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Why so little disussion about the SX230?
- Thread starter rhoadsV
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now i am starting to doubt my decision on the wx10 and maybe go back for the sx220.... oh i am so confused on what to get. it sound like the wx10 is better for low light as it's aperture is faster but then the image quality seems to be overall good on the canon... oh i really don't know which on to get....
Here's a shot that's full wide open aperture and full wide zoom.
Sharp to the very corners despite this extreme setting.
I'm liking my SX230 HS very much. Best PnS camera I've ever owned . Much better than the tied for first place travel zoom from DPReview's last comparitive review of a bunch of travel zooms, the Samsung HZ35W (actually I bought the HZ30W which is opticlly identicle but no GPS).
Not missing the 24mm much and in fact having the camera default to 28mm when initially powered up, not 24mm with its greater geometric distortion, is actually much nicer, most of the time.
Tweaking the Sammy from 24mm to 28 or so, with its little dinky zoom control (true of all small cams) was no easy task and time consuming, especially when you need to take that quick, unexpected shot of a UFO [unexpected fleeting opportunity].
Look at your existing library of shots. What percentage were taken at the default powered up focal legnth? 70%?, 80%?, 90%?
Yes of course it would be nice to have 24mm, but more important to me is "what's the default power up focal length and its limitations" because truth be told you will be using that by far more than any other focal length both due to UFO situations, futzy/dinky hard to precisely adjust zooms endemic to nearly all compact travel zooms, and OK, yeah, shear laziness and not wanting to take half a minute to compose each shot precisely.
Sharp to the very corners despite this extreme setting.
I'm liking my SX230 HS very much. Best PnS camera I've ever owned . Much better than the tied for first place travel zoom from DPReview's last comparitive review of a bunch of travel zooms, the Samsung HZ35W (actually I bought the HZ30W which is opticlly identicle but no GPS).
Not missing the 24mm much and in fact having the camera default to 28mm when initially powered up, not 24mm with its greater geometric distortion, is actually much nicer, most of the time.
Tweaking the Sammy from 24mm to 28 or so, with its little dinky zoom control (true of all small cams) was no easy task and time consuming, especially when you need to take that quick, unexpected shot of a UFO [unexpected fleeting opportunity].
Look at your existing library of shots. What percentage were taken at the default powered up focal legnth? 70%?, 80%?, 90%?
Yes of course it would be nice to have 24mm, but more important to me is "what's the default power up focal length and its limitations" because truth be told you will be using that by far more than any other focal length both due to UFO situations, futzy/dinky hard to precisely adjust zooms endemic to nearly all compact travel zooms, and OK, yeah, shear laziness and not wanting to take half a minute to compose each shot precisely.
DUTCH van Atlanta
Senior Member
That is indeed correct.
DUTCH van Atlanta
Senior Member
That is indeed correct!
DUTCH van Atlanta
Senior Member
It's not the case with the SX230HS. It closes up automatically when you turn the camera off.
Also, if you leave your finger over the flash when you turn the camera on, the flash will NOT pop up; and will stay closed. The software takes care of the exposure based on whether the flash is up of down.
yes you are all correct, i think it was i kept getting my fingers in the way when the flash was supposed to come up, etc i found it awkward to hold the camera b/c of the pop up flash.... but besides that it seems to be the winner over the sony wx9/10, so i think i am going to get this one and learn to re train myself in holding it to not block the flash.
^I have the complete series of ISO, 100, 200. 400, 800, 1600, and 3200, in my gallery, should that be of any interest, but no, I have yet to take any shots exactly filling your description.
Keep in mind one person's "low light conditions" is another's "well lit interior" , so comparing such images you find in these and other forums must be taken with a grain of salt. That's why I prefer complete ISO series sequences taken under identical lighting.
When viewing my ISO series pics, don't forget, as I mention, that in order to keep each shot completely identical optically (albeit hand held, without a tripod) I was forced to shoot at the camera's worst quality aperture, F8.0, which has some optical anomalies such as lower contrast, probably due to diffraction of the tiny opening.
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Keep in mind one person's "low light conditions" is another's "well lit interior" , so comparing such images you find in these and other forums must be taken with a grain of salt. That's why I prefer complete ISO series sequences taken under identical lighting.
When viewing my ISO series pics, don't forget, as I mention, that in order to keep each shot completely identical optically (albeit hand held, without a tripod) I was forced to shoot at the camera's worst quality aperture, F8.0, which has some optical anomalies such as lower contrast, probably due to diffraction of the tiny opening.
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Leonardo Ita
Leading Member
the same behaviour on my sx220
sx220 and sx230 are exactly the same except for the gps (sx230).
pieromagnani
New member
I agree that it is natural holding the finger on the flash when switching on. In my opinion this is the right way for all the times (99,9%) you don't need this function. Are you sure that this doesn't damage the mechanism?
Thanks
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Piero
Thanks
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Piero
snapshot09
Senior Member
Canon should have corrected this problem on the new 230SX so the flash doesn't automatically pop up each time the camera is turned on; nothing more than a nuisance.
Improve the battery life and give it a 24mm lens, then it has potential.
Improve the battery life and give it a 24mm lens, then it has potential.
GeraldW
Veteran Member
Paul,
The flash retracts when you turn off the camera, no need to bang it on your hip. Alternately, if you hold your left index finger over the flash when you turn it on, it stays down, until you pop it up manually.
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Jerry
The flash retracts when you turn off the camera, no need to bang it on your hip. Alternately, if you hold your left index finger over the flash when you turn it on, it stays down, until you pop it up manually.
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Jerry
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