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12/23/2003 11:55:56 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
my biggest beef with my camera is that it doesn't tell me where to point it for a good pitcher. |
I don't think YOU need that feature anyway. :)
Biggest "beef" with my S602 is the low battery indicator. 3 seconds after the indicator comes on, the camera shuts off. While it's not usually much of a big deal, it's really bugging me lately because I bought some crappy batteries which don't hold their charge or something, so I'm seeing more of this problem. :(
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12/24/2003 12:48:54 AM · #27 |
| Excessive shutter-lag is probably the only thing which actually interferes with what I want to get done. |
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12/24/2003 02:10:56 AM · #28 |
The only thing that bugs me about my 707, and it is getting to the point of really bugging me is the brightness of my LCD. Despite changing every setting I could find, the thing is bizarre. If a picture looks perfect on the LCD, it will be way too dark on the computer and printed. Basically, what i have to do is compose, get the settings I want, take a picture. Look at it through the viewfinder and decide if it looks okay. Then take it down a stop or two (either adjusting aperture or shutter) so that it is overexposed, then bracket the shots. I do this with two or three settings, and hope one of them will be properly exposed. Needless to say, I'm not doing a lot of action shots these days. :-P
Or, maybe it is just me.
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12/24/2003 02:16:09 AM · #29 |
Besides the fact it don't shoot Kodachrome ? ; It needs lower ISO , smaller aperture . Where's ISO 25 / f 22 ? Also , I wish there was some magic # that co - related between viewfinder & ccd , seems I have to step every shot up or down in Adobe . |
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12/24/2003 02:37:44 AM · #30 |
Mine doesn't get me my beer from the fridge when I ask it. I still have to fetch it myself :(
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12/24/2003 03:36:44 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Mine doesn't get me my beer from the fridge when I ask it. I still have to fetch it myself :( |
That's what wives are for you fool
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12/24/2003 03:40:03 AM · #32 |
| focus speed, noise, and it only goes down to F1.8 not f1.2 |
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12/24/2003 04:15:37 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by robsmith:
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Mine doesn't get me my beer from the fridge when I ask it. I still have to fetch it myself :( |
That's what wives are for you fool |
Come and tell my wife that and you won't leave the house in one piece :)
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12/24/2003 04:28:10 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Originally posted by robsmith:
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Mine doesn't get me my beer from the fridge when I ask it. I still have to fetch it myself :( |
That's what wives are for you fool |
Come and tell my wife that and you won't leave the house in one piece :) |
With a wife and three daughters do you think I do a thing for myself :P
Better disappear now before the feminists turn up for a lynching, lol
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12/24/2003 04:38:06 AM · #35 |
My biggest beef is that I had to send the damn thing in to get fixed (under warranty of course). I lived with the problem of having the barrel go in and out 4 or 5 times before it actually turned on and didn't bitch about it too much. But when shooting, it would mysteriously turn off and then go in and out 4 or 5 times or more before actually powering up to the point where I could snap a few off. This became extremely incovenient when trying to do portraits of a 3 month old.... the time between naps is already too short without that pain in the butt. I'm just hoping I get it back before new years... its already looking like I won't have it back before Xmas. But at least it will be fixed!
Bob
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12/24/2003 05:15:35 AM · #36 |
S602Z
- too much chroma noise at ISO160 and it gets excessive at ISO200 and beyond, especially in mild to dark shadows and dark colors (chroma noise is not a pixelated kind of thing, but red green and blue color shifts on patches of pixels, you don't see it until you have taken it out and after that you will see it all the time).
- moiré turns up a bit too much too my liking
- the jpeg compression is too agressive. The alghoritm of the S602Z is fixed on file size, not on a compression ratio. As soon as you've got a lot of detail (nature) this acts up.
