Andrew,
How is the 'speed' in handling, startup, auto focus, ect. In all honesty
I can usually live with the small sensor IQ, it's the damn slow handling
that gets me with the compacts.
Jim Couch
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I'm just playing with a new Sony TX-1 compact - got it to try out the
> robot cradle that goes with it. Not too impressed by that (slow,
> uncertain) but do like the 'sweep panorama' mode - just set the mode
> and swing around with the camera - it takes a series and then stitches
> them automatically. You have a choice of standard or wide - think 4:1
> and 7:1.
> Small sensor quality but fast and you can keep redoing it to get it
> right and it's real pano - swing not letterbox.
> I'm just stunned by the computing power involved to stitch and trim -
> couple of seconds to take and 3-4 more to process - in a tiny handbag'
> camera! Results are not at all bad with a tweak in Lightroom - bump
> the clarity and vibrance, sharpen a bit and use a gradient filter to
> correct lighting. I'll put some up soon.
> Now that the megapixel race is over, I think we're going to see some
> clever features showing up.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 28/10/2009, at 3:50 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>
>> Richard Man wrote:
>>
>>> Vertical are challenging but can be a lot of fun...
>>>
>>> "Must Be 29"
>>> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/20091023-126.jpg
>>>
>>>
>> Very nice capture ad great use of the panorama for vertically.
>>
>> I don't quite 'get' the tonality. 'Twere mine, it would look more like
>> this. <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Man/20091023-126.htm>
>>
>> Can't decide if I like it as is or with perspective "corrected".
>>
>>
>>> Bicycles
>>> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/20091023-127.jpg
>>>
>>>
>> Not as dramatic, but still good use of the form to see some thing
>> differently. Again, I'd use different tonality, which incidentally
>> adds
>> a bit of visual drama.
>> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Man/20091023-127.htm>
>>
>> Moose
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