Not that I think 707 is a bad camera. I am really impressed by some
portraits posted. I use Canon D30 at work, I owned Kodak DC215,
Canon S10 and now Nikon CP950. Each of those cameras (except DC215
which was really a beginning) has it's '+' and '-'.
I like Nikon's color, swivel, weatherproof (almost) body. I don't
like unreliable focusing, red eyes, inconsistent metering. And it
is sloooooow.
Canon S10 is a great point and shoot camera, I think for the price
and per design superior to majority of today's point and shoot
models at the price level I paid for it ($300 + extra charger and
battery). It oversaturates whites in bright lighting, but it has
bulletproof focus, good metering and overall great color. Canon D30
is nice and fast, it is SLR(!) but its autofocus is useless for
most of my shots (sorry!). F707 seems to have better dynamic range
that D30. D30 is too expensive for home use also.
If one could have F707 with it’s dynamic range but
Nikon’s color balance....
Of course, I know, I am dreaming.... One has to wait another two
years for – possibly Minolta Dimage 9...
The intention of my post was trying to find what options one would
have to cope with some (oversaturated red’s, greens) apparent
problems of otherwise great camera.
ZB.
Let’s face it. Looking at first user shoots I think that
DSC-F707 is very capable camera. Especially when it comes to
portrait (some of them are spectacular) and some architectural
photos. 707 is NOT however problem-free. Color reproduction for
certain shots seems to be the most serious issue seen (suspected)
so far.
a) I wonder if that camera is generally firmware-upgradable?
b) Does anyone know if SONY ever in the past was fixing older model
issues by firmware upgrades?
