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Point, Shoot, Review

So I'm in the market for a new point-and-shoot camera.  Something to carry around when I don't want to schlep a bag full of camera gear (surprisingly often).  While I was in Oregon a couple of weeks ago, I went on a hike with my dad and my brother.  The location, for those who need to know such things, was the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge.  Now isn't that a mouthful?  While on the hike, I hijacked my dad's  Canon Powershot SD 950 IS.  The IS stands for image stabilization.  Seriously, they can put that in a little point and shoot camera for a few hundred bucks?  Wow. 

Since I'm contemplating purchasing one of these titanium encased babies, I decided to poke around the settings and see what all I could make it do with depth of field, macro, color settings, etc.  Overall, I like this version of the Powershot (Canon makes a bevy of different models), but found the dial on the back took a little while to get use too.  Image quality seems good, and I like the various preset color settings.  Most of the time, when using one of these kinds of cameras, I shoot on auto anyway, but I like having the various features available.  My favorite acronym for these cameras is PHD for Push Here Dummy.  I always love it when someone hands me a small camera and then proceeds to tell me how to take the photo.  "Oh, you mean I push this big button?"  But I digress.  I've stuck some of my favorite photos from the hike below.  Let me know what you think.  No, no, be honest.  Really, I can take the criticism. I can.  Who told you I can't? I could explain why it is the Baskett Slough NWR, but I'd rather not. Spring is taking its sweet time this year There's a woodpecker up there somewhere The intrepid hikers Dad checking out some geese in the distance My elder brother.  Well, the eldest of the two. Couple of horses.  They had riders, but I neglected to photograph them. This is probably my favorite of the bunch

over 16 years ago 0 likes  17 comments  0 shares
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NIce!
over 16 years ago
Photo 53260
id love to take a nice afternoon stroll through a place like that. regarding a PHD camera, have you considered the G7 or G9? they are pocketable and pack a serious punch with a full array of manual conrols. check this review here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/G9-Japan.shtml
over 16 years ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
Zoom, zoom! Zoom? Oh yeah, point-and-shoot. :-) Ha, ha. This must be when the limitation of the camera hits you in the face. I've just bought my first point and shoot and its still sitting in the box, 2 months later. You can tell how thrilled I am to have a camera, any camera. I think I'll go back to writing and let you imagine the pictures in your head. :-) So much better than anything I can create with a camera. Really.
over 16 years ago
Photo 33405
me likes :) i need a new PHD too... my old one (Powershot S45) is about 5 yrs old , is falling apart and will probably die on me any moment now.
over 16 years ago

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