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Christopher Meisenzahl · Sep 22, 2002, 7:11 AM

I just bought a new Canon S200, this thing is great. Anyone else have one?

Any tips for using it?

Thanks in advance,
Christopher

Wapper · Oct 4, 2002, 5:14 AM

Got mine 1 month ago, still love it. To keep it short, things I love are:
- size!
- picture quality
- good pictures in auto mode, except low-light (Exp.compensation should be available also in auto mode)
- manual controls: AFL, AEL & long shutter
- remote control from PC
What I hate
- cannot choose shutter/aperture values
- shooting lag even with focus and exposure locked
- lousy and useless ZoomBrowserEX

I'm not a pro, in fact, I bought my first digicam 3 months ago. But it is amazing how greedy you can become when you get your hands on good cameras like this one.

About tips: make sure you try this remote control prog. You can even set exposure and aperture there! Too bad I don't have a laptop

Wapper

Newby · Oct 8, 2002, 1:09 AM

Yeah, I've got one. Have you noticed any white star shaped spots on your pictures when you use flash at night time? Especially when it's dusty. Have a look at what I mean from the attached picture.

Other than that, I think it's a pretty good camera. But that white star is annoying.

[Edited on 10-8-2002 by Newby]

Wapper · Oct 9, 2002, 3:14 AM

... it appears to be very common problem with compact cameras (not only digital ones). See<a href=http://webpages.charter.net/bbiggers/DCExperiments/html/spots_.html> this </a>and<a href=http://www.fujifilmsupport.com/faq/tech/spot/spot.htm> this </a>for explanations.

Wapper

Quote:

Originally posted by Newby
Yeah, I've got one. Have you noticed any white star shaped spots on your pictures when you use flash at night time? Especially when it's dusty. Have a look at what I mean from the attached picture.

Other than that, I think it's a pretty good camera. But that white star is annoying.

[Edited on 10-8-2002 by Newby]

Sep 22, 2002, 7:11 AM	#1
Christopher Meisenzahl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2	My first digicam, S200... I just bought a new Canon S200, this thing is great. Anyone else have one? Any tips for using it? Thanks in advance, Christopher

Oct 4, 2002, 5:14 AM	#2
Wapper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3	Powershot S200 Got mine 1 month ago, still love it. To keep it short, things I love are: - size! - picture quality - good pictures in auto mode, except low-light (Exp.compensation should be available also in auto mode) - manual controls: AFL, AEL & long shutter - remote control from PC What I hate - cannot choose shutter/aperture values - shooting lag even with focus and exposure locked - lousy and useless ZoomBrowserEX I'm not a pro, in fact, I bought my first digicam 3 months ago. But it is amazing how greedy you can become when you get your hands on good cameras like this one. About tips: make sure you try this remote control prog. You can even set exposure and aperture there! Too bad I don't have a laptop Wapper

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Oct 8, 2002, 1:09 AM	#3
Newby Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2	Yeah, I've got one. Have you noticed any white star shaped spots on your pictures when you use flash at night time? Especially when it's dusty. Have a look at what I mean from the attached picture. Other than that, I think it's a pretty good camera. But that white star is annoying. [Edited on 10-8-2002 by Newby]