Is this a good camera?

[disneyboy2003]

I want a camera that takes GREAT pictures, but without all those confusing camera settings. Does this sound like a good camera?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPhoaOpOq_k

 

[photo_chick]

Now that's just insulting.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I think it's very true and a great commercial. (PS I want one, too, but hopefully I'd be able to answer the questions a little better, lol. It doesn't mean that the vast majority of users will, but that's the whole point of these types of cameras.)

 

[photo_chick]

I should clarify... It's the tagline that gets me. Because I'm a firm believer that it is not the camera that gets the shot, it's the photographer. What you use to take the picture is actually pretty irrelevant.

But yes, for thier target market it fits.

 

[NateNLogansDad]

I've heard that so many times already from people that have had DSLR's for years and have never taken it off of the Auto setting.

 

[mrodgers]

I should clarify... It's the tagline that gets me. Because I'm a firm believer that it is not the camera that gets the shot, it's the photographer.

Yup, it is insulting. My 3 year old $200 "point and shoot" takes better pictures than my coworker's $1500 dSLR setup. The difference besides $1300 is, I researched, read, and learned about photography. I might not be able to do everything I want to do as in bokeh and stuff because of the limits of my camera, but it works far better with my fingers changing the settings than his dSLR changing the settings.

 

[Mosca]

That is actually a pretty good camera, but it won't do what the guy in the ad says it will; its algorithms will only understand what they've been programmed to. The very first time you try to shoot a black horse along a frame edge against a light background, it will interpret that as a split shadow and give you a gray horse. In order to get the most out of it, you'll still have to take it off full auto and make some decisions.

And... you still have to point it at interesting stuff and frame it in interesting ways, which is the biggest problem people have.

 

[Mosca]

I've heard that so many times already from people that have had DSLR's for years and have never taken it off of the Auto setting.

I've been known to leave mine in P when I'm in "walkaround" mode; it's a good way to not miss a shot, sometimes.

 

[mom2rtk]

I've been known to leave mine in P when I'm in "walkaround" mode; it's a good way to not miss a shot, sometimes.

I'm still struggling with remembering to adjust my settings from one photo taking situation to another (like walking around Disney). I'm thinking I need to train myself to just put it back in P as a default instead of risk messing up the next set of shots.....

You know..... like walking out of a dark ride in shutter priority of 1/30 and taking pictures in the bright sunlight..........

Heck, it took me YEARS to start remembering to check my ISO all the time..... and bright sunshine at 1600 isn't pretty...... I like being able to choose my settings, but old habits die hard......

 

[photo_chick]

And... you still have to point it at interesting stuff and frame it in interesting ways, which is the biggest problem people have.

Amen!

 

[rtphokie]

Seems like a dangerous commercial to me. It implies that the camera does it all.

Just about any camera now does a pretty good job of adjusting ISO, aperture and shuttle speed to compensate for light conditions. No big deal there.

Somehow it senses that the dog is about to shake and will be doing it very fast and adjust the shutter speed to compensate? I dont think so.

 

[disneyboy2003]

And... you still have to point it at interesting stuff and frame it in interesting ways, which is the biggest problem people have.

You mean, this camera won't do that for me? Even on "Auto"?


just kidding ... or, am I?