Oh Stan...the camera man (and other camera gurus).....HELP?????

[TinysMom]

My Kodak that I hate/love takes pretty good pics but eats batteries like crazy - I went through 8 batteries yesterday taking about 80 pics.

My Nikon is sorta dying because sometimes I get what looks like a thumb over the lens - but I don't have my thumb anywhere near there.

I tried another camera last year and took it back but I've been eying cameras a lot...I was looking at a Nikon (I love the Nikon) but I got to playing around and got a FujiFilm FinePix S1500.

I'm really in shock - this is the first time I've been able to take pictures of Zeus where he really stands out and looks white and he doesn't look like a big blob.

I'd like to hear if others have bought this before - I have 30 days to decide to keep it or return it....

I'll post pics later today (I hope).


Edited because I went through 8 batteries - not 6....

 

[Elf Mommy]

I don't know much about the camera. Can't wait to see the pictures of Zeus...and...um...other bunnies

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

I have the Fuji Finepix S1000fd and so far no complaints from me. Mine takes great pictures of the kids.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

It is a step up from the point and shoot cameras.They are a compact super zoom SLR type camera, just below the DSLR cameras. Fujifilm seems to make one of these cameras every six months. This might be the camera for you.

I like the 2.8 lens and the 33mm wide lens (I prefer it should of been wider). You should get rechargeable batteries. There are new ones that are already charged up and they last along time.

 

[undergunfire]

Peg...show us the pictures! I want to see how the camera works :biggrin2:.

I have a Canon Rebel and sometimes I still get ratties who look like white blobs. It is almost impossible to get good pictures of Toodles the kitty because he is black.

Of course....I still don't fully know how to use my camera. I found a setting that I like color-wise...but I need good light or else the shutter speed is slow. Any ideas, Stan??

 

[TinysMom]

I'm really pleased with the pictures I'm getting so far. Zeus is so hard to photograph....but I'm so pleased with these pics.

They have a feature - I don't know what its called (haven't read the manual yet) where it puts a square box in the middle of the viewer and I center what I want in it - and then whatever is in that box shows up as the full picture...there are two sizes each in two formats (landscape and portrait).

Have I confused you yet?

I'll upload pics in a few minutes...

 

[TinysMom]

I've taken 161 pictures on this set of four batteries (so far) - far cry from the 80 I took the other day on my Kodak and it took 8 batteries for those...


This was picture #50...unedited...

Still waiting for the others to upload...

 

[TinysMom]

Elf Mommy wrote:

I don't know much about the camera. Can't wait to see the pictures of Zeus...and...um...other bunnies

Yes yes yes....I'll get a picture of Victor this week...and I'll try to do other bunnies too.

 

[TinysMom]

More of the pics...

 

[TinysMom]

I think he disapproves of getting his picture taken so much...

 

[TinysMom]

I think these were all taken on the same color setting because I was afraid to play around too much and I liked what I was getting..

 

[Pet_Bunny]

undergunfire wrote:

I found a setting that I like color-wise...but I need good light or else the shutter speed is slow. Any ideas, Stan??

Are you talking about the Portrait Mode Setting on your camera? I am not familiar with Canons. I always shoot Manual with my camera, so I have full control of of my settings.

For the dark (black kitties), there is an exposure compensation button on my camera which I adjust to +3 so it lightens up the picture.

On the white blobs (ratties), I set my flash to a lower flash power, so it only fills light in the dark spots.

 

[TinysMom]

 

[Pet_Bunny]

TinysMom wrote:

They have a feature - I don't know what its called (haven't read the manual yet) where it puts a square box in the middle of the viewer and I center what I want in it - and then whatever is in that box shows up as the full picture...there are two sizes each in two formats (landscape and portrait).
Have I confused you yet?

1. Is that the focus mark that shows you where the focus point is?

2.Or the frame of the picture that gives you the landscape or portrait view of the picture?

Did I confuse you?

 

[TinysMom]

Oh Stan....I'm not sure what to say - I just went to grab the manual and in trying to stash it from Zeus...I hid it from myself too!

Basically - when I go to take a picture - I can look at the viewer and see what fills it. If I push this button - I get a rectangle (small or large) in the viewer in the center area. By using this button - the ONLY thing that shows up in the picture is what is in that smaller boxed area. Its like it spreads out what is in that box to fill the whole frame?

The box has two sizes and two options - it starts with landscape - a larger box - then a smaller box - then if I push the button again I get a portrait orientation - larger box - then smaller box.

Clear as mud?

 

[TinysMom]

This is a good example - I used the smaller box to focus in on Zeus' nose and face for a close-up...

 

[Pet_Bunny]

The wide angle lens is working good for you for all situations. Use the telephoto lens only in situations if the lightingis verybright or only for outside pictures.

Did you try the flashin your pictures yet?

 

[TinysMom]

These are pictures of Zeus from April - same bedroom (we alternate between three comforters due to having bunnies on the bed so much...)...

 

[TinysMom]

Pet_Bunny wrote:

The wide angle lens is working good for you for all situations. Use the telephoto lens only in situations if the lightingis verybright or only for outside pictures.

Did you try the flashin your pictures yet?

Nope - not yet. I may try it later tonight...

I'm waiting for the pictures of our supper to upload so you can see the color range we're getting.

 

[TinysMom]

Here is how a box of spring mix turned out for colors..