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07/28/2005 11:19:34 AM · #1 |
I purchased my Kodak DX7590 the day it came out and at first, I was very satisfied with it. Now, months later I am not happy with it at all. It is very hard to take pictures inside and them actually come out clean and not blurry. I also hate the auto focus with no way of manually focusing the camera (which would help with the focus of indoor photos). I am in no way a novice or pro photographer. I am very much an amature but I am wondering if anyone can give me some insight on another camera I have been looking at.
The Canon EOS 300D. I am very interested in this camera and was wondering if anyone had anything (good or bad) to say about this camera. I am basically wondering if this camera is good for indoor pics and also does it have a manual focus?
Thank you!
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07/28/2005 11:25:24 AM · #2 |
I love my Canon 300D and would certainly reccomend it. I use it mostly outdoors, but I imagine that it works just as well inside. Although I have not yet used it, I do believe that it does have manual focus, at least on the kit lens.
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07/28/2005 11:33:38 AM · #3 |
| I have a Kodak DX7590 and I love it. I haven't had any problems with focus indoor or out. The only ones that have been blurry are the ones that I have set on a timer, with those shots I have to play with my distance away and toward the camera to get a crisp picture. |
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07/28/2005 11:48:15 AM · #4 |
If your shots are hand held then the shutter speed is probably too slow therefore causing blur.
Do you get blur when you use a tripod? Do you have any examples?
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07/28/2005 12:39:47 PM · #5 |
No, I dont have a tripod but planned on purchasing one if I buy another camera. Here is an example of what I mean blurry:
I hope this picture shows up!
Thanks again,
Dee |
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07/28/2005 12:45:26 PM · #6 |
I would say buy a tripod now but get one that would support the camera you intend to get in the future.
Also, did the flash go off in this shot? It seems like it didn't. What was the shutter speed and focal length (zoom) of the shot? This should be in EXIF of the shot. If you have shutter priority experiment in that mode with faster shutter speeds.
(I'm not trying to talk you out of getting a new camera just trying to get you to understand the existing one - and possibly save you some cash) Feel free to tell me to shut up.
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07/28/2005 12:50:58 PM · #7 |
| Even if you have an expensive camera, in low light conditions, it is very difficult to get well exposed pictures by hand holding the camera. |
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07/28/2005 12:54:46 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by liiina76:
I purchased my Kodak DX7590 the day it came out and at first, I was very satisfied with it. Now, months later I am not happy with it at all. It is very hard to take pictures inside and them actually come out clean and not blurry. I also hate the auto focus with no way of manually focusing the camera (which would help with the focus of indoor photos). I am in no way a novice or pro photographer. I am very much an amature but I am wondering if anyone can give me some insight on another camera I have been looking at.
The Canon EOS 300D. I am very interested in this camera and was wondering if anyone had anything (good or bad) to say about this camera. I am basically wondering if this camera is good for indoor pics and also does it have a manual focus?
Thank you!
Dee |
Honestly, I highly doubt that a DSLR (like the 300D) will do anything other than drive your frustration levels even higher.
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07/28/2005 12:54:59 PM · #9 |
I just checked with the Kodak website to read a little about your camera.
There is a firmware upgrade for your camera available.
This is the web address:
//www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2797&pq-locale=en_US
To me it appears that this camera has manual control. |
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07/28/2005 12:57:19 PM · #10 |
These are the Manual controls that you camera has:
Exposure compensation -- +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Aperture -- wide (f/2.8-8.0) and tele (f/3.7-8.0)
Shutter speeds -- automatic - 1/8-1/1700 seconds; manual - 16-1/1000 seconds
ISO equivalents -- automatic - 80-160; manual - 80, 100, 200, 400, 800*
Auto-focus -- multi-zone, center weighted, selectable: left, center, right
Exposure metering type -- auto - TTL-AE matrix metering; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
White balance -- auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
Flash compensation -- +/- 1.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps
Flash mode -- auto, red-eye, fill, off - for the right light every time
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07/28/2005 01:02:51 PM · #11 |
heres a link to steves digicams webiste with sample pics from that cam that he took during review of it... seems it takes pics just fine... maybe just a case of setting it correctly as others have said...
DX7590 sample pics
Message edited by author 2005-07-28 13:03:47. |
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07/28/2005 03:31:56 PM · #12 |
Thank you all for your information. I will definately try some of the techniques they give on the website. Apparently it does have a manual mode but I never knew how to use it. There is tutorial on the website that showed me how.
Thanks again! |
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