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bigrig said:
Here's some ISO 80 shots
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Bigrig,

Thanks for sharing your very nice, sharp ISO 80 shots. They look very good indeed. And thanks for verifying the vivid and picture adjustments.

Looks like a winner camera so far,
Sky
 
These are great shots !

I see the EXIF info posted for each (did I get that right?) ... just wondering (since I'm a bit of a newbie) what mode on the TL350 did you use to shoot these (sorry if that was already mentioned) Did you use full manual and select those settings , or let the cam do it?

Thx!

Hoping to take some pics myself this weekend, and will post.

Valentin
 
I usually keep it in P mode and adjust the ISO as necessary. (I wish it had a ISO shortcut dial!) Sometimes I'll use A mode to make sure I open the aperture all the way.

Thanks!
 
bigrig said:
Took my TL350 on vacation and was pretty impressed...
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Bigrig,

Really nice, sharp, well exposed images! So sharp even with the moving tire swing. You've got a handle on your TL350. Thanks for sharing.

Sky
 
The outdoor shots appear somewhat overexposed. Have experimented with negative exposure compensation or bracketing?
 
John McCormack said:
The outdoor shots appear somewhat overexposed. Have experimented with negative exposure compensation or bracketing?
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Does the overexposure look typical for a point/shoot? As I posted on another thread, one of the criticisms of this camera is that metering was frequently off-the-mark in test shots. I am wondering now if this is camera is not the best point/shoot choice for some one who wants to shoot on auto and not make adjustments before each picture?
 
homepics said:
John McCormack said:
The outdoor shots appear somewhat overexposed. Have experimented with negative exposure compensation or bracketing?
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Does the overexposure look typical for a point/shoot? As I posted on another thread, one of the criticisms of this camera is that metering was frequently off-the-mark in test shots. I am wondering now if this is camera is not the best point/shoot choice for some one who wants to shoot on auto and not make adjustments before each picture?
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The default exposure of zero EV for most (if not all) P&S cameras is set on the hot side in daylight to favor less noise indoors. The TL350 allows setting the exposure compensation (EC) in 1/3 steps from -2 EV to +2 EV. Most experienced camera users usually set EC to -1/3 EV for better exposure in daylight - This applies to any P&S, not just the TL350.

Sky
 
Skyglider, thanks.

Is there a way on this camera to have a "preset" for a minus EC for outdoor use, and a preset 0 EC for indoor use? For example, if EC is set to - 1/3 when the camera is in the "P" mode on the dial on the top of the camera, when the dial is changed to "M" will the EC still be at -1/3, or will it be 0? Thanks.
 
homepics said:
Skyglider, thanks.

Is there a way on this camera to have a "preset" for a minus EC for outdoor use, and a preset 0 EC for indoor use? For example, if EC is set to - 1/3 when the camera is in the "P" mode on the dial on the top of the camera, when the dial is changed to "M" will the EC still be at -1/3, or will it be 0? Thanks.
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Just received our TL350 today but was doing home repairs so did not have time to play. Did take a few pictures in daylight though and they look very sharp on my PC monitor.

Setting EV is only available in PASM, Dual-IS and Movie modes. Changing the EV value while in any of those modes does not seem to affect EV while in the Smart-Auto mode. So must shoot in PASMDualMovie to allow EC adjustments to work.

The EV setting appears to be global. I set EV=0 in P-Mode, then set it to -1 in A-Mode. When I went back to P-Mode it had changed to -1.

There is a quick way to adjust EC while shooting without hassling the "Menu" which takes several presses. Press the Fn button (lower right) and the function menu appears. Navigate to the EV adjustment line and press the Fn button to exit the menu. Next time the Fn button is pressed, it automatically displays the EV adjustment line.

I have not had a chance to test the EV adjustments yet.

Sky
 
I took these at a farmers' market just a little while ago - I'm very happy with how they came out, although I admittedly have some work to do on learning exposure , and a few shots were framed as an experiment , not so much for the aesthetics. (Hey, I'm just a newbie - LOL)













































This is my first post ever to a site like this so suggestions, and comments are definitely welcome. I'm looking to learn, and I'm sure I'll have questions too.

Loving the cam, though =)

Valentin
 
Thanks for posting these. The image quality is more than decent. I noticed that you used exposure compensation on the shot with the tractor. Do you have to do that always when shooting in bright daylight? Just curious...

I have my WB2000 (=TL350) on preorder and hope to get it soon. ;-)
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To be honest, I only took a few shots of the tractor in bright light (pretty much all like the one posted , just from a couple of different angles).

I did find that it looked a bit overexposed without exposure compensation. But as I mentioned, I'm a bit of a newbie, and certainly so with this new cam. Is there a generally more correct way of approaching that problem? I'd be happy to try it out, and post the results :-) I know just enough about cameras to be dangerous to myself and others... but I do learn quickly - lol

BTW... I was wondering if there is a better way to setup the cam for a shot like the one with the bottles. The foreground looks good (well, not much to look at, but it's exposed so it looks much as it did from where I took it). The background is an area where things get def. over-exposed. Do I just frame the shot to avoid it, or are there better settings for that type of shot?

Thanks!

Valentin
 
Nice set of images. The quality looks good; better than the Sony HX5V I had. Your composition is good; you're filling the frame, which is good.

The close-up of the tractor is very good. Plenty of detail and snappy colors.

The exposure on the bottles is good considering the backlighting. The only way to compensate for backlighting is to use spot exposure on a medium gray are of the bottles. The yellow liquid in the first bottle would approximate 18% gray in a pinch. I took the liberty of cropping out the background and changing the composition a bit in the copy below. I also bumped up the reds and the saturation in FastStone, though it's not really needed.

Keep 'em coming.

 
Awesome !... Getting more info/ideas/technique like yours is exactly why I posted these. I want to learn how to do it in the shot/camera, as much as I can =)

I'm pretty good with Photoshop, so I'm also looking forward to tweaking, cropping, and messing with my pics that way as well. I really like what you did, btw. I'll def. put some of my tweaked/post-processed images up when I do them.

(Would it be most appropriate to put them in a gallery? I don't want to distract too much from the threads here where people are trying to assess what the TL350 can do.)

Thanks for the comments, and I'll def. post more... prolly tomorrow, and some video clips as well.

Valentin
 
Great pictures - I'm impressed. Colours are nice and natural looking - not oversaturated like so many cameras, and they're sharp, too. Love the dog!
 
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