I feel the S75 is becoming a big dissapointment

[Frank C.]

Actually, I think most consumers and pros do want very vibrant
colors! How else would you explain the great popularity of Fuji
Velvia film among pro nature photographers. Velvia has super
vibrant, non-accurate colors. And I am sure Kodak and Fuji have
sales figures that show super-saturated color films out sell
"accurate" films by a wide margin.

hmmm... I'd rather have accurate colors first, and then decide
what to do with them later on ( in software ). It's hard to bring
back oversaturated colors to what they should have been when
you don't know what "should have been" is because your
camera didn't record it...hope you can follow that bit of
reasoning... =) Bottom line is, gimme the truth and I'll know
what to do ( or not do ) with it. And in that light, the S70 is a
much more "truthful" camera than the S75 is, especially
for low light and flash shots.

Yes they are different cameras. What is a bit upsetting is that Sony
didn't inspire itself of the image quality of the 505V, but rather
took a completely new road with the S75. The S75 is quite unlike
any Cybershot before it. It's as though Sony's marketing ppl got a
stangle
hold of the camera and convinced everyone that " viibrant photos
with lots of color" is what every consumer could possible want.
I'm sorry, but that just isn't the case. So although the
S75 may be more of a "photographer's" camera as Phil put's it, it
doesn't deliver "photographer's" pictures that the more advanced
users among us crave for.

 

[Max43380]

Yes I agree with JS!

P.S. If someone is disappointed about the S75 he won't be satisfied with any other 3,3M camera!

 

[Frank C.]

Yes I agree with JS!
P.S. If someone is disappointed about the S75 he won't be satisfied
with any other 3,3M camera!

I'm very satisfied with my S70, thank you very much. ;^))

 

[Max43380]

I can not agree!
All the pictures I have take are exactly what they are in nature!
http://home.arcor-online.de/wyatt7175/wyatt7175/Bilder.htm

My rabbit is grey, my guineapig white with some spots, the flower is red as on the picture....all the samples represents the TRUE COLOURS!

 

[Kenny46316]

I bought this camera for about a week now....and I LOVE IT !!!.

I brought it over to my brother for test comparisons with his S70 over the weekend. He owned the S70 for over a year now, knows it inside out, and took thousands of pictures with it....Proffessional quality I might add. Many of his friends and co-workers bought S70 after viewing his pictures.

Anyways, we spent hours doing comparison shots and analyzed every available features...to make a long story short, he was so impressed he now wants to upgrade to the S75. That is something that I never thought he would do knowing how much he loves his S70.

I have to say that I find Phil's review to be very accurate and I agreed with JS and T. L. Ruttler's comments.

Don't be scarred MMT...read the reviews and Judge with your own eyes!!

Here is a sample of one I've taken the first hour I got the S75.



More here:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292600657&p=4269235107&idx=1

-Kenny, in NO way, shape or form regret buying the S75!!!!!

Now, I know this post might be a little harsh, but I just had to
blow off some steam that was building for several long months ....

I bought the S70 back in February and used it for a month. It was
my first digicam and I had no previous experience in photography. I
was very happy with the image quality and the automatic settings
which produced great results.
One thing bothered me the most - the unbearble shatter lag. The
camera was so slow that it was very hard to shoot moving object
like kids or animals.

Then I stumbled into this site and read the S75 review. I was so
impressed by the professional tests and results that I decided to
sell my S70 and wait for the S75 that was due (as rumored) by the
end of March / start of April.

I figured that the S75 will include all the benefits and fix most
of the weaknesses of the S70. After all - the technology is already
there and has been used for over a year now.

Then Sony pushed the release date again and again and all this time
I was left camera-less, holding my breath and being patient.
During that time, I even considered buying the Canon G1 but after
reading some opinions I decided that I'm not going to spend 750$ on
a camera that will turn me into a Photoshop expert...

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.
I already read some posts that suggest fixing the pictures using an
imaging software - I don't buy it, I don't think that I should sit
down and fix the faults of the camera for almost every picture I
take.

