£150 - £200 for a compact but good MP Camera?

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Hi guys

I currently have a Fuji S7000 but the fiancé can't get on with it and all her pictures are blurry and she's not happy with it. As I work all day it's down to her to get some nice pictures of my growing 8 month old when he's playing etc......

So I'm selling the Fuji and want a compact digital camera that has a fast shutter speed due to the issues above and that has good mega pixel......?

Can anyone recommend one or a few for me to read up on please??

Not clued up with camera's so I'm hoping you guys can help :)

Thanks!!!
 
This is maybe not what you want to hear but this sounds like a technique issue rather than an equipment one. The S7000 should be perfectly capable of taking indoor baby shots without too much difficulty.

P mode with the onboard flash and an ISO setting of 200 or 400 should give you acceptable results.
 
I'm a novice to be very honest, and your comments are more than welcome ;)

I'll sit down tonight and have a look!!

But if my other half still isn't happy (let's not go there) would you be able to point me in the direction of a good compact make/model?

Thanks for your help !
 
I'm not up on the current compacts so I can't really give you anything useful to go on I'm afraid. However I'd be more than happy to help if I can with your current camera.
 
Thanks very much

I have set it as per your instructions and just took a few pictures in the living room, they look a bit bright/white not sure if thats correct?

I factory reset it at Xmas as I thought that all the tweaking I'd done may have buggered it up, so it's all at default at the minute.

I was brought a copy of 'Understanding Exposure' as an Xmas present but haven't had time to sit and read it as yet, was hoping that may get my head round all the settings on my camera?

Cheers
 
Indoor shots with a small direct flash like the one on the S7000 can be a bit harsh and may look a bit overlit, if you've got some image processing software you'll be able to bring the brightness down to a more normal looking level but you'll lose a bit of detail in the really bright areas. Ideally you want to get the exposure right to start with.

Can you try something for me: Keep the camera in P mode & ISO 400 but turn the flash off and take a photo of the room just with the normal lights on. Don't worry about getting a decent image, I'm not interested in what it looks like, instead could you post the settings for shutter speed and aperture that the camera has chosen. That'll give me an idea of whether or not you can get away without flash (chances are not but it's worth a go.)

That's a good book, it gives a great insight into how the various settings interact and how to choose what to use. Bear in mind though that it's written for SLRs so you'll not be able to replicate some of the shallow depth of field stuff with the S7000. This is because the S7000's sensor is a lot smaller than 35mm film so the depth of field produced by a particular aperture is a lot larger than the equivalent on a 35mm camera.
 
Hi there

I had P6 F2.8 on the LCD when I took when I took the picture? Is that the info your after? Sorry I said I was a novice :(

My main problem is that my son is young and wobbles a lot when I or my fiancé try to take a picture of him playing with his toys etc, they always come out blurry as he's constanly moving, if I could get clear crisp snaps all the time I'd be over the moon!! :)

Thanks for your help so far
 
Yeah, that's what I was after. Basically the camera is metering to give you an exposure of 1/6s at f/2.8 - at that shutter speed it's impossible to hand hold and get sharp images, let alone ones of someone who's moving about.

Flash therefore is your only option to generate enough light to let you get the shutter speed down to something that will stop movement, ideally 1/60s - 1/100s or that kind of area.

Can you try the same trick again but with the flash this time and let me know the same info off the LCD.
 
Hi mate

Ah I see what you mean, I'm at work now but I will do the same tonight when I get in, thanks ever so much for your help and explaination......

I may keep this camera and try for btter shots in this case :)
 
I just tried what you said and it said 60 F2.8?

That's with the flash on?


I would like to get some macro pictures of my son's face so would I need a flash on for that and how can I stop the blurr of his movements?

Many thanks
 
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