The wife is really liking the DSLR and lenses I got her for taking pictures of the baby. She has even taken a class and the quality of her photos is really getting pretty good. My question is this, she would like a point and shoot to grab when she doesn't want to load up all her gear, so any suggestions? Something that does decent quality but doesn't break the bank? Thanks for any input. M
I use my iPhone when I'm not using the DSLR, but it is obviously limited especially in low-light scenarios. Canon's Powershot line has always been a good choice for a budget-friendly point and shoot.
I love my S100, but it's a dying breed. iPhone 5s (among others) has the advantage of various HDR apps (and zillions of others for taking photos and enhancing them, all in-camera). Not to mention the ability to immediately send or upload. If you're going to enlarge, print, then you're better off with the P&S, but most people aren't doing much of that these days - just uploading to FB or other places where a pic from a quality cell phone is just fine.
Phone or tablet, both are more than adequate for snapshot quality photo. You are more likely to have it with you, and somewhat less likely to lose it than a stand-alone camera.
The wife does a ton of the keepsake books, albums, etc. Do you think the iPhone route or P/S would be better? Also, I have seen a bunch of your photos on ADV ride reports...kudos:up: Tks M
Thank you! For books, prints, albums, etc., the P&S will give you better quality, with less "noise" - as long as you're using a P&S that is of decent or very good quality. The S100 can give you a great deal of control over your photos as well, including the ability to shoot in RAW format, aperture/shutter/manual modes, and more. On these two shots, the first was done using an iPhone 5S using an HDR app, which takes multiple photos and blends them to achieve dramatic effects, and the second was with the S100. At first glance, the iPhone one looks more colorful, more vibrant. Just fine for displaying on a phone or Facebook. But a closer look shows that the S100 gives better details, less noise, and would certainly be better for enlarging or printing.
Please explain "noise", not sure I am clear on that and the more I read the more the term comes up. Again, thanks for the insight. M
I use both the rx100 and my nexus phone. Nexus for a shot to post to the FB and the RX100 for the real photos or SLR for real real photos
I believe I have what I need to make a decision. Once again the BBS delivers! Thanks all for your insight and input.:up: M
Zoom into a black area of a photo and you might see some strange speckling. That is noise. If you set the ISO on your camera too high then you are very likely to get noise.
I've got a 10 year old cannon G7 that's still one of the best p&s I've ever used... Also picked up a cannon sd450 recently. Pretty damn good to.
Here is a quick shot I took on the iPhone 5 tonight. Even at an ISO of 50 there is quite noticeable noise in the dark areas. This is the tradeoff with teeny-tiny sensors that are in phones.... A decent point and shoot will be better, but nothing comes close to a good DSLR with fast glass on it. Here's a similar shot with my DSLR at ISO 200, and didn't even have a really fast lens on it, shot at f/13
If you remember using 35mm, it had a speed rating or ASA number. The higher the number the more light sensitive the film was. But it also showed more grain. Grain is now called noise.
