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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    First serious play with the Sony. I think it'll do for me...🤗 Andy.
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    Brilliant! Thank you... Andy.
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    Thank you. Referenced prior to and after purchase. Essential settings dialed in but still plenty of questions to be answered and I can see this getting plenty of return visits. 😉 Andy.
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    A massive thank you to all for all your thoughts and advice. Bought one earlier in the week, dialed in a few recommended wildlife friendly settings (including BIF) and pretty much blown away by initial results! The step up from the SX50 is a huge one in just about every aspect and totally...
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    Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

    Considering an (expensive) upgrade to the newly crowned 'King', namely the RX10iv. So, I started with the Canon SX40 HS, currently use the SX50 HS and wondering if anyone has moved up to the Sony from either of these cameras (or maybe the SX60) and how you cope with what appears to be a...
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    Wearing glasses/spectacles whilst birding

    Sorry. Should have been more clear. My varifocal specs are fine. The strange issue with distant focus that I described occurs with multi-focal contacts!
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    Wearing glasses/spectacles whilst birding

    Just trialling some contacts with a view to losing varifocal specs for birding. Tried two combinations of multi-focals and suffered all the problems put forward above (poor distance vision for one*). Then tried mono-focal lenses (one for near, one for far). Certainly not for me (loss of...
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    Canon SX60HS in Action

    Can't honestly remember the last time I took a shot using the SX50 that wasn't at full zoom with 2x converter (this is my default setting on start up)! With BIF, I differ in that I use the 'sports' mode (not that it improves things by much). Cheers, AndyM
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    I have to say that after all this time with the SX50 I barely notice the poor EVF. I have the camera set to zoom to maximum on start up. I fix my eye on the subject and lift the camera to my eye. Switching on in this manner regularly gives me enough time to recall and fairly accurately locate...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Good to see that there are still a few of us left still plugging away at it...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    The SX50 won't go in your pocket but it will hang off your belt with ease. As an SX40/50 owner, I can think of no sane reason to digiscope unless you absolutely want to! I'd probably fire off a ton of shots and be on to the next subject before I'd got a scope/tripod/camera combo set up...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    CF, Just spent a ridiculous amount of time reading through the P900 thread. Initially I thought I was destined to part with some money for a new peice of kit. The wife thought so too! Glad I stuck with the thread until the end. The wife sends her regards :t: AndyM
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    They can't but you can bring the digital zoom up to around 100x without things getting too messy which gives the same results more or less. No way to save those settings though |=(| AndyM.
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Oh yes. Always. It's not brilliant but it does the job. AndyM.
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Rather inspired by the quality of images popping out of the SX50 at the moment. I agree that as yet, I personally see no reason to make the move to the SX60 (though I may have said that just before I moved from the 40 to the 50). |:$| So, a few more taken yesterday..
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Wow! That is excellent on so many levels... AndyM
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Okay, I usually use Nikon ViewNX2 with Neat Image for noise reduction (ALWAYS saving the original file as a .tiff for a lossless format during each process/save until finished). Canons DPP, that is bundled with the SX40/50/60, is quite adequate having just about all the tools you need including...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    About 10-15 metres away (full zoom, 2.0x - as usual). It was actually quite dull when it was taken and it amazes how, me just when you think the light is useless, it all turns out rather nicely. 'So sharp' but don't ever forget that with modern image manipulation software, a pigs ear is...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Very nice! A few more to add to the SX50 bump... AndyM
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    Canon SX60HS in Action

    In my experience, with both the SX40/50, images are always going to be 'soft' unless you have really good light and a close subject. I'm no expert but if there is one thing that I have gleaned from hanging around the SX forums, is that you cannot expect DSLR perfection from what is essentially...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    No reason why using shutter priority mode wouldn't work just as well alongside selected settings as used in the sports mode and saved to C1/C2. From a personal perspective, as I have C1 & C2 set for purposes other than BIF, whipping the dial round to Sports Mode is the easiest option. HTH...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    A couple more shots for the BIF/Sports Mode folder. Although still not brilliant, I feel that the SX50 is a lot better at dealing with this sort of thing than the SX40 ever was... AndyM
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Check out this post HERE Fiddle about around these settings until you find what works best for you. HTH, AndyM
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    I use superfine jpeg. A little extra brightness/contrast and a wee bit of sharpening. If needed, a bit of noise reduction (via Neat Image - the best in my opinion) and highlight/shadow protection. As I often use different programs to process the same image, I save the image that I'm working...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    A small amount of processing can make a bit of a difference. Nothing too fancy... AndyM
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