Now, I know that a lot will respond that it's possible to produce
great pictures when using the manual tuning and I know that an
experienced photographer could probably find the ways to go around
the problems.
But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

As for me, I have no idea what am I going to do now - maybe I'll
get an S70 ? Or should I wait for the S85 ?

Hello itsikg!

I too was considering the S75. Phil Askey takes very good pictures
that truly indicate the best possible quality that you can expect
from any digital camera out there. From what I've seen, the images
Phil posted for the S75 look considerably better than the ones he
posted for the S70.

Keep in mind that you have to look at how the images that you've
seen were shot. High ISO settings used on any digital cameras will
result in excessive noise in all but the most expensive digital
cameras. With respects to colour, the S70 was notorious for
producing some of the most way-out, overblown colour of any digital

hehehe...."way-out, overblown colour"....hehehe. 8)) Did you ever
own or operate a S70, Peter?

camera. Any improvements made to this effect on the S75 are just
that, improvements.

If you're looking for an easy to use digital camera that takes some
really good photographs, you might want to consider Sony's tiny but
capable P1. Since you used to own an S70, I can't imagine you
didn't play around with at least a few of its many features to get
the results that you wanted. There's no reason why you couldn't be
just as successful with the newere S75 after playing around with it
for awhile.

In the event that you opt against any Sony digital camera, you
might also consider the Nikon CoolPix 880. I hear it's got superb
metering, colour reproduction and boasts the lowest amount of
chromatic abberations of just about any digital camera in its class.

Best of luck!

Sincerely,

Peter Siciliano

 

[Frank C.]

I can not agree!
All the pictures I have take are exactly what they are in nature!
http://home.arcor-online.de/wyatt7175/wyatt7175/Bilder.htm
My rabbit is grey, my guineapig white with some spots, the flower
is red as on the picture....all the samples represents the TRUE
COLOURS!

Stop it enough with that rabbit!!!! ... jus' kidding 8^)
( However, whenever you do mention rabbit I think of the
hasenpfeffer I had a couple of nites ago....=)

I looked at your photos and they look just fine and I'm glad you're
enjoying your camera. This is your first digicam, right?
Have you tried ppl shots yet?

 

[Ulysses]

Actually, I think most consumers and pros do want very vibrant
colors! How else would you explain the great popularity of Fuji
Velvia film among pro nature photographers. Velvia has super
vibrant, non-accurate colors. And I am sure Kodak and Fuji have
sales figures that show super-saturated color films out sell
"accurate" films by a wide margin.

Take a look in any magazine about photography such as Popular Photographer, Shutterbug, etc. Even nature photographs are quite vividly colored and pushed and dodged and burned....

 

[platyase]

I bought this camera for about a week now....and I LOVE IT !!!.

Here is a sample of one I've taken the first hour I got the S75.



More here:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292600657&p=4269235107&idx=1

-Kenny, in NO way, shape or form regret buying the S75!!!!!

Wow! I'm still amazed whenever I see that dragonfly shot (okay, so the the first time was yesterday). It's even more amazing blown up in the original size; the details are just so sharp. Since the back of the twig is outside of the DOF and also hidden by the body of the dragonfly, there's the illusion of the dragonfly grabbing it's prey flying straight into the camera lens!

Your other pictures are nice too, but this one just blows me away! How did you manage to get so close and take a few shots without the dragonfly flying away?

****

 

[Kevin Quinlan]

Now, I know this post might be a little harsh, but I just had to
blow off some steam that was building for several long months ....

I bought the S70 back in February and used it for a month. It was
my first digicam and I had no previous experience in photography. I
was very happy with the image quality and the automatic settings
which produced great results.
One thing bothered me the most - the unbearble shatter lag. The
camera was so slow that it was very hard to shoot moving object
like kids or animals.

Then I stumbled into this site and read the S75 review. I was so
impressed by the professional tests and results that I decided to
sell my S70 and wait for the S75 that was due (as rumored) by the
end of March / start of April.

I figured that the S75 will include all the benefits and fix most
of the weaknesses of the S70. After all - the technology is already
there and has been used for over a year now.

