Powershot S3 IS

[NightZ88]

people, landscape...occassionally animals

den quite obviously, e answer is wide-converter..
i made a mistake by nt askin myself dat qn.. so i ended up gettin e wide-converter. when i'm more into wildlife..

 

[Jackals]

den quite obviously, e answer is wide-converter..
i made a mistake by nt askin myself dat qn.. so i ended up gettin e wide-converter. when i'm more into wildlife..

but sometimes i like to take pic from a distance....so now in a dilemma

 

[NightZ88]

but sometimes i like to take pic from a distance....so now in a dilemma

well, one thin to make sure.. do more shootin. dun worry too much abt. e accessories.. e more u shoot, e more familiar u'll be wif ur camera. den u'll know wat u miss more.. more distance or more wideness.

 

[felixcat8888]

well, one thin to make sure.. do more shootin. dun worry too much abt. e accessories.. e more u shoot, e more familiar u'll be wif ur camera. den u'll know wat u miss more.. more distance or more wideness.

I agree with Nightz on this. I find that I know the camera better now.

 

[Jackals]

txs guys, any idea how much is the wide converter going at?

 

[NightZ88]

btw, how do i do a burst-rate shotting?
couldn't find it in the manual

nt really burst-rate.. it's more like multi-frames shootin. it's on top of e camera too.. between e zoom knob and e on/preview knob. press dat button when ur camera is in ready-to-shoot mode.. look at e top of e LCD. one rectangular box means single frame.. one rectangular box wif e outline of two below it means multiple. and a little clock one means timer..

hope tis helps..

 

[Jackals]

nt really burst-rate.. it's more like multi-frames shootin. it's on top of e camera too.. between e zoom knob and e on/preview knob. press dat button when ur camera is in ready-to-shoot mode.. look at e top of e LCD. one rectangular box means single frame.. one rectangular box wif e outline of two below it means multiple. and a little clock one means timer..

hope tis helps..

txs for the prompt reply....just to check during shooting , the mode dial do u guys set to auto or P?

 

[radeonic]

M
P is a good choice to get started cos u do have some options
when u feel more comfortable, u can then switch to manual

 

[cerebrus]

well, one thin to make sure.. do more shootin. dun worry too much abt. e accessories.. e more u shoot, e more familiar u'll be wif ur camera. den u'll know wat u miss more.. more distance or more wideness.

Agree with this. Play with your camera for a month or two, see what you like to shoot. Then get the converter you need.

 

[cerebrus]

txs for the prompt reply....just to check during shooting , the mode dial do u guys set to auto or P?

Set it to P, you learn faster that way. Also gives you a bit more control.

 

[NightZ88]

txs for the prompt reply....just to check during shooting , the mode dial do u guys set to auto or P?

mine is always set to Av.. but everyone to his taste i presume.

 

[Jackals]

ok, will try these options during my next shoot.
txs guys for the advice!

 

[NightZ88]

ok, will try these options during my next shoot.
txs guys for the advice!

gd to hear dat.. e best way to learn is through trial and error.

 

[Whitelion]

Set it to P, you learn faster that way. Also gives you a bit more control.

Yeah .... am using P mode with ISO set to 80 .... am a beginner too

 

[felixcat8888]

txs guys, any idea how much is the wide converter going at?

I think the Canon one is $199. The Raynox one at 0.66x is going for $210 for the 58mm version. Go to Consumer's Corner for the MO by Morphis. There is a silver version from the raynox webby.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?p=2138534#post2138534

Other lenses too.

 

[tks]

Guys,

Just to share with you. Although I find the S1/2/3 an excellent camera, I also find it an excellent movie camera. For the past few years, I have put aside my Sony Viewcam. On holidays abroad, I bring along along my Canon and take all my movies using it. It's fantastic, I assure you. I have brought it everywhere, underwater, caves, mountain top, snow, on snowmobile, etc etc. Places where it would be too cumbersome to bring along both a camera and a video cam. So, don't forget to try the movie mode. At the end of the trip, I cut all the pictures and movies into a CD, now DVD.

I usually choose VGA @15fps. It's good enough for me. I take snippets of 30 secs to 1 or 2 minutes and delete those I do not like at the end of the day. There are certain things a picture cannot capture. A baby's first steps or words, a birthday song, your first skiing (and falling) etc. Sometimes, you want to capture the darkness of a place e.g. driving on a snowing winter night. If you use the camera, the flash goes off, or it is too dark. Using movie mode, you capture the scene as it is.

 

[eng_keow]

Guys,
So, don't forget to try the movie mode.

There are certain things a picture cannot capture. A baby's first steps or words, a birthday song, your first skiing (and falling) etc. Sometimes, you want to capture the darkness of a place e.g. driving on a snowing winter night. If you use the camera, the flash goes off, or it is too dark. Using movie mode, you capture the scene as it is.

Fully agreed :thumbsup: I was trying to take some pics for a group of children having games. The stills are good but the avi video clips speak a thousand words.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Can we upload video clips on this site?

 

[Jackals]

try here....

www.yousendit.com

 

[nakedtoes]

Guys,

Just to share with you. Although I find the S1/2/3 an excellent camera, I also find it an excellent movie camera. For the past few years, I have put aside my Sony Viewcam. On holidays abroad, I bring along along my Canon and take all my movies using it. It's fantastic, I assure you. I have brought it everywhere, underwater, caves, mountain top, snow, on snowmobile, etc etc. Places where it would be too cumbersome to bring along both a camera and a video cam. So, don't forget to try the movie mode. At the end of the trip, I cut all the pictures and movies into a CD, now DVD.

I usually choose VGA @15fps. It's good enough for me. I take snippets of 30 secs to 1 or 2 minutes and delete those I do not like at the end of the day. There are certain things a picture cannot capture. A baby's first steps or words, a birthday song, your first skiing (and falling) etc. Sometimes, you want to capture the darkness of a place e.g. driving on a snowing winter night. If you use the camera, the flash goes off, or it is too dark. Using movie mode, you capture the scene as it is.

Yea the movie capability is good.. i have use them on my friends ROM and an oversea trip.. Sometime short movie clips accompany photo shots will make the whole event a very memorable capture. With some free software u can edit and join the clips and make yr on DvD

 

[nakedtoes]

Going to join the S3 club.... :lovegrin: