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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #135 on: July 05, 2017, 04:19:43 PM »
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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #136 on: August 27, 2018, 11:22:43 AM »
Hello, been quite a while!  ::)
Could anyone suggest a "best" compact camera?
Should cost around 300 Euros or less, lotsa megapixels, high optical zoom & quality of pics, etc.  I was more or less satisfied with my Sony DSC T-300 from 2008 with 10Mpx, so a quick browse across current Sony compact cameras, I choose:
https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-hx50-hx50v#product_details_default
https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-hx80#product_details_default
https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-wx350#product_details_default
https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-wx500
Also
https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/powershot-sx740-hs/
A tilting touch screen would be a plus.
Something around those or from other brands with similar features or better.

Kind regards!
« Last Edit: August 27, 2018, 06:33:28 PM by Dеnis »
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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #137 on: August 27, 2018, 11:53:49 AM »
Denis, don't get lured into the megapixel selling trick. What is important is the size of the sensor, where all these pixels have to form a nic picture. Rather ask for a larger size sensor with less mp than for a small once with zillions mp.

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #138 on: August 27, 2018, 01:15:30 PM »
« Last Edit: August 27, 2018, 01:35:33 PM by Dеnis »
Regards,
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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #139 on: August 27, 2018, 01:33:41 PM »
Denis, I really could not give you advise on that, I never use these sort of camera's but I think that both Sony and Canon are good options. 

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #140 on: August 27, 2018, 04:34:53 PM »
Denis, you have to go and try  to see if you and it are made for each other. My mistake I did not, just relied on reviews as I was in a hurry. Take your own SDHC card in, some long shots outside the shop, take them home and see. If the shop is worth its salt they will be happy for you to try one or two possibles.

 I've got the Sony HX90V ..the more expensive version. Most disappointed with the shots. Bought it to fit in my pocket with 30x zoom! for a cruise to Russia but results are poor unless you are blessed with very good light. OK for everyday use with minimum zooming.Had to "Photoshop" the results. Fiddly to use. Fingers keep hitting wrong buttons and viewfinder is a fiddle. Need to raise and then pull out the lens. Lots of gizmos but are they worth it when shots are mediocre.
Do you need camera to be small or are you tempted by the zoom? $=

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #141 on: August 27, 2018, 07:07:04 PM »
Hi, Chas!  Thanks for an input - wish I could see examples of best/worst shots & them from a zoomin then. Also, I did read some reviews say that these cameras is "not the Sony it used to be".
I need a compact camera which I can carry in my pants' pocket like a smartphone.  It must have high zoom cause with my current one with 5x optical zoom 10mpx I can only do nice shots of ships that are within 50-200m from me & in a good light.  Taking pics in my own room is almost pointless with it - even in a good light all comes out grainy & worse than if via current good smartphone. I was quite satisfied with how pics come out via Huawei P20 Pro, especially on a zoom, but buying that just cause of it's camera is a no.
None of the shops in my city had either of Sony DSC HX80 / Canon SX740HS / Nikon CoolPix A900 I thought I could try in my hands - all stores had very simple & very complex & big cameras.
Honestly, I bought my current camera https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyt300 back then just cause it had a very cool design & well... cause I needed a camera.  ;D  Here's an example of a decent shot by it in a good light on a 5x zoom - I was like 100m away from the object.  I'm very picky to quality when viewed in full size & here all details can be clearly seen: https://i.imgur.com/8OdoIaq.jpg  The camera I want should produce much better than this & in a wide range of conditions.
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Denis

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #142 on: August 27, 2018, 07:31:23 PM »
Denis, see reply in Shipspotting message box. Chas

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #143 on: July 18, 2019, 02:58:36 AM »
I am the fans of Canon camera. It's a good choice for newbie. 2019 10 best quality options offer more choice for you:
https://docsbay.net/canon-camera-2019-10-quality-options-from-canons-camera-stable

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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #144 on: July 20, 2019, 03:24:17 PM »
Does anyone have tips or tricks on how to avoid haze in pictures? I take quite a few pictures of cruise ships turning in the port of Zeebrugge before putting to sea using my Nikon D3300 and Tamron 18-200mm lens. During the summer, pictures tend to come out quite hazy as you can see on the example below.
I don't know if any editing can help this (I don't have much experience with Lightroom) or perhaps if a filter is more suitable (I have never used those).

Thanks for your input.

Brilliance of the Seas by cedrichacke, on Flickr
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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #145 on: July 20, 2019, 06:38:44 PM »
Hi Cedric,

Indeed haze is a problem when shooting at sea. I have a lot of pictures with loads of haze especially from Singapore and China, also when zooming in the problem becomes worse.

You can easily "de-haze" with a lot of photo programs.
I don't know if you shoot raw or Jpeg, but with a lot of cameras you can also raise the contrast for Jpeg output, which will already help.
However you will never get it 100% away.

Cheers,
Roy





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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #146 on: December 15, 2019, 07:44:29 AM »
Hallo Cedric;
I take my pictures in jpeg and use adobe photoshop elements for editing, this programm has a de haze filter wich works in my opinion quite well.
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Re: Cameras and Photography Advice Forum
« Reply #147 on: December 16, 2019, 01:57:27 PM »
Hi Denis,

Just reading all the reccomendations regarding a new camera.
I use a Pentax X5 bridge camera and i am very impressed with the results.
It is so small you could almost fit it in your pocket.
Cost

 

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