Jeff0671
Leading Member
Having owned the 602z, I have found the s7000 a very pleasing camera. The s7000 builds upon the excellant quality of the 602z, with some much-needed enhancements.
Ergonomics -- solid, a great feel in the hand.
Camera response -- pleasantly surprising, quick and responsive
Low, ambient light focusing -- the camera does well, even though some darkened settings will provide challenges in terms of focusing.
Flash -- a definite improvement over the 602z. I found the effective flash limit (to 27 feet) to be acccurate.
F Button -- a great enhancement. Being able to change the quality, ISO and color allows for smooth and quick picture taking.
Battery warning -- improved by outlining the battery icon in red as well as a larger blinking icon in middle of the viewing area. (Still, I prefer a permanent battery icon in the display.)
Media -- I use a 128 MB XD and Transcend 1 GB CF cards. The 1 GB CF card fills up quickly when shooting in raw. On the Transcend Card, I can get 205 shots in 12F and 411 in 12 N.
I continue to enjoy other photgrapic amenities as found in the 602z, such as movie mode, use of regular AA (in an emergency) and NiMH batteries.
In the s7000 I really enjoy the continuous picture numbering, the live histogram, continuous autofocus, the replacement of formating from the menu with picture erasure (602z) to the setup (s7000), and raw.
As I grew into the 602z, I expect to do the same with the s7000.
Problems:
(*) No FAT 32 support. I would like to be able to go to larger CF cards.
(*) No antireflective coating on the LCD.
(*) Raw Converter LE. There is nothing in the manual about using the raw converter. A version that allows picture processing before conversion is a must need.
(*) The 16MB XD Card that ships with the camera is a joke.
(*) No selectability on file compression except in Raw
Ergonomics -- solid, a great feel in the hand.
Camera response -- pleasantly surprising, quick and responsive
Low, ambient light focusing -- the camera does well, even though some darkened settings will provide challenges in terms of focusing.
Flash -- a definite improvement over the 602z. I found the effective flash limit (to 27 feet) to be acccurate.
F Button -- a great enhancement. Being able to change the quality, ISO and color allows for smooth and quick picture taking.
Battery warning -- improved by outlining the battery icon in red as well as a larger blinking icon in middle of the viewing area. (Still, I prefer a permanent battery icon in the display.)
Media -- I use a 128 MB XD and Transcend 1 GB CF cards. The 1 GB CF card fills up quickly when shooting in raw. On the Transcend Card, I can get 205 shots in 12F and 411 in 12 N.
I continue to enjoy other photgrapic amenities as found in the 602z, such as movie mode, use of regular AA (in an emergency) and NiMH batteries.
In the s7000 I really enjoy the continuous picture numbering, the live histogram, continuous autofocus, the replacement of formating from the menu with picture erasure (602z) to the setup (s7000), and raw.
As I grew into the 602z, I expect to do the same with the s7000.
Problems:
(*) No FAT 32 support. I would like to be able to go to larger CF cards.
(*) No antireflective coating on the LCD.
(*) Raw Converter LE. There is nothing in the manual about using the raw converter. A version that allows picture processing before conversion is a must need.
(*) The 16MB XD Card that ships with the camera is a joke.
(*) No selectability on file compression except in Raw