Using a small camera
Jul 18, 2021 07:35:04 #
A common problem I have read and on the forum is hands are too big to hold a small bridge camera. I use a small tripod screwed on to the camera and it helps.
Please give it a try
Peter
Please give it a try
Peter
Jul 18, 2021 07:36:48 #
Jul 18, 2021 07:38:01 #
Jul 18, 2021 08:11:00 #
I never have such a problem that the camera too small to hold. If it's too small to hold why don't I use bigger camera? When I have small camera I do want them small and don't want to add anything to make it bigger. When I use small camera the things I have to compromise the most are controls and not difficulty in holding. Most small cameras don't have the controls available on larger cameras.
Jul 18, 2021 08:17:18 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I never have such a problem that the camera too small to hold. If it's too small to hold why don't I use bigger camera? When I have small camera I do want them small and don't want to add anything to make it bigger. When I use small camera the things I have to compromise the most are controls and not difficulty in holding. Most small cameras don't have the controls available on larger cameras.
I believe it's called individual choice.
Like your comfort zone, perception and desires vs. someone else's.
The key operators in your statement: what you want; you never had a problem.
Jul 18, 2021 08:18:04 #
Interesting discussion. I have a small camera, Sony RX100vi. Takes excellent photos, but I rarely use. Hard for me to adjust settings.
Jul 18, 2021 08:18:18 #
Interesting discussion. I have a small camera, Sony RX100vi. Takes excellent photos, but I rarely use. Hard for me to adjust settings.
Jul 18, 2021 08:33:16 #
When you hold the tripod the camera can be held firmly and with the other hand you can make settings easily
Jul 18, 2021 08:38:13 #
peterjoseph wrote:
When you hold the tripod the camera can be held firmly and with the other hand you can make settings easily
Jul 18, 2021 08:38:30 #
peterjoseph wrote:
When you hold the tripod the camera can be held firmly and with the other hand you can make settings easily
Worth a try! Thanks for the suggestion.
Jul 18, 2021 08:52:02 #
Jul 18, 2021 09:55:26 #
You need to hold a small camera differently than you normally hold a larger camera.
Try this: Left hand thumb underneath the camera, left hand index finger on the side of the camera. On the other side, gently rest the edge of the right hand palm (between thumb and index finger) against the side of the camera in a manner that you can easily use the tip of the index finger to operate the shutter button.
Try this: Left hand thumb underneath the camera, left hand index finger on the side of the camera. On the other side, gently rest the edge of the right hand palm (between thumb and index finger) against the side of the camera in a manner that you can easily use the tip of the index finger to operate the shutter button.
Jul 18, 2021 11:09:28 #
peterjoseph wrote:
A common problem I have read and on the forum is hands are too big to hold a small bridge camera. I use a small tripod screwed on to the camera and it helps.
Please give it a try
Peter
Please give it a try
Peter
That’s a good idea. But as stated why not get a larger camera that may also have a larger sensor.
Jul 18, 2021 12:16:01 #
I don't think a larger camera is a way to improve the results from a smaller camera.
There are inexpensive hand grips which might be better than the flexible legs of the tripod in the original post.
However, using what you have at hand is often the best option at the time.
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There are inexpensive hand grips which might be better than the flexible legs of the tripod in the original post.
However, using what you have at hand is often the best option at the time.
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Jul 18, 2021 14:21:34 #
Mac wrote:
That’s a good idea. But as stated why not get a larger camera that may also have a larger sensor.
Maybe, just maybe, he wants a camera that he can simply put in his pocket.
Something like my wife's Sony DSC-S60.
Getting a larger camera would not meet the user's criteria now, would it.
Maybe yours though.
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