Thought for the Day - How many do you really need?

[blondeandgorgeous]

What compact do you have Janet? I'm after a small pocket sized one but so many around and not had much time of late to do any research. However, preferably would like one with a viewfinder and when I've played with one or two of these, can't seem to get the hang of just holding it and looking at the back of the screen lol

[CliffS]

. . . can't seem to get the hang of just holding it and looking at the back of the screen lol

Oh dear, the dreaded . . . "Tourist Zombie pose" . . . shades of Michel Jackson's 'thriller' . . . . . . . Its why I hang on to my Canon PowerShot S50, it has a view finder . . . of sorts . . .

CliffS

[Sinbad]

Well Cliff if you are bumping along the bottom, I am deep in the mud.

Janet I like the shot, what make is your compact?

[Sinbad]

Cliff if you are bumping along the bottom, I am deep in the mud.
Janet, after seeing your great shot,what make is the compact camera.
Regards
Sinbad

[Janet]

Ignore this...PC just crashed mid-post!

I'll be back....

Janet

[Janet]

What compact do you have Janet?

Janet, after seeing your great shot,what make is the compact camera

It's a Samsung S850. Dirt cheap, but really performs very well.









I really can't fault it. I keep it in my handbag or pocket and it gets used virtually every day. It's particularly good in low light, and the ASR is an excellent feature on such a cheap item.

No viewfinder, but when I bought it, I didn't know I needed one!I normally use it just on auto for quick grab shots, but it has full manual control which I really need to get to grips with. I really haven't used it to its full potential, as I bought my DSLR not long after.

Only 8.1 mega pixies, with 5x optical zoom + 5x digital zoom (which I've been advised never to use, so I don't!) The best part for me is the macro facility, which produces cracking sharp shots at a distance of only 1cm...

I paid about £90 for it, (I think it was just before it was discontinued...) but I've just found one one Amazon for less than £50...

I'd be lost without it! It's fabulous in low light, and even does video, which enabled me to capture some once in a lifetime movies as we cruised down the Thames in May. When I was trying to use Olly in low light, it struggled to focus and caused me no end of problems. Solution? Use Sammy!

The big screen is a plus with my poor eyesight, and it's so easy to use...

I'm sure there are better out there, but it was a great introduction to photography for me.

Janet

[johnboy]

I think the sweetspot was 12.8Mpix on FF

[Misty]

taking shots like that I would not be with out it either, that wasp it stunning, just looked at the price they now £80-00