Then Sony pushed the release date again and again and all this time
I was left camera-less, holding my breath and being patient.
During that time, I even considered buying the Canon G1 but after
reading some opinions I decided that I'm not going to spend 750$ on
a camera that will turn me into a Photoshop expert...

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.
I already read some posts that suggest fixing the pictures using an
imaging software - I don't buy it, I don't think that I should sit
down and fix the faults of the camera for almost every picture I
take.

Now, I know that a lot will respond that it's possible to produce
great pictures when using the manual tuning and I know that an
experienced photographer could probably find the ways to go around
the problems.
But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

As for me, I have no idea what am I going to do now - maybe I'll
get an S70 ? Or should I wait for the S85 ?

This is the attitude I have been seeing around here lately, and I expected this to come. Most of the people in here seem to have very little experience with photography in general. This is not a bad thing but, alot of people were convinced that using a new and improved camera in fully automatic mode would yield them professional quality pphotographs every time. Believe it or not, it is the photographer that makes a picture good or not... Not the camera. The s75 is very capable of taking excelent images, and you do not need to be a professional or have years of experience to produce great results. All you need to do is give it more than a few weeks. You need to familiarize yourself with the many features on the camera, and possibly learn how to use some of them. You could have just as easily speant $7000 on a Nikon D1 and claimed that it was a huge disappointment. I would not suggest waiting for another camera, I would suggest getting used to this one.

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.

I disagree with you on every account.

But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

Honestly, I would suggest you buying a cheaper 35mm point and shoot camera, and not spending 700-800$ on a digital camera with full manual capabilities. This would also be the route to go for a person who does not ever like to retouch photos on the computer.

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

Speak for yourself. I am very happy with the camera. Its build quality, image quality, and features are exactally what I expected.

 

[angela37564]

The DSC-S75 is my first digital camera and I am really enjoying it. I've taken 1500 pictures already and have learned alot in the process. Before I got this camera I only took photos of my kids and family. This forum & camera have opened up a whole new world of photography to me. I agree there is no perfect digital camera & this camera gives you alot of bang for your buck. I also know it will be the first of many digital cameras that I will own. Someday they will perfect the digital camera but for now this camera is keeping me quite satisfied. I love taking unlimited pictures and having instant results. If I took a regular roll of film in to be developed I would have a lot less great pictures, being limited to 24 or 36 pictures and the screwups the developers make. If you are a professional photographer earning a living on your photos then I do not think digital is there yet. I was really disappointed when I found out some of the short falls of digital cameras but it beats taking your film in to get developed and the wait. I think this is far beyond a great 1st digital camera. If you want the perfect digital camera then you really should wait, I couldn't! I got a taste of digital from my father and got hooked. I will say though that by the time the digital camera gets perfected I will be a damn good photographer from all the practice I've had. You learn from every camera you own, likes and dislikes. I went with this camera because it had all the features I wanted and I use them all on a daily basis. The pictures IMO are beautiful and magnifying them does show the imperfections but I don't look at them that size anyway, and the printed results are fantastic! When the new F505v comes out I will definitely be tempted (want all those features on it) but for now I am content with this camera. Try it out, you can always return it if its not for you.

Now, I know this post might be a little harsh, but I just had to
blow off some steam that was building for several long months ....

I bought the S70 back in February and used it for a month. It was
my first digicam and I had no previous experience in photography. I
was very happy with the image quality and the automatic settings
which produced great results.
One thing bothered me the most - the unbearble shatter lag. The
camera was so slow that it was very hard to shoot moving object
like kids or animals.

Then I stumbled into this site and read the S75 review. I was so
impressed by the professional tests and results that I decided to
sell my S70 and wait for the S75 that was due (as rumored) by the
end of March / start of April.

I figured that the S75 will include all the benefits and fix most
of the weaknesses of the S70. After all - the technology is already
there and has been used for over a year now.

