Digital Camera recommendations ...

[Bob Hemus]

Aakin N. Patel wrote:

>: ; Some do better than others. I just recently bought the Canon S1 IS, and 
>: ; the settings on there let you do some really cool things. 
>: ; 
>: ; Here's 2 shots taken one right after another, for comparison. The first
>: ; one is regular exposure, the second was with a longer shutter exposure.
>: ; It's shaky because my hand is... can't fault the camera for that. But
>: ; the difference in light quality ought to be a good indicator.
>: ; 
>: ; Regular shot: http://aakin.net/pics/2004-12-14--darkshot.jpg
>: ; Prolonged shot: http://aakin.net/pics/2004-12-14--nightshot.jpg
>: 
>: Stunning difference! So the S1 IS has exposure settings that lets you do 
>: night shots like that? Nice.
>
>Yah. It actually has a pretty comprehensive set of manual controls, for
>a low end camera, which is why I bought it. I've been getting more and
>more interested in photography as of late, and saw this as a good camera
>to learn on.
>- Aakin
>
I like both pix.  Too bad you didn't have a tripod and remote shutter cable.
Bob