And lo on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:43:40 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
<bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>> case; I don't think they're on the A5xx's though (without checking).  
>> OOC what's the input flap like on the A710, the A620's is a little  
>> finicky and I've no idea why they didn't make it the same slide and  
>> flip as the memory card slot.
>
> It's small, and rubber, and a little fiddly; I'm not sure what to  
> compare it too though!

It's annoying, everything else is a solid click-clunk then you get this  
bit of windscreen wiper rubber on the one set of slots you're likely to be  
most using. I don't get it I really don't.

>> I also wish it would save drive mode for the Program settings, I like  
>> my continous drive it's damn handy when you lack image stabilisation.
>
> Do you mean how you have to go and select it again every time you switch  
> to a Program mode? I've noticed that.

Yes to an extent, more along the lines of what's the point of it  
remembering the last settings you used except the drive mode. I tend to  
flick between the Children, and Foliage Scene modes and it keeps the drive  
setting, I'd just like a programmable 'middle-ground' setting I can swing  
the dial to and just keep my finger on the shutter, without having to turn  
on the screen and set the drive-mode every time.

> The 2-second delay is very handy for slightly longer exposures.

As I found out on my makeshift tripod :-)

> Although I also have image stabilisation in the A710 so it's probably  
> less annoying for me.

I don't think the A710 was out when I picked up mine, otherwise I'd have  
probably gone for that instead; mostly for the 6x op-zoom, but also for  
the image stabilisation. Then again if I get it now I'd miss the flip  
screen, I really wouldn't have got some shots without it.

> This camera is also the first device I've ever owned that had  
> tilt-meters for rotating images automatically. I laughed out loud the  
> first time I saw it in action... :)

Oh you mean on playback auto-rotating portrait shots on the screen? It can  
get a bit confused when you point it straight up though  
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65496354@N00/1113674091/ this was actually  
taken landscape with the plane flying towards the bottom left from my  
viewpoint. The camera switched it around and I kind of prefered it that  
way and so just left it.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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Phil Cook wrote:
>> Do you mean how you have to go and select it again every time you 
>> switch to a Program mode? I've noticed that.
> 
> Yes to an extent, more along the lines of what's the point of it 
> remembering the last settings you used except the drive mode. I tend to 
> flick between the Children, and Foliage Scene modes and it keeps the 
> drive setting, I'd just like a programmable 'middle-ground' setting I 
> can swing the dial to and just keep my finger on the shutter, without 
> having to turn on the screen and set the drive-mode every time.
Ah yes, "hold it right there!" - everyone freezes - "er, hang on," - you 
tit around with the camera for 12 seconds - "right then!" - too late, 
everyone's got bored / fallen over.

> Oh you mean on playback auto-rotating portrait shots on the screen?
Yep. I guess they're mainly there to make sure the image orientation is 
correct when the picture is taken, but it's quite nice that it flips 
them round in playback too.

> can get a bit confused when you point it straight up though 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/65496354@N00/1113674091/ this was actually 
Nice pic. Ditto straight down...

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"Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote in message
news:46e2ad9c@news.povray.org...

> I'm contemplating picking up a digital camera while I'm there. I'll be
able
> to get far better for far less there than here, even with customs duty.
I've
> never owned a digital camera, still using my mother's old film one.
>

Looks like a Canon powershot it is. What's a good store to buy a camera that
I'm not going to be ripped off at?

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