Then Sony pushed the release date again and again and all this time
I was left camera-less, holding my breath and being patient.
During that time, I even considered buying the Canon G1 but after
reading some opinions I decided that I'm not going to spend 750$ on
a camera that will turn me into a Photoshop expert...

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.
I already read some posts that suggest fixing the pictures using an
imaging software - I don't buy it, I don't think that I should sit
down and fix the faults of the camera for almost every picture I
take.

Now, I know that a lot will respond that it's possible to produce
great pictures when using the manual tuning and I know that an
experienced photographer could probably find the ways to go around
the problems.
But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

As for me, I have no idea what am I going to do now - maybe I'll
get an S70 ? Or should I wait for the S85 ?

This is the attitude I have been seeing around here lately, and I
expected this to come. Most of the people in here seem to have
very little experience with photography in general. This is not a
bad thing but, alot of people were convinced that using a new and
improved camera in fully automatic mode would yield them
professional quality pphotographs every time. Believe it or not,
it is the photographer that makes a picture good or not... Not the
camera. The s75 is very capable of taking excelent images, and you
do not need to be a professional or have years of experience to
produce great results. All you need to do is give it more than a
few weeks. You need to familiarize yourself with the many features
on the camera, and possibly learn how to use some of them. You
could have just as easily speant $7000 on a Nikon D1 and claimed
that it was a huge disappointment. I would not suggest waiting for
another camera, I would suggest getting used to this one.

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.

I disagree with you on every account.

But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

Honestly, I would suggest you buying a cheaper 35mm point and shoot
camera, and not spending 700-800$ on a digital camera with full
manual capabilities. This would also be the route to go for a
person who does not ever like to retouch photos on the computer.

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

Speak for yourself. I am very happy with the camera. Its build
quality, image quality, and features are exactally what I expected.

 

[Karthik]

I am waiting to hopefully buy the S75. My woe is that I am a naive photographer with not so much experience and no friends with a digital camera / experience. Further more, not many stores allow for returning cameras based on a satisfaction basis.

Thus, I base my decision to buy this expensive camera 100% on what the experts at dpreview say And now you guys do this!

So, my situation is as below - if any of you can recommend me an appropriate camera that would be great (hmm I sure strayed from this thread ;-)

Situation:

Experience: I have used a Cannon EOS-500 for a few years occassionally. I can understand the physics of photography but dont quite apply them effectively. For instance, they say use apurture to control range of focus - well I try but dont always see the results :0 I guess I shock you with my navivete.

Interest: But I am interested in photography - only that I frequently fall back on the full auto mode. My main targets are my family - and the moment seldom waits.

Requirements: I dont really need the best. I just want a camera that doesnt get me obsolete in 1-2 years and allows for many good pictures in full auto mode and room for growth.

So what do you say? Thanks for reading so far,

-Karthik

 

[Pondria]

Max, S75 produces more saturated colors than S70. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscs75/page13.asp . "Saturated" doesn't mean "false". In other words, red is still red and grey is still grey. But the pure colors - are more saturated. Microprocessor in the camera can "selectively" enhance certain range of colors to produce visually pleasing pictures. Nothing is wrorg with that. It is just that.

I can not agree!
All the pictures I have take are exactly what they are in nature!
http://home.arcor-online.de/wyatt7175/wyatt7175/Bilder.htm
My rabbit is grey, my guineapig white with some spots, the flower
is red as on the picture....all the samples represents the TRUE
COLOURS!

 

[Kevin Quinlan]

I am waiting to hopefully buy the S75. My woe is that I am a naive
photographer with not so much experience and no friends with a
digital camera / experience. Further more, not many stores allow
for returning cameras based on a satisfaction basis.

Thus, I base my decision to buy this expensive camera 100% on what
the experts at dpreview say And now you guys do this!

So, my situation is as below - if any of you can recommend me an
appropriate camera that would be great (hmm I sure strayed from
this thread ;-)

Situation:

Experience: I have used a Cannon EOS-500 for a few years
occassionally. I can understand the physics of photography but
dont quite apply them effectively. For instance, they say use
apurture to control range of focus - well I try but dont always see
the results :0 I guess I shock you with my navivete.

