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Here a few more landscape pictures I took yesterday, mostly in the Arthurs Pass area in NZ.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61559373@N06/

The HS20 is proving very capable now that I am finding my way around a bit better.

It has huge flexibility and I am finding the colour and film modes really enjoyable.

I think a CPL would have made these pics much better, I now have one and will try a few shots shortly.

It is proving to have better dynamic range than my FZ35 and probably more accurate colour.

It is also much cleaner at all ISO settings and has very good performance with noise, blue skies are even cleaner than my Panasonic LX5.
It really is proving to be a great camera (quality control aside).
 
Certainly looks nice over there, I will have to get across the Tasman one day. My Kiwi neighbour always tells me how nice it is.

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Apologies if my lack of photographic knowledge is catching.
 
It really is turning out to be much better than expected, none of the new features are gimmicky and the flexibility is amazing.
 
Most of them are in SN EXR mode, though in good light full resolution is working well too.
Noise reduction is low, colour high, and sharpness high in these pics.
Standard film mode.
 
Daniel Lowe said:
Most of them are in SN EXR mode,
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That is good then. I had seen some EXR images from the HS20 that looked wash out but not these ones. The first impression I had of the HS10 was that it is a fun camera to use.

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Apologies if my lack of photographic knowledge is catching.
 
Wow, Daniel, I think you've nailed it. Those are excellent!

I'm particularly glad that you're working your way through the HS20 because of your Panasonic background. I've always believed that there are only two companies to look to for the next truly great bridge cam -- Fuji or Panny. And I'm comfortable no matter which has the lead at any given moment.

Keep up the great work.
Daniel Lowe said:
Here a few more landscape pictures I took yesterday, mostly in the Arthurs Pass area in NZ.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61559373@N06/

The HS20 is proving very capable now that I am finding my way around a bit better.

It has huge flexibility and I am finding the colour and film modes really enjoyable.

I think a CPL would have made these pics much better, I now have one and will try a few shots shortly.

It is proving to have better dynamic range than my FZ35 and probably more accurate colour.

It is also much cleaner at all ISO settings and has very good performance with noise, blue skies are even cleaner than my Panasonic LX5.
It really is proving to be a great camera (quality control aside).
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Tim, FZ18, F20
 
Danielepaolo said:
That is good then. I had seen some EXR images from the HS20 that looked wash out but not these ones. The first impression I had of the HS10 was that it is a fun camera to use.

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Apologies if my lack of photographic knowledge is catching.
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I found that the DR exr setting tended to be at the expense of fine detail, though I need to experiment a bit more with it to be sure. The SN mode is supposed to be for "high iso low noise" but it actually works extremely well at all iso.
It is fun to use, no doubt about it.
 
You are performing the same magic with the HS20 as your Aussie neighbor Digby Dart is doing with the Panny FZ100. Again, you are proving yourself to be the master over the machine. I have both cams and I am likewise very impressed with the HS20 capabiilities. Your gracious sharing of settings and other helpful hints are so very much appreciated as it reduces the frustration factor and increases the learning curve immeasureably. Thanks again.
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Bob
 
Excellent shots Daniel, thanks for posting - you're showing that this cam is definitely a step-up from the HS10.

Andrew
 
Not great, not even good...

...but we should call it awesome shots instead!

Congrats mate, it seems like your are enjoying your HS20. Hopefully I could also take awesome sunset pics with my HS10. Loved those shots.

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Its not about the tool, its how you use it
 
Nice stuff...and like the possibilities with the HS20 and the EXR mode ..but one question..

This overheating deal. IF I was shooting in 90F weather ..I get the impression that the camera would soon overheat and shut down..BUT I never shoot continuously..I shoot a series for a few minutes turn the cam off and move on ..Would the HS20 eventually shut down if I continued with this on off deal or keep operating ?? If it would shut down even if shuts off regualrly in a session...well its a deal breaker ..for everyone ..What have you found??
Thanks
g
http://skylightvistas.weebly.com/index.html
 
Daniel Lowe said:
Here a few more landscape pictures I took yesterday, mostly in the Arthurs Pass area in NZ.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61559373@N06/

The HS20 is proving very capable now that I am finding my way around a bit better.

It has huge flexibility and I am finding the colour and film modes really enjoyable.

I think a CPL would have made these pics much better, I now have one and will try a few shots shortly.

It is proving to have better dynamic range than my FZ35 and probably more accurate colour.

It is also much cleaner at all ISO settings and has very good performance with noise, blue skies are even cleaner than my Panasonic LX5.
It really is proving to be a great camera (quality control aside).
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That is better. Did you make a round 2 comparisons of HS20 and FZ35? =D
 
painterdude said:
Nice stuff...and like the possibilities with the HS20 and the EXR mode ..but one question..

This overheating deal. IF I was shooting in 90F weather ..I get the impression that the camera would soon overheat and shut down..BUT I never shoot continuously..I shoot a series for a few minutes turn the cam off and move on ..Would the HS20 eventually shut down if I continued with this on off deal or keep operating ?? If it would shut down even if shuts off regualrly in a session...well its a deal breaker ..for everyone ..What have you found??
Thanks
g
http://skylightvistas.weebly.com/index.html
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I haven't seen any overheating warnings with either of the HS20's I have used so far.

That said, the temperature here has been between 15 and 20 Celsius so nowhere near as hot as other people have been experiencing.

I am concerned about this issue though as should all prospective owners, I think Fuji will have to sort it out and I think they will, I just hope it is an acceptable solution.
 
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