- too agressive sharpening in normal mode
- no noise reduction in A and S, only in M
- no TTL flash communication
- the EVF has too much lag in 5 frames per second mode, makes it very hard to pan a subject
- too much shutter lag
(with everything else it is fast, so there are good things)
- In manual the exposure indicator lacks an EV scale what makes it harder to determine how much exposure compensation you give compare to the exposure meter
- no histograms in 5fps postview
- EVF makes it hard to check the focus lock, not detailed enough
- There is no way to have both a clear EVF and the last shot on the LCD. Sometimes I would like to have the EVF free for a next opportunity and the chance to check the previous photo on the LCD
- bad battery status indicator
- lens lacks sharpness at wideangle and telezoom, F2.8-F3.6 and F8-F11.
But overall I am happy with it.
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12/24/2003 05:36:17 AM · #37 |
| How it takes all my spare time away from my, filling my hard drive with photos, making me wanting to spend more money on new lenses. But on the other hand, that is the same things I love about it :) |
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12/24/2003 05:40:07 AM · #38 |
I have a DSC-V1 (Sony), and I think Sony was a bit late when they had to develop the software for this camera...
As a result, the software is not so good (for exemple exposure for video mode must be set in still camera mode LOL), sometimes the camera freeze without apparent reason and keys are ineffective. I even had a problem with menus that dissapeared completly and could not be found!! (see a post I've made). Maybe it's just my camera that has a defect... dont know.
Autonomy on this camera is ridiculous compared to equivalent cameras.
Other things I dont like, but are from Sonys policy: memory sticks and batteries that are way too expensive.
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At the end, I still like this camera a lot, because it's small, has a great zoom compared to other point & shot, and is quite fast when it's warm.
Compared to the equivalent Canon G5, it's way smaller, with equivalent image quality.
But next time, if think I'll buy Canon, because of better autonomy, cost of memories and batteries.
Message edited by author 2003-12-24 05:43:00. |
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12/24/2003 05:41:53 AM · #39 |
Hi, do you have a picture of the distorsion? HAve you ever test the wide angle and/or telelens for the V1?
Originally posted by nicklevy:
Biggest beef with the V1 is barrel distortion at wide angle. I Hate this!!!!
Well...they don't suck that bad. I just wished that they made a 512mb stick that I could use and more cameras like a canon 300D could use them so I don't have to dish out more money.
they released a 2x128Mb that will give you around 150 photos on a single memory stick with your dsc-s85 at full 4MP fine |
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12/24/2003 07:42:13 AM · #40 |
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12/24/2003 12:37:53 PM · #41 |
Only had mine just over a week.
Can`t fault it yet. It`s so fast...Love it.
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12/24/2003 12:50:20 PM · #42 |
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12/24/2003 01:11:29 PM · #43 |
| Does the sony V-1 use AA batteries? If not, I dont think that the sony battery packs are over priced at all, mine lasts well over 2 hours on one charge, and tells you exactly how much time is remaining. |
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12/24/2003 01:39:00 PM · #44 |
The counter-clockwise bayonet mount still annoys me a bit, having been used to the Minolta mount for years.
And the auto-composition feature doesn't seem to work very well...
Ron.
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12/26/2003 03:57:02 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by Beagleboy:
Give us an idea what you dislike the most or are the most disapointed about in your camera.
For me it's the 3 sec. max. exposure on the S602z. What were they thinking for a prosumer camera? Corrected with new S7000, which has 15 sec. max. Doh! |
i have the s602z and i have several photographs i've shot at 15 second exposures, the 602 is definitely not limited to 3 second max. the longer exposures was one reason why i bought the camera.
my biggest beef is not being able to change the lense. of course that's why i'm stuck with a prosumer cam, but hey. anyway, i wish it did some TTL flash communication, and wish it was a bit sharper when zoomed out.
