Choosing a Digital Camera

[b4u]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
This thread will remain incomplete without a rant from Ornery.

Who's Ornery?



Example: Sony DSC-H1 vs Cannon S2 IS -> which one you think displays the real world colors better? And which one has the less bluring overall? (your opinion)

 

[b4u]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
zoom is a funny thing. considering that pretty much all p&s cameras start with a wide angle lens you're not really getting 12x closer. for comparison, the human eye has a 35mm equivalent focal length of ~50mm. the V3 has a wide 34mm focal length, and a telephoto 136mm focal length in 35mm equivalent (35mm is the diagonal length of a piece of normal film). that telephoto means that you're not really 4x clsoer (thought they claim 4x zoom), more like 2.6x closer.

aperature is measured by the focal length (f) divided by some number. the result is the size of the hole (the aperature) in the lens that the light passes through. the smaller a number the focal length is divided by, the larger the hole and the more light that comes through. the more light that comes through, the faster a shutter speed you can use, to stop motion, or to take photos in lower light conditions.

Thanks for the info maybe you can explain me also why is that normally a camera has some kind of distortion when zooming in full? I mean, it's the lenses effect, but why do the manufacturers don't limit the zoom at a point of no-distortion?

 

[CombatChuk]

Originally posted by: b4u

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
This thread will remain incomplete without a rant from Ornery.

Who's Ornery?



Example: Sony DSC-H1 vs Cannon S2 IS -> which one you think displays the real world colors better? And which one has the less bluring overall? (your opinion)

Out of those two pictures, the Canon has the most neutral color. The Sony somewhat has a blue push to the color.