Seriously, I am already sick for a week and I don’t have the luxury of staying at home. Apart from that, there isn’t anything much that I would love to blog about either.
Well this entry definitely isn’t a whiny one all about how sick I am etc…
It’s about = = => I finally gotten my 1st compact camera. It has been a struggling thought of buying from reputable retailers or some sneaky outlets for the past few days.
Benefits of purchasing from sneaky outlets mentioned in the forum, fear of getting something inferior and con. In support of Calvin and also partly the availability of being able to service the purchase in instalments, I bought my Canon IXUS 870 IS at Best Denki($549).
Expensive right?? With further news that Lainey gotten her DSLR 1000D at a price very similar to mine, I nearly wanted to ask her to get me one as well so as to balance the cost.
$1100+ a DSLR and a compact camera…LOL…
Anyway I love my new camera and let’s just ignore the price and talk more about the functions and ability of it.
If you read about the reviews, it seems to be such a perfect camera, nice color however there is no perfection and to be frank, every camera has its good and bad points.
If you read most of the reviews, it seems to be such a perfect camera, nice colour, wide angle lens, latest DIGIC 4 technology, 3inch LCD screen, 4x optical zoom etc. Oh yah, the button is cool!!
Pics quoted off website(do note in europe, they call it SD880IS)
However there is no perfection and to be frank, every camera has its good and bad points. Some things to note about this camera, it does not have an optical view finder, you have to rely on the LCD screen for shots.
This is perfectly fine for me as it looks weird to use the optical view finder on compact cameras. The camera does not have those build in mode like portrait, landscape etc and if you are comparing to its earlier version, this camera isn’t really meant for those clueless people that really point and shoot.
Well, looking from 2 different perspective, it offers you a chance to learn more about aperture, white balance, ISO, etc…you can do a lot more on this small little camera.
Well of course, its bulky compared to others but Canon is considered the best in the high end camera's section and if you compare between similar brands, its definitely worth to pay a slight premium for this camera.
Of course, this is not a camera review site, so i am not going to write some 2 pages essay on a camera.
Overall, I am in love with this camera!! I did a little testing when i reached home today.
The freebies i have gotten. There are more not shown here =)
Close up Shots of My Mum's beautiful Orchids
Playing with the colouration. It offers you the choice to tune the white balance you prefer.
Trying its wide angle lens as well as its shutter speed. Both pics were taken at the same timing 7pm. The Difference in the brightness.
Will go for more testing tomorrow especially on its wide angle lens. One day if i decide to get a DSLR, this compact camera definitely won't lose its status! LOVE IT!!!
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