tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post3325153154670931165..comments2024-03-18T01:15:17.741-07:00Comments on Better Family Photos: Cheap but Good Point and Shoot for Serious Photographers360 Rumorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-3022220275098198362011-10-13T05:50:05.667-07:002011-10-13T05:50:05.667-07:00I've been waiting for a powerful small camera ...I've been waiting for a powerful small camera for sometime myself, I already had the G11 which shares the same sensor with the G12 and the S95 (not sure about the S100), so I already know how they perform.<br /><br />I am still waiting for something that can shoot and auto-focus faster than that, and also higher quality pictures at higher ISOs, I was intrigued by the Olympus EP3 but it's way too expensive, but I'm following Laurence Kim closely to see how he gets on with it.mshafikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178862453786826299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-38622736091244485552011-10-11T17:45:16.360-07:002011-10-11T17:45:16.360-07:00Thanks Opt! This hands-on perspective is very hel...Thanks Opt! This hands-on perspective is very helpful for anyone considering these cameras. Thanks very much!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-47920506483748608322011-10-11T16:19:25.456-07:002011-10-11T16:19:25.456-07:00Slave flash is indeed a problem with the SD4000, b...Slave flash is indeed a problem with the SD4000, both because the flash can't be controlled and because of tricky preflashes that throw off my slaves.<br /><br />Here's my workaround:<br />1. Stick a little IR-pass filter on the flash, of the kind discussed on this site before. Mine is made of Roscoe gray (ND) filters.<br />2. Use CHDK to force the flash to medium level (out of off/medium/high), to prevent preflashes and reduce flash cycle time.<br /><br />Together with a tiny slave flash like the PF20XD, you get an off-camera-flash setup you can carry in your pants pockets. The PF20XD is weak, but at close ranges it's still enough for indoor bounce flash (especially at f/2.0) and for overpowering the sun with direct flash.<br /><br /><br />But there's another problem with the SD4000: the UI is very cumbersome. Canon, in their infinite wisdom, decided to minimize the number of physical buttons on this camera. So even the simplest operations require a lot of scrolling and clicking, and you can't operate anything by feel since the action of the general-purpose buttons keeps changing.<br /><br />Also, the SD4000 is not PASM, it's just PAS. So for flash-dominated photos where I need Manual mode, the best I found is to use Aperture or Shutter priority modes, and then use use exposure compensation to control the other variable. And then use EC lock to keep it from fluctuating. Very annoying! Perhaps direct manual control can be done with CHDK overrides; I haven't tried.<br /><br />Yet another case of nice camera hardware ruined by braindead firmware.Optnoreply@blogger.com