A new Sony 717 user

Falcon111 said:

Hi all,

After reading the many posts here, I have finally decided to get a
Sony 717(Hope I will not regret). Here are some problems I am
facing:

The lcd screen doesn't reflect the correct exposuire of the images.
In fact, it is far from it. When i viewed it over the lcd, it
appears sharp and brght, but on the computer screen, it very
underexposed. How to recitify this problem? I am formally an Oly
c2100uz user. Still learning how to adapt.
Also what software to use to view the images?

TKs alot

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PFR said:

Hi Falcon111

From one UZi owner to another, you'll like this camera.

Pictures always look sharper and brighter on the LCD, but you'll
find the 717 takes great pictures. At first you will find slow
speed shots to have a soft focus. This is because you were spoiled
with the IS on the 2100. There is a little bit of a learning curve
to remember how to shoot without IS. All of my shots are usually
done with the jitter warning waving in my face, but I still get
super sharp pictures.

You will also find that you will get a higher percentage of keepers
when shooting action shots. The 717 focuses much faster and more
accurately than the 2100.

Don't panic with the lack of zoom with the 190mm of the 717 versus
the 380 of the 2100. You will find that you can crop in pretty far
and still get shots as good as the 2100. The only area where the
2100 will beat the 717 is long range hand held shots. That is where
the IZ and zoom of the 2100 puts it over the top.

You will find that initially, if you take a picture with the 2100
and with the 717 you will see examples where the superb Oly lens
gets the pictures much sharper and clearer. That will be true on
screen, but I think you will see a difference if you print them
out. With practise your 717 shots will look just as good on screen.

Use any software you like for viewing. I usually use ACDSee but you
can also get Irfanview which is freeware.

--
Pat
http://community.webshots.com/user/pfr_01
http://community.webshots.com/user/skate_adventures
http://www.pbase.com/pfr

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PFR said:

Hi Falcon111

From one UZi owner to another, you'll like this camera.

Pictures always look sharper and brighter on the LCD, but you'll
find the 717 takes great pictures. At first you will find slow
speed shots to have a soft focus. This is because you were spoiled
with the IS on the 2100. There is a little bit of a learning curve
to remember how to shoot without IS. All of my shots are usually
done with the jitter warning waving in my face, but I still get
super sharp pictures.

You will also find that you will get a higher percentage of keepers
when shooting action shots. The 717 focuses much faster and more
accurately than the 2100.

Don't panic with the lack of zoom with the 190mm of the 717 versus
the 380 of the 2100. You will find that you can crop in pretty far
and still get shots as good as the 2100. The only area where the
2100 will beat the 717 is long range hand held shots. That is where
the IZ and zoom of the 2100 puts it over the top.

You will find that initially, if you take a picture with the 2100
and with the 717 you will see examples where the superb Oly lens
gets the pictures much sharper and clearer. That will be true on
screen, but I think you will see a difference if you print them
out. With practise your 717 shots will look just as good on screen.

Use any software you like for viewing. I usually use ACDSee but you
can also get Irfanview which is freeware.

--
Pat
http://community.webshots.com/user/pfr_01
http://community.webshots.com/user/skate_adventures
http://www.pbase.com/pfr

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BillyBoy02 said:

Interesting advice PFR. I have the c-2100 now and was thinking of
very soon getting the f717 I have never printed out very many
pictures. Landscapes are my speciality. Are you saying that there
will be no better detail in the "scapes" then with the c-2100 ?
I would hope a 5 mp camera will give some better detail on the
monitor then a 2 mp camera. ?!?

thanks,
Bill

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