Oops just bought a new camera

[Dennis]

Photographs can be adjusted with Photoshop, but to save time and hide my ignorance I override the automatic exposure in two ways.
For white balance I select “Flash”,”Incandescent”,”Fluorescent”,”Cloudy”, or”Daylight”. This gives better colour values.
For subjects on a white background I add +1.7 OEV to increase the exposure determined by the camera. This gives less of a blue tint to the background.
Below the result to cheer you up. Sony Cybershot, fluorescent lighting, macro setting.

[MuranoSilver]

Great loads of info there! Thanks guys n gals
The camera actually arrived today and very swish it looks too!
My only two niggles are
1) The manual is on a CD - GAH I hate that...not exactly easy to browse that in bed is it, lol
2) No memory card so I have to go out and buy one, memory cards are so cheap now they
could easily have put one in. Not niggly about the cost it's the inconvenience
Nic x

[Dennis]

I'm sorry to come back to this when the subject is already well covered. The company will say that the camera is fully operational, because it has it's own memory (usually quite small) and can be connected to a printer or computer by the pictbridge cable.The memory card is an optional extra, but very convenient to use unless you absentmindedly put it into the wrong hole and have to fish it out with tweezers.
Another prolem is when you forget to replace the memory card into the camera and take some pictures . You will then wonder where they are. These are my senior moments. Dennis.

[snow_imp]

Another prolem is when you forget to replace the memory card into the camera and take some pictures . You will then wonder where they are. These are my senior moments. Dennis.

Or as I did recently - think, I've put those photos on the pc so I can delete them off the card - just one problem - they weren't on the pc!!!!

[Dennis]

Could we have a confessional thread and make everyone feel better?

[MuranoSilver]

lol - I've ordered my card but in the mean time am sending the pics direct to the PC
Camera confessions?? (probably lucky Geti hasn't seen this yet )
Nic xx

[disorganised]

Hi Nic

I've been considering buying a new camera, partly for photographing my jewellery, but also for making stop motion animations with plasticine models (a slightly geeky hobby I share with my husband). I've been looking at both the G10 and the G11, and wondered how you were getting on with the G10 now you've had it for a few weeks?

As far as I can see, there is a more sensitive sensor on the G11 (a good thing presumably - I'm not an expert), fewer pixels (which reduces noise?) and the LCD screen is movable (good for awkward angles and self portraits). However, there's no remote capture on the G11, which I think, for me, might be what sways me back towards the G10. ooh decisions.....

ETA: have jsut discovered that you can buy a remote control for the G11 for £3.45 on ebay. hmmm, back in a quandry now.

So, any advice you, or anyone else could give would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

Claire

[MuranoSilver]

I'm sure you'd be happy with either but the remote capture is fantastic.
By using remote capture you can have the pictures save directly into your PC's photo album
(so no transfer time) and adjust light levels etc on screen (rather than the camera)
It was a definite deal sealer for me ~ the camera is great & even makes my shaky picture
taking when visiting places OK.
The recent pics I took on my photo stream were all taken without tripod and some are macro!
(albeit not pin sharp like a tripod would be the software removed my hand shake really well)
Nic xx

[disorganised]

I went with the G11 in the end because of the bigger sensor, and I'm just mesmerised by the difference between it and my old (very compact) compact. I'm slowly experimenting with all of the things I can do - loving the ability to manually focus. And I can take pictures inside on a gloomy day without having to use the flash! It's incredible. In fact, I'm going to go out into the sunshine right now and take photos of my garden.