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Need Suggestions on a good point & shoot camera

marcomarks wrote:

quote=MainStreet Business A photographically chal... (show quote)

Well, another thing I like about the z980; it uses NIMH AA's (three sets on hand), but can use alkalines in a pinch.

Jan 16, 2012 11:37:20 #

Need Suggestions on a good point & shoot camera

Well, here's my 2cents worth again; the Kodak Z980 with 12mp, 24x optical zoom, full range of program and manual controls including RAW, hot shoe, included accessory grip for vertical including shutter button. It is as close as you can get to a DSLR without being able to take the lens off. Check it out at Steve's Digicams Reviews.

Jan 4, 2012 18:41:23 #

Need your help please ASAP

rayford2 wrote:

A few posts ago someone mentioned disabling the red-eye pre flash. If the slave flashes are triggered by the camera flash wouldn't the red-eye flash pose a problem, it being the first flash to fire?

That was my point; you should be able to disable the red-eye flash, leaving only the main flash to trigger the slaves, which would be instantaneous.

Jan 4, 2012 08:44:52 #

Need your help please ASAP

Guy Johnstone wrote:

Champing, cute I had never heard that before I ha... (show quote)

On my z980 you can disable the pre-flash; I would assume the high dollar dslr's would have the same capability (the main reason I got the 980 instead of the 981 or 990 is that the 980 has a hot shoe; my zx7590 has a sync cord jack)

Jan 1, 2012 14:16:58 #

An incompetent young phographer

One of my coinings; 'The only thing worse than getting old is not getting old.'!

Dec 31, 2011 11:14:18 #

What are the blue rectangles

bluemerc wrote:

I'm using a Nikon P100.

I get "blue rectangles" in some of the shooting modes. Sometime there are 2 and other times there a 7 or 8. I've read the manual, and just can't understand what the rectangles are, or what info they are giving me.

Can someone please explain what these rectangles do???

Newbie looking for help!!!

It could also be your metering; scroll down in your menu to your metering and see if you can set it to single zone or spot.

Dec 31, 2011 11:06:13 #

IS THIS A GOOD STARTER CAMERA

rivernan wrote:

whats with the caps?

If he can't handle the shift key and the caps lock, he might have trouble with dgital controls!

Dec 29, 2011 17:15:28 #

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Riddle me this ?????

Well, to answer some of the objections; first, there isn't any wallpaper anywhere else, so it could be just on the wall he is facing; 2nd, yes you can see fingeprints in the reflection, and third, even withe 4x blowup on my laptop you can see something on the back of the books. As for how it was done, not a clue, I hope we get the answer soon!

Should I return this gift?

Dec 26, 2011 09:27:26 #

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traveler90712 wrote:

kbikski wrote:

I've been following this forum for a few weeks, bu... (show quote)

You previously use a film SLR and you used the view finder. With most PSs you don't have a view finder. Therefore in bright light, if you use just the LCD screen, you'll have difficulty in "seeing" what your shooting at.
I would suggest the Nikon P7100 or the Canon G12, both have view finders. I would suggest you review them and others that do have a view finder.

Good luck and let us know what you decide!

quote=kbikski I've been following this forum for ... (show quote)

Odd; I have three Kodaks that are considered point-and-shoot; c360, zx7590, and z980 and they all have viewfinders. My z980 has 24x optical, 12mp, a fiull range of program and manual settings including RAW, white balance, and a host of others, and I have a hard time viewing it as a P&S. But that's for another post.

Dec 25, 2011 10:10:51 #

AvailableLight wrote:

When you post here it has a check box next to it..... (show quote)

OK, I'll give it a try. I downloaded Picasa shortly after I ran across this forum; do you know if it has the watermark thing? I hope to start posting a few sometime this week, but I doubt that any of my pics are 'steal worthy'!

Dec 25, 2011 00:19:16 #

AvailableLight wrote:

quote=GEARHEAD6PACK quote=xpane Would like to se... (show quote)

Well, here's where my ignorance shines through; what's a 'multi-meg' picture, and how do I watermark them?

Dec 23, 2011 16:32:27 #

xpane wrote:

Would like to see you post it, for one. quote=GEA... (show quote)

First, I've got to find the disc it's on (along with some others I'd like to post), and then find where the instructions are for posting. Also, I need to find out if there's something I should do to protect my 'intellectual property' (any suggestions would be appreciated). (it's too late to protect my intellect, it's long gone!)

Dec 22, 2011 10:49:41 #

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Can anyone help?

Gives me some hope for some pictures I brought back from France 50 years ago after the negatives were stolen.

Dec 19, 2011 13:07:36 #

Well, everbody's entitled to my opinion, so here it is; I shoot for everyone. I don't think there's anyone out there who takes pictures that doesn't want anyone else to see them. Some pictures I take might be just to solidify them in my own memory, but there's some I'll be posting so that other people can see them. If they want offer their opinions about them, that's ok. But here's my point; I have a picture of a tree across from the Dunkin' Donuts shop in N. Conway NH that I took about 5 years age during an exeptional year for fall colors, and is probably the most colorful single tree I have ever seen. How many of you were there that year/day and did you get a picture? Well, when you see it, I hope you are as impressed as I was with (in this case) natures beauty.

Dec 19, 2011 12:40:10 #

Tripod recommendation, please?

Photographically, I guess I'm a dinosaur, not to mention my real age. I don't use a tripod very often, but I have a Husky Quickset, and a StarD Professional, and I've never seen a reason to have anything else. I cannot conceive of anything they wouldn't hold.