Comments on: Guess What I Bought on Sunday…? http://www.the-wayfarer.net/2007/04/05/guess-what-i-bought-on-sunday/ Andrew's Photos and Updates from Japan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:00:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrew http://www.the-wayfarer.net/2007/04/05/guess-what-i-bought-on-sunday/#comment-980 Andrew Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:46:54 +0000 http://www.the-wayfarer.net/2007/04/06/guess-what-i-bought-on-sunday/#comment-980 My initial thought is that it's a great camera for the price. It's really small and the movie mode is nice, too (but it eats up memory fast!) Chromatic Aberration (purple fringing) is less of a problem than I expected, and it is pretty sharp. It doesn't have a lot of preset shooting scenes to choose from, but I personally don't use them that much. There is no shortage of cameras in Japan...most of them are made by Japanese companies. I looked at a few others, but I think they have had a lot of time to really perfect this form factor. The bigger powershots (like the 520, I believe), are great if you want more control. And I do miss the swivelling display I had with the A95--I could take some really great high/low shots. But I think this is a good one. I'll keep you posted and I will put up some more shots as I take them. Since you already have a small camera, you might also think about a DSLR, like a Nikon D40/D80 or Canon Rebel... My initial thought is that it’s a great camera for the price. It’s really small and the movie mode is nice, too (but it eats up memory fast!) Chromatic Aberration (purple fringing) is less of a problem than I expected, and it is pretty sharp. It doesn’t have a lot of preset shooting scenes to choose from, but I personally don’t use them that much.

There is no shortage of cameras in Japan…most of them are made by Japanese companies. I looked at a few others, but I think they have had a lot of time to really perfect this form factor. The bigger powershots (like the 520, I believe), are great if you want more control. And I do miss the swivelling display I had with the A95–I could take some really great high/low shots. But I think this is a good one. I’ll keep you posted and I will put up some more shots as I take them.

Since you already have a small camera, you might also think about a DSLR, like a Nikon D40/D80 or Canon Rebel…

]]> By: Stew http://www.the-wayfarer.net/2007/04/05/guess-what-i-bought-on-sunday/#comment-979 Stew Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:57:39 +0000 http://www.the-wayfarer.net/2007/04/06/guess-what-i-bought-on-sunday/#comment-979 I have actually been thinking of getting a new camera as well. The 700IS was at the top of my list, mostly because of size and form factor. Keep me informed as to how you like it. I have actually been thinking of getting a new camera as well. The 700IS was at the top of my list, mostly because of size and form factor. Keep me informed as to how you like it.

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