LowRyter

I have an A57 and real like it. I've not had a need to replace it despite all the newer cameras. The hot ticket when I bought mine was the Tamron SP 70-300. It's good quality and reasonably priced, ...

I applied the settings as recommended.  Took shots with Aperture priority with both "standard" and "vivid" settings with the recommended enhancements.  Images appeared clearer and sharper, perhaps ...

pan shots can be fun.  The logical thing is to use "sports mode".  The only issue with that is it freezes action and you may not get the blurred background portraying the panning motion of speed.  ...

I think I could just carry my big camera vs carry all that.   but thanks.

Bruce, I didn't mean to upset you. What I was saying is that I had previously been to the screen you that you posted (by trail and error) and when I went back to camera I had forgotten the steps- ...

appreciate your comments.  I just "cant' get there from here" regarding how to make the "picture settings" being referred to. I think I am just lost now and will set it on "auto" and be done with ...

I purchased the camera for a month's trip to NYC and Europe.  I think the autumn shot you took is pretty good. I am curious about your favorite mode?  iA? BTW- I played with the ISO and had no luck ...

as I said, the Panasonic was a poor choice despite the glowing DP reviews here (and still current product) but with expensive $600 price tag.   I wanted a travel camera to take to Europe. I am not ...

I should have said 'over exposed' above when mentioning extended exposures.

Sounds like we agree.  Except, I don't consider this camera "cheap" at $600.  I was actually considering the Sony RX and Pixel phone instead of this camera.  And really, the quality is closer to a ...

That seems odd to me.  I thought the 1" sensor was quite large for a compact camera.  At any rate, this means taking long exposure really isn't an option with this camera. So there really is no way ...

As best as I can determine, "picture settings" listed above are only available for RAW processing. That does seem odd, since RAW is best for post processing. I only take jpg. Perhaps I would be ...

Another issue I had with the camera is my propensity to get fingerprints on the lens.  I could even do it when the camera was off and my thumb would go with through the lens covers. I cleaned the ...

Thanks so much for the advice. As I said, I had no luck lengthening the exposure due to the fact that the aperture could't stopped down beyond f/8 and would only over expose, even when going max ...

anyone?

I purchased this travel camera for a recent vacation. I purchased it based on recommendation (and budget) from DP Review. I am single lens shooter (Sony A57 + lenses) and found the transition to ...