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    Getting my first camera for birding. I have two options.

    In case anyone can relate or explain, I have noticed that my Canon SX70HS has trouble focusing on an object when the object is on a gradual background, like water or a road. Comments are welcome. I'm trying out the different settings for focus size but maybe it's more a technique problem. Thx
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    Getting my first camera for birding. I have two options.

    I think the sunlight in Brasil is likely more a factor of latitude. Our higher (north or south) latitudes have lower sun in general, which means weaker, I think. Not to mention that regional geography is more likely a factor in sunlight hours than hemisphere. Check out this map of sunlight...
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    Getting my first camera for birding. I have two options.

    Thank you for the considered feedback, @PaulCountyDurham. This is what I needed to hear. I know (or knew) that superzooms just cannot always give the results you get in sunny and up-close conditions, but somewhere along the line I forgot that and got swept up in the excitement. I do get...
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    Getting my first camera for birding. I have two options.

    I just had another look at this after having my SX70 for a week. I have not been able to get that kind of fantastically crisp detail, even with more light sometimes. I'm glad I can fiddle and find the adjustments I need to get better detail. EG I've just discovered a sharpness setting that can't...
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    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    2.5 years later, may I ask if you love this picture as much as I do. Yes, I meant the INFO button sliders in the Style Choices menu. I got that from your post. Thx
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    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    I know this is 2+ years old and I've read the entire conversation and I've tried some of the settings to improve sharpness and detail, but I still find it very annoying that the EVF looks SO GREAT when I'm taking shots, only to find the photo itself is not like that at all. I chalk it up to the...
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    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Oh oh, you mean the string attached to the neck strap and i didn't specify. Inside the lens cap there is a small plastic tab that i call a clip that can be used to secure the dangling cap to the neck strap so it doesn't dangle. I hope that's more clear now.
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    is bridge camera dead? Canon/other manufacturers are unwilling to come out with new one?

    My c2019 Huawei P30 Pro phone camera has a 5x optical periscope (ie sideways mounted for increased f) zoom lens. It takes reasonable observation record shots up to 50x if I'm desperate. Today there are phones that can almost do that in optical, plus they have much better processing algorithms...
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    What camera would be reccomend for a begginer?

    Yes, a good place to start and, for me, a good place to end. That is, I can do a lot with my superzoom, and the next step up in quality images means, at the same price, a basic DSLR, and, for more money and weight, the equivalent zoom range. I consider myself lucky to have the Canon SX70 HS...
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    Getting my first camera for birding. I have two options.

    I've tried a bunch of superzooms, and it's important to understand the compromises. They provide huge zoom ranges with a reasonable size of camera and lens and price but at the cost of really sharp photos unless you have good light (and even then you cannot compare the results with cameras with...
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    What I think would be the perfect birding (rather than bird photography) camera

    I'm new to the conversation and have been looking for someone to answer this question with this bit of info: the reason they use small sensors for superzooms, and give up quality for range, is that the physics of the smaller sensors with a reasonable amount of glass allows the superlong zoom. To...
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    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Hello, a couple of people mentioned the lens cap velcro, but I noticed when I bought the SX70 that the lens cap has a little clip to clip it to the neck strap.
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