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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    Hi Andy, I had the Canon SX50 and became very frustrated with it. I soon realised that there are more important things than just reach. The Sony is in a different league (which, to be fair, it should be, given the price.) It's a bulkier camera, and it still struggles in low light, but its...
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    Please Name This Bird

    And people give KenM a hard time for his BOC shots!!😂
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    Help needed with RX10-iv workflow

    I can't see any other way of doing it other than the one I outlined in my previous reply, which as you say is what you're already doing. I don't actually use this function myself. I tend to just delete on the camera any groups of images that are obviously no good, then I transfer the rest to my...
    • MalR
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    • Forum: Sony
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    Help needed with RX10-iv workflow

    I'm not sure if this is exactly what you want, but if you take a burst of shots and then ungroup them when you look at them on the LCD screen, press the function button. This will bring up a screen Send to Smartphone. Scroll down and select Multiple Images. Scroll through the images and press...
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    Beginner

    Probably a good idea to give some indication of your budget. That will likely rule out some options. Malcolm
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    comparison G9-ii and Om1

    This video gives you something of what you're looking for. Malcolm
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    Moth ID – North East UK

    Thanks, Richard. Like you, I'm very much a beginner. I often find that the illustrations in my ID guide look much neater and clearer than the "real thing", so I struggle to convince myself as to the ID. Malcolm
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    Moth ID – North East UK

    Could anyone help me with the ID of this moth, please? Many thanks. Malcolm
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    Beetle – North East UK 8/9/23

    Thanks for the feedback, and thanks to The Fern for the link. Western Conifer Seed Bug does look like a good match. I also appreciate the heads-up about the difference between bugs and beetles. I think I've always thought of "bugs" as being a bit of a general catch-all term for insects...
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    Beetle – North East UK 8/9/23

    My wife found this beetle in the house last night, and I'd be grateful for any help with ID. The nearest I could come up with was either box bug or dock bug. We live in a typical suburban area with gardens, mature trees etc, although there is open farmland within a few hundred metres of the...
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    Moth – North East UK

    Many thanks for your quick reply, Allen. Much appreciated. (y) Malcolm
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    Moth – North East UK

    My daughter came across this moth while clearing out her garage today, and took the photo with her phone. Might it be one of the Dart species? Any help with ID would be much appreciated. Thanks. Malcolm
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    Flowering plant – North East UK

    Thank you all for your replies. (y) That's a new plant for me.
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    Flowering plant – North East UK

    I noticed this plant on a riverside walk on the outskirts of Durham today. It was growing abundantly, but what caught my attention was that it had three colour forms: white, pink/lilac, and something in between. I wondered if it could be phlox. Some online research suggested that might be the...
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    Auto-focus problem

    It's a long shot, but have you got the focus limiter on the lens set on 3m to infinity? If so, then the lens won't focus on anything closer than 3m. Admittedly, this is usually more of an issue of you're photographing plants or insects etc, as you're rarely going to be that close to a bird. But...
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    Night-time call – North East UK

    Well, I've been in touch with my friend, who has contacted his son. He says it is a genuine recording of a bird which was either on the roof of his house last night or somewhere in the trees very close by. So, on that basis, presumably the original ID as the warbling/ocarina call of a tawny owl...
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    Night-time call – North East UK

    No offence taken. Knowing my friend as I do, he wouldn't try to play such a practical joke on me. He just isn't that type. However, whether his son has done this as a joke, I don't know. I took it at face value (as did my friend), but I'll contact him and get him to ask his son if it was sent...
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    Night-time call – North East UK

    Actually, I hadn't considered that. You may be on to something there. ;) I did try to convert the video clip to audio only, but the format wasn't recognised when I tried to attach the file, by which time my technical skills were exhausted. Many thanks for the help. Malcolm
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    Night-time call – North East UK

    A friend of mine sent me the attached video clip in the hope I could identify the bird call. His son recorded the bird from his home at 9.50pm yesterday. The house has a lot of mature trees nearby. I presume it's some sort of owl call. Tawny, perhaps? But I can't recall hearing anything like...
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    Blue fungus North East UK

    Many thanks for your quick and very helpful reply, Butty. (y) As always, it's much appreciated. Malcolm
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    Blue fungus North East UK

    Could anyone help me with the ID of this please? Several of them were growing low down on a log by the side of a footpath. The larger (presumably more mature?) specimens appeared paler than this one, with the blueish colour having faded somewhat. Many thanks. Malcolm
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    Flower ID – North East UK

    Thanks to you both for your replies. (y) With regard to Xenospiza's advice, I did make a point of including some of the leaves rather than just the flowerhead. But I'll take your advice on board for any future puzzlers. Very useful to know. Thanks again. Malcolm
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    Flower ID – North East UK

    Can anyone help with the ID of this, please? It was growing in fair profusion along a riverside path at the foot of a heavily wooded bank. Malcolm
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    New OM-1

    This brings back memories. I had a Pentax P30n and a Sigma 400mm lens. I seem to recall that I once got a reasonable shot of a turnstone on the beach at Bamburgh. But I soon gave up until the joys and freedoms of digital came along. Still, it was fun (if expensive) trying. Malcolm
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    Skipper butterfly North East UK

    Many thanks, Jos.(y)
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