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S120- An Almost Forgotten Gem

Started 8 months ago | User reviews thread
alowprofile New Member • Posts: 8
Re: S120- An Almost Forgotten Gem

Great review. I remember having this camera years ago and I just picked one up relatively cheap on eBay because I missed the portability. It seems like it’s in great shape but I am getting some center softness as if there is no actual focal point (nothing is completely sharp). It’s happening with slightly longer shutter speeds like 1/15 and 1/4… but I’m using a flash so, IS or not, it shouldn’t be an issue, right? I’m gonna try more tests at smaller apertures- but just wondering if anyone else has noticed soft focus across the frame. I’m not expecting the sharpness of an A7m4…. but it still feels soft for a 10 year old P&S.

PS Adding a photo I just took as an example. Settings were JPEG / 1/250 F4.5 ISO 80. Let me know if I’m being a diva - I focused on that Jeep’s car door handle with auto focus and the photo looks fine but not usably sharp anywhere. Thoughts? (Here’s a link to the photo as well): https://share.icloud.com/photos/082xI7UMSCo2HJRvYRdQQQR2A

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