Little P&Ss all have limitations (especially shutter lag and low light issues), but a lot of those can be overcome or dealt with by learning a bit about photography.
Cameras that don’t offer manual controls mean you’re at the mercy of the camera’s decisions. When the light situation is perfect, the Auto functions do a pretty good job, but you don’t have much room for creativity nor the ability to overcome any difficult lighting situations.
Read the manual several times, attend a class, borrow some books and look online for tutorials.
I can guarantee you that some knowledge will help you make the most of your camera, since the quality of the results has a lot more to do with the photographer than with the camera.
A good photographer can coax some pretty wonderful images out of even the most basic camera, whereas even the very best camera can be useless in the wrong hands.
Yes, there are limits to the equipment, but MOST of the success or failure is up to the photographer.
Arguably my £500 Nikon D80 DSLR is point and shoot in Auto mode.
You pay you money and take your choice. Some lenses on compact cameras are better than their price tag. But when you squeeze stuff into a small body there are always compromises.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
If you have a good one, it is possible.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Little P&Ss all have limitations (especially shutter lag and low light issues), but a lot of those can be overcome or dealt with by learning a bit about photography.
Cameras that don’t offer manual controls mean you’re at the mercy of the camera’s decisions. When the light situation is perfect, the Auto functions do a pretty good job, but you don’t have much room for creativity nor the ability to overcome any difficult lighting situations.
Read the manual several times, attend a class, borrow some books and look online for tutorials.
I can guarantee you that some knowledge will help you make the most of your camera, since the quality of the results has a lot more to do with the photographer than with the camera.
A good photographer can coax some pretty wonderful images out of even the most basic camera, whereas even the very best camera can be useless in the wrong hands.
Yes, there are limits to the equipment, but MOST of the success or failure is up to the photographer.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
If you know what you’re doing, you can easily do that consistently.
July 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Arguably my £500 Nikon D80 DSLR is point and shoot in Auto mode.
You pay you money and take your choice. Some lenses on compact cameras are better than their price tag. But when you squeeze stuff into a small body there are always compromises.
January 15th, 2012 at 7:32 am
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