{"id":150,"date":"2010-01-31T22:10:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T03:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/a-handy-point-and-shoot-camera-for-capturing-blog-images"},"modified":"2010-01-31T22:10:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T03:10:49","slug":"a-handy-point-and-shoot-camera-for-capturing-blog-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=150","title":{"rendered":"A handy point and shoot camera for capturing blog images"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SONY-F828\"<\/a> Some years ago I realized that my camera needs would be satisfied by a reasonably capable point and shoot camera and I discarded my cameras with multiple lenses for this Sony F828 which has been a reliable workhorse for about six years.<\/p>\n

All good things come to an end and my Sony started failing intermittently. When I discovered how expensive the repairs were and how poor the official Sony service centers were, I decided it was time to change camera brands.<\/p>\n

Doug Thompson, a professional photographer, spoke highly of Canon service and reliability and my wife Gretchen has had excellent results with her Canon cameras, so I decided that I would find a Canon model that would give me good low light performance and would provide a zoom lens with at least 10X magnification.<\/p>\n

\"Canon-sx20<\/a> There are so many models that it was hard to choose between them, but I ended up with a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS which has all the features I need for less than $400.<\/p>\n

I won't bore you with specifications, but this is like having a camera attached to a 20X spotting scope. The magnification can be pushed to 80X with 20X optical and 4X electronic.<\/p>\n

\"Canon-SX20-IS-back\"<\/a> I discovered that I can shoot photos that look almost like macro shots except these are shot at distant targets.<\/p>\n

Here are two views of our ice-covered gravel driveway and both shots were taken from the shelter of the front porch. The ice-covered gravel in the right hand image is from the center of the frame of the driveway image. You are seeing what ice covered pea-sized gravel looks like from 25 feet away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"Gravel<\/a> \"Gravel<\/a>In the two images below, you can see two views of an ice-covered tree about 20 feet away, both shot from the shelter of the front porch. The branch detail is from the upper left quadrant of the tree picture.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"Japanese<\/a>  \"Japanese<\/a> <\/p>\n

Camera evolution is proceeding at such a pace that I fully expect that this camera will be obsolete in a year or so. I can't imagine what the next few generation of consumer cameras will look like, but I can guess that they will provide a Bluetooth connection so that one will be able to shoot and post the image online in one operation and they will capture images in much lower light levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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