Interest: But I am interested in photography - only that I
frequently fall back on the full auto mode. My main targets are my
family - and the moment seldom waits.

Requirements: I dont really need the best. I just want a camera
that doesnt get me obsolete in 1-2 years and allows for many good
pictures in full auto mode and room for growth.

So what do you say? Thanks for reading so far,

-Karthik

I say go for it..

Experience: I have used a Cannon EOS-500 for a few years
occassionally. I can understand the physics of photography but
dont quite apply them effectively. For instance, they say use
apurture to control range of focus - well I try but dont always see
the results :0 I guess I shock you with my navivete.

this digital camera certainly gives you the chance to get better at photography. You can take 10 pictures of the same thing if you want , all in different apperatures, and you will certainly see the difference between the depth of field between these pictures. For example you will be able to tell when you shoot a picture of a person at F 2.1 that the main subject is the only thing in focus while the backround has that blured effect. When you shoot that same person at F 6.0, both the person and the backround will be in focus. Digital allows you to experiment, that is why it is great.
The auto mode on this camera works great also .

 

[Pondria]

Hmmm. The problems that disappointed you were all well described in the reviews. And they have been discussed repeatedly in the forum.

Now, I know this post might be a little harsh, but I just had to
blow off some steam that was building for several long months ....

I bought the S70 back in February and used it for a month. It was
my first digicam and I had no previous experience in photography. I
was very happy with the image quality and the automatic settings
which produced great results.
One thing bothered me the most - the unbearble shatter lag. The
camera was so slow that it was very hard to shoot moving object
like kids or animals.

Then I stumbled into this site and read the S75 review. I was so
impressed by the professional tests and results that I decided to
sell my S70 and wait for the S75 that was due (as rumored) by the
end of March / start of April.

I figured that the S75 will include all the benefits and fix most
of the weaknesses of the S70. After all - the technology is already
there and has been used for over a year now.

Then Sony pushed the release date again and again and all this time
I was left camera-less, holding my breath and being patient.
During that time, I even considered buying the Canon G1 but after
reading some opinions I decided that I'm not going to spend 750$ on
a camera that will turn me into a Photoshop expert...

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.
I already read some posts that suggest fixing the pictures using an
imaging software - I don't buy it, I don't think that I should sit
down and fix the faults of the camera for almost every picture I
take.

Now, I know that a lot will respond that it's possible to produce
great pictures when using the manual tuning and I know that an
experienced photographer could probably find the ways to go around
the problems.
But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

As for me, I have no idea what am I going to do now - maybe I'll
get an S70 ? Or should I wait for the S85 ?

 

[Pondria]

Ever since the S75 reached the US market and people began posting
sample photos I spent my time examining closely every picture.
I'm not saying that all were bad, I saw some beautiful shots, but a
lot of the pictures displayed noise and oversaturated colors that
made them look unnatural.
I was very surprised to see that, so I started comparing them with
my S70 images. The S70's were great, at ISO 100 you couldn't detect
any noise, the pictures were sharpa and the colors were natural.

Now, I'm really confused. After all the analysis ans comparisons, you knew that S75 images were marginal. But you still bought it ?

 

[Pondria]

P.S. If someone is disappointed about the S75 he won't be satisfied
with any other 3,3M camera!

That is one great statement out of this long thread. Yes, you're right ! 505V is a 2.6MP camera ;-)

 

[Pondria]

I agree with you that the S75 colors are vivid, but no they are not
accurate.

Chau

To obtain accurate colors with the Sony S-75, just point what has
to be white in your picture and use the manual white balance. I'm a
professionnal video operator and we allways use the manual white
balance even with 80000$ video cameras. The manual white balance is
VERY accurate on the S-75 (probably the best i've seen on digital
cameras).

