Photography > Equipment

New Camera FZ28

(1/2) > >>

Palustris:
Panasonic Lumis DMC FZ28 to give its full title. 18x optical zoom and Macro down to 1 cm.
It is going to take me an awful long time to work out how to use all the functions on it. BUT, it can shoot in Raw and I have a goo looking program to deal with those images ,so the problem I had with the weird light ing In Lougboro' may well b e solved.
Got a 4 GB card so should be able to get plenty of pictures on it even in Raw format.
Stand by for some pics of birds in close up!

NightHawk:
Nice one Eric.  8)

I've read a review on this camera and it has some really neat features.  Specs sound really good so should give you some great photos.

You've whetted our appetite now.  Can't wait to see your new piccies.  ;D

And just think of those super close-up flower shots you'll be able to get also.

You'll soon get the hang of the new camera.  Just take as many photos of lots of different things at first.  They don't have to be brilliantly composed or award-winning masterpieces as only you will see them until you're confident with it and happy with the results.  :D
That's the best way to learn.

Laurie.

Palustris:
So far every picture is out of focus! Ah well.

NightHawk:
Eric, are your shots out of focus even when you have it set on AUTO?

In Auto mode the focus should be set automatically.

It's possible that if the lighting conditions outside are quite dim, then the camera could be automatically selecting a slow shutter speed to compensate by letting more light into the camera, then 'camera shake' could be the culprit.

Have you taken any photos indoors with the cameras' built-in flash.  This will give a faster shutter speed and should reduce any camera shake problems.

There must be a setting on your camera that needs fiddling with.

Otherwise, if you haven't already done so, take a photo outdoors when it's either sunny or very bright.  If your camera has an LED display, it should give the cameras settings at that particular moment - lens aperture, shutter speed, and a few other things.  Check your camera manual to see if it shows a Focus Lock indicator in the LED display.  This will tell you if the camera is focusing correctly by indicating the Focus Lock readout for each photo you're taking.  Note the shutter speed readout at the same time.

I'm not fully conversant with this particular model, only what I briefly read yesterday on a website reviewing it, so I can't give anything really definitive.  My Nikon D60 gives such readouts on its LED screen so I'm assuming your camera has something similar.

Let me know how you get on with my suggestions.

Laurie.

Palustris:
Will look more closely at the info, but I reckon it is my feeezing hands which are the touble!  :-[ Much more delicate and susceptible to operator shaking than the Finepix one I am used to. Will keep practising, when ti warms up a bit though.  ;D

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page