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12/26/2003 04:37:04 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by karmat:
The only thing that bugs me about my 707, and it is getting to the point of really bugging me is the brightness of my LCD. Despite changing every setting I could find, the thing is bizarre. If a picture looks perfect on the LCD, it will be way too dark on the computer and printed. Basically, what i have to do is compose, get the settings I want, take a picture. Look at it through the viewfinder and decide if it looks okay. Then take it down a stop or two (either adjusting aperture or shutter) so that it is overexposed, then bracket the shots. I do this with two or three settings, and hope one of them will be properly exposed. Needless to say, I'm not doing a lot of action shots these days. :-P
Or, maybe it is just me. |
I've been having a big issue with this on my 10D, but since learning about histograms, I've begun to rely on that and I'm doing much better! (Wish I'd had that on my 707!!)
Message edited by author 2003-12-26 16:38:33.
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12/26/2003 04:46:28 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
Does the sony V-1 use AA batteries? If not, I dont think that the sony battery packs are over priced at all, mine lasts well over 2 hours on one charge, and tells you exactly how much time is remaining. |
the v1 works with specific batteries, really small, but so expensive. It works with the info lithium thing, so it tells you how long your camera can still work. If I dont use the flash and if the batteries are full, the estimated autonomy is around 80 minutes with my camera. The batteries I use are 4 month old and I charge them 3 times a weeks as an average. So I think they're still good. The autonomy tragicaly drops if you use the flash. |
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12/26/2003 09:21:59 PM · #48 |
First, let me introduce myself. I'm new around here, and new to digital photography as well. I've been dabbling in digital for about six months, but did take a few photography classes while in college (many years ago). I'm really glad I found this place. I've been very inspired and impressed by many of the wonderful shots I've seen!
Now on to the question at hand. I've had my Nikon CP 5700 for about 6 months and have to say that I have mixed feelings about the thing. I takes some wonderful shots, providing you have enormous amounts of light!
Two things bother me the most. It seems awfully slow to auto focus in low light situations (if it can even focus at all), and manual focusing is awkward at best!
Has anyone who owns this camera figured out how to manually focus this thing with any degree of accuracy? It seems to me that the veiwfinder/monitor is not clear enough to focus on anything. Oh, maybe its just me? |
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12/26/2003 09:34:23 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by cshep:
First, let me introduce myself. I'm new around here, and new to digital photography as well. I've been dabbling in digital for about six months, but did take a few photography classes while in college (many years ago). I'm really glad I found this place. I've been very inspired and impressed by many of the wonderful shots I've seen!
Now on to the question at hand. I've had my Nikon CP 5700 for about 6 months and have to say that I have mixed feelings about the thing. I takes some wonderful shots, providing you have enormous amounts of light!
Two things bother me the most. It seems awfully slow to auto focus in low light situations (if it can even focus at all), and manual focusing is awkward at best!
Has anyone who owns this camera figured out how to manually focus this thing with any degree of accuracy? It seems to me that the veiwfinder/monitor is not clear enough to focus on anything. Oh, maybe its just me? |
Hi Chris,
First, let me be the first to welcome you to DPC; and deliver a bit of advice... be careful, this place is rather addictive!
To try to answer your question, the 5700, as well as some of the other Coolpix cameras are noted for slow (or no) focus lock in low light. I struggled with my 995 in this regard. The LCD really does not have enough resolution to reliably judge focus, however there is a setting that may help. It's called "focus confirmation", and it provides a sharper-looking image on the LCD where the image is in focus; you can turn it on for manual focus only, always on or always off. I used this pretty religiously in manual-focus mode on the 995, and although it is not 100% reliable, I did find it helped immensely.
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12/26/2003 09:40:39 PM · #50 |
I really, really like my Nikon. But I do have a few issues with it, of which my number one beef is crappy auto-focus in low light. I knew about that when I got it, and my old camera (the Ricoh) wasn't tops at it either, but I didn't realize Nikon's definition of "low" light included conditions that seem quite clear to me.
Other than that, I wish it did not always default to auto-flash in point-and-shoot mode (never have found a way to save settings for that, although for any other mode you can).
I think a lot of people would find its size annoying, but I love it - I have small hands and this camera is a nice fit. |
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