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A very interesting post.  I have one question, when you refer to wind and a slightly unstable grass surface, about the sheer number of exposures taken over time.  This is very different from a...

Thanks for an informative post.  The flower shot is most typical of when I've used spot metering.  I'd be interested in responses to a "for dummies" theory of when to use it:  when the histogram...

Actually, I accidentally started a very long (longer than this) thread on the same comparison some months ago, by posting the Cameralabs review when it came out.   LTZ470 was a major contributor...

Those white clouds came out nicely.  I could have mentioned that for JPEGs I also keep My Colors/Custom Color with Contrast and Saturation ticked up - that seems to play nicely with iContrast - it...

Thanks, I do use iContrast, though my cameras are older and I don't know if that's improved with later Digics.  I also set to -1/3 or lesser EC.  One of the nice things about the CHDK hack is the...

Good insight - I'd taken the Cameralabs RAW comparison for granted assuming the reviewer used the same settings.  As you say, a user might well use different RAW conversion settings knowing the...

Always interesting to read how others approach it.  Because I usually have my focus box centered I use Center Weighted metering, but will use Spot now and then, particularly if trying for a shallow...

It was a fun "assignment" and I'm a believer in diffusers.  By the way, I noticed a sheet of very fine translucent plastic padding in the bottom of a lens filter box, about 2.5" square.  It's...

Thanks for your careful responses.  And if you go back to the very good cameralabs.com review it is striking that the out of camera RAW output from SX50 is better at just about every setting.  I...

I don't disagree with most of what you say.  The IS on SX50 seems to be great, but it has to be - the issue for me is what happens to the aperture on an ordinary overcast day.  I shoot RAW on low...

There have been several informative exchanges about the comparison elsewhere in this forum.  One of them was sparked by this mano y mano...

I like this sort of shooting.  Thanks.

I use a Fong diffuser on my bridge camera pop ups, but recently bought a little Ixus and it had occcured it would be a good idea.  Googling doesn't turn up anything for sale.  If you're handy, here...

Mr. Buhanan is correct as to the Canon native RAW in these cameras, the dual RAW/JPEG disables the JPEG specific camera settings so you get a kind of RAWified JPEG output. The CHDK enhancement...

Thanks, I much better understand your difficulty.  Photoshop is very powerful for dealing with underexposed images.  I'd also consider shooting wider angle for open aperture and then cropping -...

I suspect you've already figured out that you own a "sunny day" long focal length slow lens camera that is not optimal  for the situation you describe.  I don't own it. Looking at its flat bottom,...

First off, I'm not aware of any credible review of cameras based on Auto.  The best professional reviews will identify the settings they do use and let the buyer evaluate knowing that.  The big...

This triggered a recollection from some years ago that CHDK had requested and in some cases got some serious testing of the overrides - unfortunately hasn't been kept up as far as I...

I think that second one with almost natural greyscale, with the green eyes and green leaf and almost perfect "rule of thirds" composition, is very fine.  (The shape of the ear and shape of the leaf...

I concur with others about Lensmate adapter.  My advice about filters is forget UV and get a CPL (circular polarizer, e.g. Hoya) which will make a serious difference to outdoor sky and water...