I assumed that there must be a way to lock exposure (shutter half way
down?), and if you do that on a part of the scene more likely to force
the overall exposure to slight under-exposure, you should be able to
preserve your highlights. Maybe Moose will explain how he does it.
I guess the best compact camera is the one that sends you back to your
DSLR with the least increase in blood pressure. :/
Joel W.
On 1/15/07, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hard to shoot carefully. The F30 has no indication of overexposure.
> No histogram and no flashing blown highlights. Really, really a
> dumbed down bare bones camera except for the sensor. How the lack of
> histogram does not keep it from being worthy of consideration, I
> don't know. Not sure if the sensor makes up for that.
>
> I was shocked by the absence of a histogram and wondered why exposure
> compensation is possible when you can't tell whether it is needed. I
> looked around a bit thinking Fuji is the only one with this flaw, but
> discovered that the histogram is now an up market feature like a
> viewfinder. I would no longer tell anyone to get a point and shoot
> camera. For the price of a better one missing many features you can
> now get a DSLR.
>
> Yeah, I know you can't put it in your pocket.
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>
> > If it were I, I'd give the Fuji F series a look. The latest
> > iterations have manual control capabilities in addition to the usual
> > auto everything. The scuttlebut is that they have a tendency to blow
> > highlights, but one can learn to shoot carefully with that in mind.
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