Testing For The Right Stuff

Okie. Finally got the semi-pro camera Ive been wanting these past 2 years, and Im testing the little beastie to figure out what I can and cant do.

Gotta read the manual tho. Gah. Its not a simple point and shoot, with a gazillion buttons and nobs.

JPennant: wow. these are some nice pictures
McClint: post 'em! :-)
JPennant: hehe. turns out Ed J just got the very same camera from his girlfriend for his birthday
JPennant: Magikal Ed: this camera actually ROCKS
McClint: heheheheh

Ed's right. This thing actually rocks.

So with camera on full automatic and the flash set to off. Also, I set the resolution to the lowest setting.

Overcast, rain, subdued lighting







Im surprised with the overcast, it even picked up the rain drops on the water. In the old cameras.. that wouldve been a glassy blur.

Indoor, incandescent lighting, low contrast auto focusing



The sharpness is pretty damned good, considering it was trying to focus on a white object against a light beige wall with a gold color value.

In other words, it shouldnt have been able to focus.

I tried focusing manually, and I couldnt match the sharpness.

Overcast night, ambient street and security lighting

The trusty old MX2700 woulda choked on these shots. The pictures wouldve been black.







Wow. No way I woulda gotten even this with the old camera. No flash.





The pictures are just test shots - no big woop, but Im amazed that the camera actually got them. No spot metering, manual focusing - nothing.

The SwankCam looks promising.