part too. 
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weirdwilli
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The Canon has the better reviews and design (IMO)
Infact i'd nab it if it were a tad cheaper... |
DonJuan
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From: Las Vegas
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On 2008-06-27 17:00:10, tranced wrote:
i think DonJuan could help you. i've seen so many good pics from him. i bet he knows a lot about this.
thanks tranced!
get the canon that you are talking about the ixus 950 i think, its named different here in the states.
I have taken all these pics with that camera and i love it.
you get the picture but that was the camera that got me into photography. Its real easy to use and i just upgraded to a rebel xsi, i keep the ixus for point and shoot and the new one for more serious pics
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Bonovox
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Wow great pics very high quality and pro. I love Sony cams but some have pointless gimicky features. Their lenses are great though and their processers. Argos are now having end of catalogue sale you can get great bargains now. I once bought online from them in sale a Panasonic DMCFX01 digital camera for £71.99. Its was over £250 when first came out. Great camera except problem with noise even in daylight. |
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Thanks alot for the replies guys, I am indded a camera Novice lol, I literally turn it on, point and shoot, only really use it a handful of times a year too.
@DonJuan
I'm impressed with those pictures mate they look really good, think I've setteled on the Ixus then, soon as as I get paid think I'll have to grab one
Thank You
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carkitter
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@Don Juan
Amazing photos! That Vegas desert scenery is incredible and the colours so vivid! 
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ÈL ® ö B ì Ñ
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Hey got the camera through today, first question is, what ISO setting should I use, normally I put it on Auto like a n00b and leave it there the rest of it's life.
The camera goes up to ISO 1600, but I remember reading last week that they recommend leaving it at ISO 800, any suggestions?
It has: ISO: Auto, Hi, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
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number1
Joined: Sep 12, 2007
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i recommend leavin it at iso 80, unless you have problems holding it still or need quick shutter speeds. |
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Ah righty, see I would have bunged it on 800 lmao, so you think having it at 80 with image stabilisation turned on is better then having it on Auto?
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number1
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iso is the amplication of light, the higher the iso the more the light is amplified so the more noise with lesser pic quality with the higher isos the cam can use quick shutter speeds so it will avoid motion blur etc, with the lower iso pictures will be of better quality but in low-light the cam will have to use longer shutter speeds to capture more light which means motion blur etc, iso 80 should be fine for all outdoor & possibly indoor pics but if you want to catch a raindrop or fast moving cars etc, turn up the iso slightly to get a quicker shutter speed. |
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Ah I get ya, thanks alot mate makes more sense now, I know next to nothing about cameras and seeing as it's sunny out and I've got sod all to do I might take the dog out and have a play hehe.
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number1
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this should example the shows the iso pic quality well
(ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800 ... , ISO 1600)
thats from a phone camera, the digicam will be miles better but you get the idea.
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Ahh nice mate thanks for that, there is quite a big difference, I was taking pics earlier on different settings to see what they would look like.
One thing I did do was put the quality to Super fine, but I then made the images smaller, they were set to: L = 3264x2448 - takes 549 pics
But I change it to: M3 = 1600x1200 - takes 1816 pics
(2gb card)
Is that an allright size to use if I'm only going to be looking at them on a computer screen and having the odd 1 or 2 printed off, or would you recommend me leaving it on the largest picture size.
Thanks mate.
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number1
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digi cams resize there photos using there buit-in software, so if you set a 8mp cam to 5mp, the photo is taken in the 8mp resolution but then resized buy the cams software, it's better to use the maxium resolution then resize them yourself using photoshop or something as the built-in resizing software of digicams tends not to be very good. |
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