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V-1...very impressive
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GlenDH
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Keith, Great fireworks, great family. I am thinking more and more that the V1 is for me.
Thanks for sharing.
GlenDH
Thanks for sharing.
GlenDH
GlenDH
Forum Enthusiast
Domino, A truly blue rose....this camera is down right magical! :> )
The roses are beautiful.
GlenDH
The roses are beautiful.
GlenDH
Frank Vandenberghe
Well-known member
Hi David,
I have a Canon D60 and bought a V1 as a compact add-on for that heavy chunk of technology and I'm as happy with it as you are.
Although the camera has all the bells and whistles a DSLR user could wish, I'm not entirely sure about the colours. They're not as natural as I would want but I haven't yet pinpointed the problem in Photoshop.
AF in low-light conditions is excellent, especially using the NightFraming feature. With my D60 I can't even dream of shooting in places with virtually no light.
And you really struck a bargain there... 350 bucks is less than half the street price of that camera here in Belgium...
Have fun with it!
Frank
I have a Canon D60 and bought a V1 as a compact add-on for that heavy chunk of technology and I'm as happy with it as you are.
Although the camera has all the bells and whistles a DSLR user could wish, I'm not entirely sure about the colours. They're not as natural as I would want but I haven't yet pinpointed the problem in Photoshop.
AF in low-light conditions is excellent, especially using the NightFraming feature. With my D60 I can't even dream of shooting in places with virtually no light.
And you really struck a bargain there... 350 bucks is less than half the street price of that camera here in Belgium...
Have fun with it!
Frank
David Gore
Senior Member
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Dave
Compared to the V-1 my shots were flat.The T1 really responded poorly to any shots with bright reflections,,,I noticed a "fogging" effect around the highlight point.I will say this..I do miss the wonderfully bright screen on the t1 and if they address a couple of the issues with the next model I'll give it a try.It just couldn't produce the same quality shots as the V-1 or my Canon S400...but then,it wasn't suppose to.
http://www.pbase.com/dsg2/daves_pictures
http://www.pbase.com/image/22632338/original.small jpg
David Gore
Senior Member
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Dave,
Thanks Frank..too good a deal to pass on...omly complaints are the korrible zoom lever and battery life.Some people may say the pics are too vibrant and unnatural but too me I simply love the color..
http://www.pbase.com/dsg2/daves_pictures
http://www.pbase.com/image/22632338/original.small jpg
kt
Leading Member
Frank B
Veteran Member
Thanks Dave. I find that if you put the in-camera contrast and saturation setting to plus the out of the camera pictures have lots of punch and are not flat. If you also put the sharpening to plus the results are often stunning, but in some cases over-sharpened. I like to use Photoshop anyway so I probably will settle on something less in-camera than the plus settings.
Frank B
Photos 10D and Others
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Photos 10D and Others
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What a great deal! I just love mine, too. I go crazy with the macro and infrared. I've also gotten a lot of great low-light concert shots...I think if I find one that cheap I might get it for a backup! 
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By infrared you mean nightshots in green mode? I haven't tried
out the green nightshots in the V1 at the showroom. What is
the application wherein you really need this feature. I wonder
how often I'd use it and how good it really is. The major
difference between the W1 and V1 is that the V1 has that
nightshot green mode that no other same size digicams have.
matt
out the green nightshots in the V1 at the showroom. What is
the application wherein you really need this feature. I wonder
how often I'd use it and how good it really is. The major
difference between the W1 and V1 is that the V1 has that
nightshot green mode that no other same size digicams have.
matt
What a great deal! I just love mine, too. I go crazy with the macro
and infrared. I've also gotten a lot of great low-light concert
shots...I think if I find one that cheap I might get it for a
backup!
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http://www.haleyseyes.com
http://www.pbase.com/roany
mdebrieder
Senior Member
Nightshot on the V1 is great of course!! Nice for extreme situations! About movie, what's wrong with 640*480 16 fps?? allright the W1 is "supposed" to have 30 fps (I've not seen it confirmed, but I think so) but hey, that'll cramp your little 128 MB card in no-time!
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Be aware of the optics of life!
JerryCurtis
Veteran Member
I don't think the nightshot is all that useful, since in near total darkness it can only "see" about as far as your flash would. Although, it does make for some interesting special effect shots in normal light. In the V1 manual, however, it warns that you should not use the nightshot mode "outdoors in the daytime" because it "may cause your camera to malfunction". They don't elaborate on the nature of the possible "malfunction".
The nightframing is quite another matter. This feature is very useful in framing a shot in low light conditions where you would have trouble seeing the image on the LCD or even in the viewfinder. In nightframing, the IR is just used to frame the shot, and when you press the shutter release, the cam goes back to normal mode and the flash fires and you get a normal shot.
I have to add my accolades to the others here for the V1. It's my first digital cam, but I did a lot of reasearch before buying it and was convinced it was the best overall camera for it's size in the marketplace. Except for a disappointly short battery charge life, I haven't had reason to be disappointed. It's just a super little camera and, where I was used to a Canon AE1 with a zoom lens, this camera is so much more convenient and compact (fits well in any jacket pocket) in spite of having an even slightly greater zoom range than the AE1 I had. Now I just have to get a nice tripod to sharpen up the edges on these critical lower light and landscape shots.
Jerry
The nightframing is quite another matter. This feature is very useful in framing a shot in low light conditions where you would have trouble seeing the image on the LCD or even in the viewfinder. In nightframing, the IR is just used to frame the shot, and when you press the shutter release, the cam goes back to normal mode and the flash fires and you get a normal shot.
I have to add my accolades to the others here for the V1. It's my first digital cam, but I did a lot of reasearch before buying it and was convinced it was the best overall camera for it's size in the marketplace. Except for a disappointly short battery charge life, I haven't had reason to be disappointed. It's just a super little camera and, where I was used to a Canon AE1 with a zoom lens, this camera is so much more convenient and compact (fits well in any jacket pocket) in spite of having an even slightly greater zoom range than the AE1 I had. Now I just have to get a nice tripod to sharpen up the edges on these critical lower light and landscape shots.
Jerry
matt
What a great deal! I just love mine, too. I go crazy with the macro
and infrared. I've also gotten a lot of great low-light concert
shots...I think if I find one that cheap I might get it for a
backup!
--
http://www.haleyseyes.com
http://www.pbase.com/roany
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