My camera stinks....any advice on new one?

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I have a Sony Cyber-shot 8.1 mega pixels. If there is plenty of light and nothing is moving it works well. Any movement or not a perfect day the pictures stink. I can't take it that only 1 of 10 pics come out the way they are supposed to. Help. Any recomendations?
Thanks
Chris
 
I have a Sony DSC H5 that is 7.2 megapixels, has movie capability and takes great stop action shots. I was able to do some great timed pictures of the fireworks last week without the aid of a tripod or anything other than just holding the camera. Here is an example of some I took.
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And this one from a moving bouncing safari vehicle
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Wow, Diane. What an absolutely beautiful shot of the fireworks. One of the very best I've seen. Works great as a desktop background. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the info on the camera!!! I'm looking for a new one, too.:goodvibes
 
Diane's sounds like the bigger sibling to mine. I have a Sony (Super Steady Shot) DSC-H2. It's only 6 mps but it still does great. I like it because its a bigger body, easier to grip. It also does greeeaaat in low-light/non flash situations. As with Diane's, it takes great movies as well. We got the Shuttle launch back in June with it. For a smaller, thin camera, both of my daughters have the Canon Powershot SD750, I think it's 7.1 mps. They both love it.

Daylight photos are great so here are a couple of night, non-flash, low-light images from my Sony to consider.

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I love the new Canon 1Ds Mark III and the new Nikon D3. From what I've read about them, these would be incredible cameras for WDW. They are on the bulky and pricey side, though. Do you have a budget in mind? How much are you willing to carry around with you? How much complexity are you willing to deal with?
 
I love the new Canon 1Ds Mark III and the new Nikon D3. From what I've read about them, these would be incredible cameras for WDW. They are on the bulky and pricey side, though. Do you have a budget in mind? How much are you willing to carry around with you? How much complexity are you willing to deal with?

had to do a double take with that one myself :lmao: but I do hear that both are very nice cameras but will stick to my little pentax slr :surfweb:
 
That Sony cybershot doesn't have any form of image stabilization. A lot of pocket cameras don't. If you're having a lot of problems with hand shaking causing blur, there's only a couple of ways to fix that.

First, is to get a camera with good image stabilization. The quality of IS between camera's varies, but if you stick to Sony or Canon you're going to get good results, as they've been leading the pack for IS functionality. Nikon is also a safe bet, but IMO their IS isn't as good, with the exception of their new DSLR's with built-in IS. Pentax has an affordable DSLR with built-in IS that's popular for that reason alone. For point-and-shoot cameras, there's a wide range of options, and you'd need to provide more specifics on what you use the camera for to get a proper recommendation. Although I'd personally recommend the new Canon SX100, it's a nice size, can be pocketable, has 10x optical zoom, and top class optical stabilization, equal to 4 f-stops of exposure.

Second, is to learn better photography techniques. Lock your elbows. Breathe out while taking the shot. Prop your hands against a firm surface for stability. Learn how to adjust the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture of your camera for your current lighting conditions.

Camera's are remarkably limited compared to the human eye and brain, it can be a real struggle to get good shots routinely. Getting crisp shots in a variety of poor conditions, low light, fast action, etc., is what drives most people to upgrade to DSLR's, and learn more about the science of taking good pictures. It's a lot to learn, but it's totally worth it when you can capture the soul of the moment and bring it out the way your mind remembers it. :)
 
How much are you looking to spend?

Please don't take this the wrong way, but often when people complain about the poor images they get from their cameras, it's the user, not the camera that is at fault. Certainly, your point and shoot has limitations, especially when compared to a DSLR, but with good technique even a point & shoot can deliver images good enough to grace the cover of major magazines.

If you're using your camera in fully automatic mode, then, it's no surprise that your shots aren't coming out to your satisfaction. If you were to post some of your problem images we might be able to better assess whether it's the camera or your technique that is the problem.
 
I have a Sony H9 and have had good results with low light and stop motion situations (not at the same time). If you plan on getting or have a Sony H series there is a very good paper that really describes alot of the functions and how to really use them (and apply them).

http://www.aakatz.com/whitepaper/

Here are some of the pictures that I have taken (low light and stop motion):
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First, is to get a camera with good image stabilization. The quality of IS between camera's varies, but if you stick to Sony or Canon you're going to get good results, as they've been leading the pack for IS functionality. Nikon is also a safe bet, but IMO their IS isn't as good, with the exception of their new DSLR's with built-in IS. Pentax has an affordable DSLR with built-in IS that's popular for that reason alone.
Ummmmmmmm...........

Nikon doesn't have in-body IS in their DSLRs, nor does Canon.

The Pentax DSLRs are popular for many reasons, in-body IS being just one of them.
 
Huh, I coulda sworn I read the new D300 was going to have it, but I'm not really a Nikon follower. Looks like I spaced it.
 














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