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Canon SX60HS in Action
Nice results using the Teleconverter. Photoshop has a function called HDR Toning (Image/Adjustments) that I use to save underexposed images. It pulled a bit more detail out of the Kestrel photo. I bit more fiddling could probably even do a better job. Hope you don't mind. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Sorry if I missed this. You're right. Greater Sandplover. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
The Digital Teleconverter doesn't work with Raw so this needs to be switched off to set the Teleconverter otherwise it's "greyed out". It's best to keep all the questions and answers for one camera in one thread so that it's easy to follow. My personal preference is not to post in threads if... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Fair point on the tripod. One of the things I noticed trying to follow fast birds in the bushes ( Silvereyes and Tailorbirds) was the difficulty of keeping them in focus. I had a lot of out-of-focus images and few "keepers". This is true of the SX40 and SX50 as well though. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I don't do a lot of "bush bird"photography so I headed to the local park today to test out the sx60 on some challenging birds. The bushes had just been watered and the silvereyes were thrashing around in the damp leaves. The camera was set to jpeg and 2x Teleconverter Mode and Continuous burst... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Doing comparisons is always time consuming and difficult to get everything exactly the same. In looking at the exif the sx50 was set to Continuous and the sx60 was set to Single shooting. If no Self-timer was used then this could result in some finger vibration on each frame at low shutter... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I wanted to test the IS out again so I shot this Grey Heron at about 70 metres. As the subject didn't move it didn't cause the camera any problem. Using the Framing Assist - Lock Button steadied the image for the AF to lock on before I shot the frame. Second photo at full optical zoom - 1365 mm... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
The sx50hs ticks all the boxes for stills but was a bit short in the video area so I'm not surprised that you're seeing an improvement worth paying for. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I've got the Nikon P 500 and I wasn't impressed with Image Stabilising, although on a stable platform the images were ok. Canon's stabilising has always been the best. Neil -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I think you're right for that application. The AF is more accurate if the lens is stabilised first so Continuous would make sense. Neil -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Just for fun I went back over some of the California trip sx60 raw images and ran them through DPP HDR ( single Raw) and Vivid. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
They are processed jpegs. Color corrected/sharpened/noise reduction. Handheld but resting on a railing. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
It's been cloudy here for the last few days so the SX60 has been selecting higher iso (Auto) up to iso 640 and I noticed a lot of noise as a result. In these photos of the night herons in the local park I've had to use a noise filter. The last two are at full zoom with the 2x teleconverter... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
The egret was the closest at about 20 metres. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
The first 4 were taken resting on the window ledge of the hide. The Grey Heron was taken handheld using the lens button to help stabilisation at 750 mms at about 60 metres. There can be "jumping around"but you have to let it settle which might take a second or two. I had already walked about... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Here are a few images from the wetlands yesterday with the SX60. Out to about 1200 mm in bright/hazy light. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I'm still enjoying the video from the SX60 . It is better on a tripod or solid support but in the wooden hide you still get the occasional tremor. https://vimeo.com/109687505 Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
When we arrived at our hotel in Laguna Niguel,CA we found an international paddle board contest in progress. From the outside bar of the hotel on the cliff we had a sweeping view down to the beach. I set the SX60 up on my mini Manfrotto tripod... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
I'm still going through the images from California taken with the sx60hs. Most are from jpegs. Neil. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Here is some video I shot yesterday. Some with the Digital Zoom switched on ( kingfisher and Kentish plover) showing the zooming and some slow motion. These were shot on a small tabletop tripod not enough to stop some vibration through the wooden floor of the hide at these magnifications... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Nice test. I suspect that people's original issues with the IS when compared to SX50 is that the zoom is longer so therefore harder to stabilise at the long end. 1365 mm is out there. Nice. -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
Phil, I have C1 set for fast Continuous Bursts - no Raw and no AF between shots. I have start up zoom position longer too ( about half zoom). C2 is for Raw with AF. Neil -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
The Frame Assist button is a mechanical way of activating IS if it is not selected in the menu. You may not have it selected for several reasons , but the main one is if you usually have the camera on a tripod. I also noticed yesterday that it seemed to acquire focus more reliably if I used it... -
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Canon SX60HS in Action
As I mentioned earlier the Exif shows distance to subject but it shows a different number when the lens is zoomed. Does anyone know how we are supposed to use this? Neil.