Comments on: The all seeing eye http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:39:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18215 Grandad Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18215 Hey, Baino!! You ended up as spam, so I missed you :( My photographs are exceedingly boring. They are on the web, but someone as refined as yourself wouldn't want to go into <em>those</em> sites. Karyn - I always had a lot of trouble with the old camera and camera-shake, but so far, I have found the new one to be incredibly stable. I like that tip though, and must give it a bash. It would save lugging the tripod around. Hey, Baino!! You ended up as spam, so I missed you :( My photographs are exceedingly boring. They are on the web, but someone as refined as yourself wouldn’t want to go into those sites.

Karyn – I always had a lot of trouble with the old camera and camera-shake, but so far, I have found the new one to be incredibly stable. I like that tip though, and must give it a bash. It would save lugging the tripod around.

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18214 Karyn Romeis Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:01:13 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18214 @Stan In the meantime, <a href="http://karynromeis.blogspot.com/2008/12/little-trick-picked-up-today.html" rel="nofollow">here's a little trick</a> you could try. I have found it works a treat! @Stan In the meantime, here’s a little trick you could try. I have found it works a treat!

]]> By: John O http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18213 John O Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:23:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18213 Grandad, Great camera, I have one and use it for business, i.e. home inspections and as a general contractor. Good for documenting what you have done or not done so you can keep the Gardai away from your threshold!! Grandad,
Great camera, I have one and use it for business, i.e. home inspections and as a general contractor. Good for documenting what you have done or not done so you can keep the Gardai away from your threshold!!

]]> By: Stan http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18212 Stan Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:45:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18212 Grandad: Glad it helped! Karyn: The Powershot has a no-shakey function, or what they call an "optical image stabilization system", which is very helpful on long zooms. It's less effective in dim or dark light, but otherwise it does a good job compensating for those unavoidable tremors. (I don't have a tripod but I think I'll get one someday, anyway.) Grandad: Glad it helped!

Karyn: The Powershot has a no-shakey function, or what they call an “optical image stabilization system”, which is very helpful on long zooms. It’s less effective in dim or dark light, but otherwise it does a good job compensating for those unavoidable tremors. (I don’t have a tripod but I think I’ll get one someday, anyway.)

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18211 Karyn Romeis Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:21:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18211 Impressive tele-lens. Just one word of warning (and I might be teaching <del>my granny</del> grandad to suck eggs, here): when you're using that level of zoom, it's almost essential to use your tripod. Otherwise, just the smallest, almost unavoidable movement or tremor of your hands (not that I'm implying anything at all) and you get vague blurs! Impressive tele-lens. Just one word of warning (and I might be teaching my granny grandad to suck eggs, here): when you’re using that level of zoom, it’s almost essential to use your tripod. Otherwise, just the smallest, almost unavoidable movement or tremor of your hands (not that I’m implying anything at all) and you get vague blurs!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18210 Grandad Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:51:13 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18210 Stan - Many thanks for that link. You have just saved about two acres of rain forest. Brianf - The reason I need the FM is that I keep pressing things that bring up strange effects, like grids all over the viewfinder. I then have to press random buttons to try to remove whatever it is again. Tricia - The long lens is great for capturing pictures where the subject is unaware they are being photographed. Even our Sandy didn't notice. As for your husband - show him my article and he'll probably buy one for himself. Then you can rob it. Stan – Many thanks for that link. You have just saved about two acres of rain forest.

Brianf – The reason I need the FM is that I keep pressing things that bring up strange effects, like grids all over the viewfinder. I then have to press random buttons to try to remove whatever it is again.

Tricia – The long lens is great for capturing pictures where the subject is unaware they are being photographed. Even our Sandy didn’t notice. As for your husband – show him my article and he’ll probably buy one for himself. Then you can rob it.

]]> By: Tricia (irishsamom) http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18209 Tricia (irishsamom) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:12:29 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18209 Like some of the others I am totally impressed Grandad. :) But more than impressed, I am suffering a serious attack of the green-eyed monster! I have been waiting for the day that I can afford a good camera. You have just proven to me what the difference in a mediocre one and a good one is. That picture is amazing. And the good thing about it is I can take pictures of my children without them posing cos' I can do it without their knowledge. Can also catch their other "crimes" on film maybe ... hah! Now I need to write to your advice column to see if you can help me in persuading my husband that a fancy new camera like yours is exactly what I need. (Seeing as he bought me nothing for Christmas or my birthday or our anniversary, I think you'll probably find him easy to convince. ;) Enjoy! :) Like some of the others I am totally impressed Grandad. :) But more than impressed, I am suffering a serious attack of the green-eyed monster! I have been waiting for the day that I can afford a good camera. You have just proven to me what the difference in a mediocre one and a good one is. That picture is amazing. And the good thing about it is I can take pictures of my children without them posing cos’ I can do it without their knowledge. Can also catch their other “crimes” on film maybe … hah!

Now I need to write to your advice column to see if you can help me in persuading my husband that a fancy new camera like yours is exactly what I need. (Seeing as he bought me nothing for Christmas or my birthday or our anniversary, I think you’ll probably find him easy to convince. ;)

Enjoy! :)

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18208 Baino Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:23:19 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18208 It's a good lense alright. I have a Canon 400D and have to change lenses to get that level of zoom. Do post a photoblog. I love 'em. It’s a good lense alright. I have a Canon 400D and have to change lenses to get that level of zoom. Do post a photoblog. I love ‘em.

]]> By: Brianf http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18207 Brianf Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:33:30 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18207 That Canon is also a cousin of the one I got bought. Lucky for me mine has a Brianf-proof mode. I turn it on, point it at something and press the button. Then the pictue shows up on the little memory card thing. That's all the technical stuff I know about it. I figure mine can do the zoomy thing too but I couldn't be bothered to RTFM. That Canon is also a cousin of the one I got bought. Lucky for me mine has a Brianf-proof mode. I turn it on, point it at something and press the button. Then the pictue shows up on the little memory card thing. That’s all the technical stuff I know about it. I figure mine can do the zoomy thing too but I couldn’t be bothered to RTFM.

]]> By: Stan http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-18206 Stan Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:05:04 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/03/30/the-all-seeing-eye/#comment-18206 Grandad, if the manual looks as if it was written by a team of robots, you might find <a href="http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sx10-review/" rel="nofollow">this page</a> useful. Grandad, if the manual looks as if it was written by a team of robots, you might find this page useful.

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