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"Archie" wrote in message
news What is the view on Canon P&S viewfinders? I find them to be unsharp (for the S410, S500, A95, etc.). The quality of the viewfinders is rarely mentioned in the reviews one finds on the web. I've tried with and without glasses, and it is worse with glasses, for me anyway. By comparison, I find the HP cameras to look much clearer. Archie, I partly agree with you. I found HP M307 and M407 to have very clear viewfinders while I've been looking for the last few months. But I found Canon A75 quite clear and A85 and A95 were OK. But many makes have quite blurred viewfinders (to me at least). Maybe its because I wear glasses, or in my case, its probably middle age I have very sensitive eyes. Most of the young guys selling cameras in stores don't even notice and say to me "the viewfinder doesn't look blurry to me" and I said "of course not, you are young and don't have glasses. Wait till you get older and lets see if you say the same thing ". I don't want to depend only on LCD's because I see better in the viewfinder. I would need at least a 1.8" LCD but I should get 2" LCD. I would probably use the viewfinder most of the time, but its nice to have the LCD too. I looked at HP M407 a few months ago but there are not many reviews on it, so I am still wavering. Its the cheapest camera I've seen for a 4 MP- $199.00 Can. $165.00 US. The M307 and 407 have 1.8" LCD's but with the M607 and M 707 for some unknown reason that makes no sense to me, they went back to the tiny 1.5" LCD. I would need binoculars If the M407 had a 2" LCD, I would seriously consider it, as long as the quality of the pictures was ok, which I am not sure about. Cathy |
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"Archie" wrote in message
news What is the view on Canon P&S viewfinders? I find them to be unsharp (for the S410, S500, A95, etc.). The quality of the viewfinders is rarely mentioned in the reviews one finds on the web. I've tried with and without glasses, and it is worse with glasses, for me anyway. By comparison, I find the HP cameras to look much clearer. Archie, I partly agree with you. I found HP M307 and M407 to have very clear viewfinders while I've been looking for the last few months. But I found Canon A75 quite clear and A85 and A95 were OK. But many makes have quite blurred viewfinders (to me at least). Maybe its because I wear glasses, or in my case, its probably middle age I have very sensitive eyes. Most of the young guys selling cameras in stores don't even notice and say to me "the viewfinder doesn't look blurry to me" and I said "of course not, you are young and don't have glasses. Wait till you get older and lets see if you say the same thing ". I don't want to depend only on LCD's because I see better in the viewfinder. I would need at least a 1.8" LCD but I should get 2" LCD. I would probably use the viewfinder most of the time, but its nice to have the LCD too. I looked at HP M407 a few months ago but there are not many reviews on it, so I am still wavering. Its the cheapest camera I've seen for a 4 MP- $199.00 Can. $165.00 US. The M307 and 407 have 1.8" LCD's but with the M607 and M 707 for some unknown reason that makes no sense to me, they went back to the tiny 1.5" LCD. I would need binoculars If the M407 had a 2" LCD, I would seriously consider it, as long as the quality of the pictures was ok, which I am not sure about. Cathy |
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"Pete D" wrote in message
... "Mark B." wrote in message ... I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Mark How sad for you. Why is that? Please explain. Mark |
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"Archie" wrote in message news On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 06:26:49 -0400, "Mark B." wrote: I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Try that while locking the focus, with the button half way down. A. That's exactly how I operate my G1. What's the big deal? I'd much rather look at the view the lens is seeing than try to look through the optical viewfinder, which as the OP pointed out is terrible on most digicams not to mention is not what will be captured on the sensor. Mark |
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"Archie" wrote in message news On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 06:26:49 -0400, "Mark B." wrote: I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Try that while locking the focus, with the button half way down. A. That's exactly how I operate my G1. What's the big deal? I'd much rather look at the view the lens is seeing than try to look through the optical viewfinder, which as the OP pointed out is terrible on most digicams not to mention is not what will be captured on the sensor. Mark |
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 06:58:42 -0400, in rec.photo.digital , "Mark B."
in wrote: "Pete D" wrote in message ... "Mark B." wrote in message ... I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Mark How sad for you. Why is that? Please explain. As discussed elsewhere it is harder to hold the camera still that way. I also find that it is much more difficult to compose a good shot that way. I do it when I want the camera somewhere my eye can't be (and the swivel lens on the F707 gives me lots of those opportunities) but otherwise close to the face, with no distractions, allows crisper better photos. -- Matt Silberstein All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus, there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing. |
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 06:58:42 -0400, in rec.photo.digital , "Mark B."
in wrote: "Pete D" wrote in message ... "Mark B." wrote in message ... I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Mark How sad for you. Why is that? Please explain. As discussed elsewhere it is harder to hold the camera still that way. I also find that it is much more difficult to compose a good shot that way. I do it when I want the camera somewhere my eye can't be (and the swivel lens on the F707 gives me lots of those opportunities) but otherwise close to the face, with no distractions, allows crisper better photos. -- Matt Silberstein All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus, there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing. |
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"Matt Silberstein" wrote in message news "Mark B." wrote in message ... I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Mark How sad for you. Why is that? Please explain. As discussed elsewhere it is harder to hold the camera still that way. I also find that it is much more difficult to compose a good shot that way. I do it when I want the camera somewhere my eye can't be (and the swivel lens on the F707 gives me lots of those opportunities) but otherwise close to the face, with no distractions, allows crisper better photos. If we were talking about a digital SLR, I'd agree 100% - very difficult to hold a SLR with even a smallish lens any length away from your face and get a steady shot. Even if this feature eventually migrates to DSLRs, I'll still use the optical viewfinder. But with a light digicam, it's not a problem in most cases. I've never had any problem with my G1 or A70 doing this. Mark |
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"Matt Silberstein" wrote in message news "Mark B." wrote in message ... I never use the optical viewfinder on a P&S digicam, LCD all the way for me. Mark How sad for you. Why is that? Please explain. As discussed elsewhere it is harder to hold the camera still that way. I also find that it is much more difficult to compose a good shot that way. I do it when I want the camera somewhere my eye can't be (and the swivel lens on the F707 gives me lots of those opportunities) but otherwise close to the face, with no distractions, allows crisper better photos. If we were talking about a digital SLR, I'd agree 100% - very difficult to hold a SLR with even a smallish lens any length away from your face and get a steady shot. Even if this feature eventually migrates to DSLRs, I'll still use the optical viewfinder. But with a light digicam, it's not a problem in most cases. I've never had any problem with my G1 or A70 doing this. Mark |
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I agree - HP makes great viewfinders - I used an old 315xi for 4 years
without ever turning on the LCD - it seriously chewed batteries, anyways. OTOH, my Oly C-5060 can't really be used WITHOUT the LCD - the optical viewfinder only covers about 70-80% of the scene, so I never get my shot framing right. I use the optical viewfinder when I'm taking "vacation snaps" and the framing really doesn't matter, and with 5 Mpixels I can crop to 1/2 size and still print great 8X10's; otherwise for "hobby pictures" I use the LCD and either a monopod or a tripod. ECM |
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