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03/01/2003 09:57:12 AM · #1 |
I almost placed the order for Sony DSC F717 but was told that there is an issue with the color. Someone took a photo of a red object using 717 but when he viewed it, the photo taken appeared to be an orange object! I didn't have the chance to personally look at this picture. Also there was similar complaint from other user that the photo by 717 appeared to be 'yellowish' and he sold off his brand new 717 just a week after the purchase.
Could someone validate if this indeed is true? Some far, the review on 717 on various forums seem to be very very positive though. |
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03/01/2003 09:59:11 AM · #2 |
| Every camera will do that if you select wrong light source :-) |
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03/01/2003 10:35:46 AM · #3 |
Unfortunately they did not tell me if those photos they had concerned with were taken under auto white balance or manual or other setting. If even they had chosen auto and yet still get the 'inacurate' red color, then I think I should be concerned before I proceed to order for the 717.
Does this have anything to do with the comment that 717 has issue with over saturation on red? |
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03/01/2003 10:47:14 AM · #4 |
Many of the bad reviews about the 717 are the result of an ID-10-t error in the CBLF unit attached to the back of the camera... Not the camera itself.
(Note : CBLF = Carbon Based Life Form)
(Another Note : Remove the dashes from ID-10-t)
Message edited by author 2003-03-01 10:52:21.
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03/01/2003 11:07:31 AM · #5 |
| I may be asking a dump question, but what is Carbon Based Life Form? Is this some physical thing at the back of the camera? Wonder how I can get myself educated on this? Your advise will be much appreciated. Thanks. |
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03/01/2003 11:16:22 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Klee:
I may be asking a dump question, but what is Carbon Based Life Form? Is this some physical thing at the back of the camera? Wonder how I can get myself educated on this? Your advise will be much appreciated. Thanks. |
I guess that was too subtle... I am a Carbon Based Life Form... You , I assume, are also a Carbon Based Life Form... For the most part, everything alive on this planet (Earth) is a Carbon Based Life Form... I was saying the person using the camera was the issue, not the camera.
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03/01/2003 11:25:42 AM · #7 |
I feel better now, not that I was so dump to intepret what CBLF is, but it seems to indicate that F717 is indeed a good camera.
And now I understand what ID-10-t means :)
I guess the decision to go for F717 will not be wrong then. |
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03/01/2003 03:03:00 PM · #8 |
From what I have read it looks like a very good camera and a nice improvement to the F707. every camera has some little quirks that you learn to work around. My F707 oversaturates some colors of red but it is usually not any big deal and pretty easy to correct in PS if it bothers me. Some people are just too picky and expect perfection in everything and often exaggerate small problems.
T
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03/01/2003 10:35:13 PM · #9 |
I have to agree with timj, here. I do not think you can go wrong with the 707 or the 717. I read somewhere about "Sony Red" and it is true that if I am photographing something red or orangish, it can look really saturated. I have learned that about my cameras (I had a Sony DSC-S30 before my 707), and I try to be extra careful about the exposure, etc.
FWIW, I also read that one brand of camera (Canon or Olympus, maybe) is know for a "hyper" blue.
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03/02/2003 12:04:49 AM · #10 |
Klee,
This is one of my entries from my Sony DSC F717.
Before and After the Big Bite
I believe some red was captured with the camera. Judge for yourself. I did very little adjusting on this one before I submitted it. I used AUTO white balance also.
Bob
Message edited by author 2003-03-02 00:07:28.
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03/02/2003 04:08:42 AM · #11 |
"Unlike most digital cameras we review I had no specific image quality issues with the DSC-F717. Certainly we observed overly saturated reds on our pre-production DSC-F717 but I'm glad to report that these appear to have been addressed in the final production camera." - Phil Askey, DPReview.com
Check out the DPReview.com F717/707 side-by-side comparison to see how much better the F717 handles reds.
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03/02/2003 11:25:10 AM · #12 |
You should not be worried about color misrepresentation. Most cameras, and films for that matter, have color quirks. In emulsion based photography you pick the film specifically for those qualities.
The DSC-F717 does oversaturate yellow under tungsten lighting and makes it appear yellower and more washed out that it really is. If you use the "smaller" white balance button with a white card filling the frame under the same light conditions as the subject to performa manual white balance correction then you should be OK.
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04/13/2003 04:00:57 PM · #13 |
that is the most creative way of saying "stupid operator" i have ever heard. I even wrote it down and will use it in my daily life. Thanks.
Originally posted by myqyl:
Many of the bad reviews about the 717 are the result of an ID-10-t error in the CBLF unit attached to the back of the camera... Not the camera itself.
(Note : CBLF = Carbon Based Life Form)
(Another Note : Remove the dashes from ID-10-t) |
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