I <3 my new S90

Joe 90 · 30-10-2010, 16:16

Last week I decided to invest in a new pocket sized camera. I've been to a friends wedding for a few days in Ireland so thought it the best time to make the purchase instead of dragging my old 300d & various lenses.

Obviously every time you make a change in the point'n'shoot cameras things will have moved on but my god this camera is ace

I didn't really bother with the manual modes because it was so good at the auto modes...
anyway, think the photos say more than I can

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markwal...7625147445191/

Jonny69 · 06-11-2010, 16:03

I took a few photos with this in New York. If I'm perfectly blunt, the quality of the image processing put my 350D to shame and I'm wondering whether to stick with it or move on.

divine · 06-11-2010, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Jonny69

the quality of the image processing put my 350D to shame

That's because SLRs are designed to have minimal on camera image processing so that you can do it yourself with an unmolested file.

Jonny69 · 08-11-2010, 12:02

I mean the problems it has with over exposure of light parts of the picture and light and dark contrast problems in the same picture. No amount of photoshop or fiddling with exposure/aperture/iso seems to be able to fix it. In the right conditions the 350D takes fantastic pictures, but add some sunlight to the mix and it doesn't seem to be able to handle it.

Mark · 09-11-2010, 00:16

Canon are known for a slight tendency to over-expose contrasty scenes. Dialing in a little negative exposure compensation usually takes care of that.

RAW will also give you a stop or two at either end of the scale to recover highlights - something that isn't an option with most P'n'S cameras.

That said, the 350D design is just over five years old. Technology (and in particular sensor technology) has moved on, a lot, since then.

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06-11-2010, 16:03	#2
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I took a few photos with this in New York. If I'm perfectly blunt, the quality of the image processing put my 350D to shame and I'm wondering whether to stick with it or move on. __________________

08-11-2010, 12:02	#4
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I mean the problems it has with over exposure of light parts of the picture and light and dark contrast problems in the same picture. No amount of photoshop or fiddling with exposure/aperture/iso seems to be able to fix it. In the right conditions the 350D takes fantastic pictures, but add some sunlight to the mix and it doesn't seem to be able to handle it. __________________

09-11-2010, 00:16	#5
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Canon are known for a slight tendency to over-expose contrasty scenes. Dialing in a little negative exposure compensation usually takes care of that. RAW will also give you a stop or two at either end of the scale to recover highlights - something that isn't an option with most P'n'S cameras. That said, the 350D design is just over five years old. Technology (and in particular sensor technology) has moved on, a lot, since then.