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Tullio · Mar 10, 2006, 11:29 AM

Hi wf, yes I am indeed. I just wish the S2 hadthree things and it would be the absolute, perfect, #1 12X zoomcamera out there: 1) live histogram in REC mode (I became a big fan of this feature from the H1); 2)2.5" LCD (with the amount of information displayed on the LCD, a 1.8" LCD is pretty much unusable); and3)2 AA instead of 4.

Sunalei_Nvda · Mar 10, 2006, 1:32 PM

aranoid:Now THIS is my idea of where to take a lunch-time walk! Nice snaps!

Tullio · Mar 10, 2006, 4:48 PM

Thanks, Sunalei. It is a very nice area, no doubt about it. The good thing is, it's minutes from my work so I don't waste much time getting there and back.

montana500 · Mar 12, 2006, 2:43 PM

Tullio - I have an S2 as welland have found that in order to reduce a washed out look and overexposure, the camera needs to be at -1/3rd EV and low contrast in the "custom effect setting". Auto mode is just about useless on the S2.

Tullio · Mar 12, 2006, 3:02 PM

Hi montana500, I really miss not having live histogram in REC modeon the S2. It would help eliminate exposure issues before taking the picture rather than after the fact. I too prefer the image tobe more on the under exposed sidebut I don't thing it works all the time. If you are in the woods with no bright subject (i.e. waterfalls) that could potentially offset the exposure, then 0 EV is fine. As for the effect setting, I found ether VIVID or CUSTOM with increased sharpness to be the best (to my taste, of course).

montana500 · Mar 12, 2006, 3:26 PM

Tullio- I can tell you from alot of experience that even in the woods, the S2 at the default EV and medium-high contrast setting will overexpose and wash out many of your images .... even at optimal lighting conditions (sunset, sunrise times). It's simply not a point and shoot camera, and the small sensor size requires some tweaking to get it to perform at it's best.

Tullio · Mar 12, 2006, 9:15 PM

I'll take your word for it. Next time, I'll experiment with the exposure set to -1/3 EV.

montana500 · Mar 12, 2006, 9:19 PM

By the way I thought the road and moss tree pics were excellent. Was your sharpening set to max in custom mode?

Tullio · Mar 12, 2006, 9:21 PM

Thank you!

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Mar 10, 2006, 11:29 AM	#11
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Hi wf, yes I am indeed. I just wish the S2 hadthree things and it would be the absolute, perfect, #1 12X zoomcamera out there: 1) live histogram in REC mode (I became a big fan of this feature from the H1); 2)2.5" LCD (with the amount of information displayed on the LCD, a 1.8" LCD is pretty much unusable); and3)2 AA instead of 4.

Mar 10, 2006, 1:32 PM	#12
Sunalei_Nvda Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	aranoid:Now THIS is my idea of where to take a lunch-time walk! Nice snaps!

Mar 10, 2006, 4:48 PM	#13
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Thanks, Sunalei. It is a very nice area, no doubt about it. The good thing is, it's minutes from my work so I don't waste much time getting there and back.

Mar 12, 2006, 2:43 PM	#14
montana500 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 113	Tullio - I have an S2 as welland have found that in order to reduce a washed out look and overexposure, the camera needs to be at -1/3rd EV and low contrast in the "custom effect setting". Auto mode is just about useless on the S2.

Mar 12, 2006, 3:02 PM	#15
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Hi montana500, I really miss not having live histogram in REC modeon the S2. It would help eliminate exposure issues before taking the picture rather than after the fact. I too prefer the image tobe more on the under exposed sidebut I don't thing it works all the time. If you are in the woods with no bright subject (i.e. waterfalls) that could potentially offset the exposure, then 0 EV is fine. As for the effect setting, I found ether VIVID or CUSTOM with increased sharpness to be the best (to my taste, of course).

Mar 12, 2006, 3:26 PM	#16
montana500 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 113	Tullio- I can tell you from alot of experience that even in the woods, the S2 at the default EV and medium-high contrast setting will overexpose and wash out many of your images .... even at optimal lighting conditions (sunset, sunrise times). It's simply not a point and shoot camera, and the small sensor size requires some tweaking to get it to perform at it's best.

Mar 12, 2006, 9:15 PM	#17
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	I'll take your word for it. Next time, I'll experiment with the exposure set to -1/3 EV.

Mar 12, 2006, 9:19 PM	#18
montana500 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 113	By the way I thought the road and moss tree pics were excellent. Was your sharpening set to max in custom mode?

Mar 12, 2006, 9:21 PM	#19
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Thank you!