I think Saturation is different from white balance. White balance is about whether the colors are "shifted" or not. Even with the perfect white balance, you can still have different levels of saturation. Well, they are not completely independent. As the saturation gets low, the image will become more monochomatic ( balck and white ). That is automatically white-balanced.

l

 

[RayRay44812]

All these pictures were taken in the first two days of owning my camera, and I don't feel that they're all that bad. So I'm confused about all this dissapointment...

http://members5.clubphoto.com/ray359672/DSC-S75_Pics/

RayRay

Now, I know this post might be a little harsh, but I just had to
blow off some steam that was building for several long months ....

I bought the S70 back in February and used it for a month. It was
my first digicam and I had no previous experience in photography. I
was very happy with the image quality and the automatic settings
which produced great results.
One thing bothered me the most - the unbearble shatter lag. The
camera was so slow that it was very hard to shoot moving object
like kids or animals.

Then I stumbled into this site and read the S75 review. I was so
impressed by the professional tests and results that I decided to
sell my S70 and wait for the S75 that was due (as rumored) by the
end of March / start of April.

I figured that the S75 will include all the benefits and fix most
of the weaknesses of the S70. After all - the technology is already
there and has been used for over a year now.

Then Sony pushed the release date again and again and all this time
I was left camera-less, holding my breath and being patient.
During that time, I even considered buying the Canon G1 but after
reading some opinions I decided that I'm not going to spend 750$ on
a camera that will turn me into a Photoshop expert...

Finally the S75 hits the market and what happened ? Lower image
quality, noisy pictures, CA all over the place, overstaurated
colors and so on.
I already read some posts that suggest fixing the pictures using an
imaging software - I don't buy it, I don't think that I should sit
down and fix the faults of the camera for almost every picture I
take.

Now, I know that a lot will respond that it's possible to produce
great pictures when using the manual tuning and I know that an
experienced photographer could probably find the ways to go around
the problems.
But what about the rest of us ? What about those who simply want a
camera to take good pictures and not artistic creations ?

I think that many of the S75 users try to convince themselves that
it's not the camera - it's them. But let's face it - The S75 is
dissapointing. It's not what we expected and we should not just pay
the price and keep our mouth shut.

As for me, I have no idea what am I going to do now - maybe I'll
get an S70 ? Or should I wait for the S85 ?

 

[itsikg]

First, I'd like to thank everyone who contributed their opinion on this matter, even the ones that don't agree with me It's always good to hear others' side to get a better prespective.

From the responses I saw, I think it would be safe to roughly diffrentiate between 2 types of photography : creative and practical.

When you take creative photos you probably have lots of time, you want to adjust all the possible settings to get that perfect touch and that sepctacular effect.

By practical use I mean capturing the moment as accurately as possible for future reference. Like taking pictures of your kid playing soccer or celebrating his birthday, photographing special places you visit and certain people you meet. In these moments you mostly lack the excess time to fiddle with the camera in order to produce great photos.

As for me, although I do like to take creative pictures from time to time, most of my camera use is for practical shooting.

I travel a lot during my job and find myself more than once taking quick pictures of a nice view from the hotel window just before going out for a business meeting. Many of my photos were taken while I took a walk around the city when I had a few hours between flight connections.

In those situations, I do not have the time for manual balancing and adjustments and I would be very dissapointed to come back home and find out that the pictures do not represent the reality I tried to capture. When you take a picture of a flower you can take dozens of pictures until you get the right one, but when you want to capture your child's face covered with icecream during a day at Disneyland, you don't have a second chance.

This was my main reason for buying a digital camera - because with film cameras you don't see what's wrong with the picture until it's too late.

According to the responses I got here, it looks like the S75 whould be a great camera for those creative shots, but I doubt it will satisfy my need for those quick high quality shots. That's why "I" feel dissapointed.

I'm gonna upload some pictures I took with my S70 using only automatic mode during a quick strawl on the streets of Amsterdam between flight connections. I think you'll get my point when you see them.

 

[itsikg]

It's just like cars - some look at them as a tool that will get you
from point A to point B, others will enjoy the drive no matter what
the destination is.

Ahhhhh... I like that illustration. If you don't mind, perhaps I
will borrow it for a future post. This is very much the way some of
us view digital photography.

Feel free to do so