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Hayzer ALL ROUND DESTINATION EXPERT
| Subject: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:53 am | |
| Just thought I would start a new topic instead of cluttering up the review section. As yet I haven't replaced my lost digital camera but intend to soon with the Panasonic TZ 10 http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ10_ZS7/ Mark your camera should get decent wide angle results with a 28mm lens, i see from the picture there is a zoom button with which you can select either wide angle (W) or zoom/telephoto (T) pressing the W side of the rocker button should give you the wide angle setting _________________ |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:17 am | |
| That, I think would be my choice as well H, on the review I saw which gave a youtube like demo the only slight flaw was the zooming in on video filming where if I remember there is a slight distortion of the sound. The photo side was brilliant I will try and find the review again and post it here |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:47 am | |
| Right found the review it just slight juddering on the close zoom
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC_TZ10_ZS7/
run the film of it a good review it also tells you 4 other cameras to review if you like this one |
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Mark Majorca Mad
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:40 am | |
| What I want to know is, is what the second 'dial' on the top does. It appears to have 'W' on the left... which I assumed was for selecting wide angle?
So, according to H, the camera I linked before, I just effectively 'zoom out' to instigate wide angle shots?
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Mark Majorca Mad
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:21 pm | |
| I'm sort of understanding it a little better now, I'm looking for something that perhaps isn't there. On my old 35mm (film) camera, I had to actually unscrew (unclick would be more accurate) the lens and fit another one, - the wide angle lens that I had was 10 - 22mm, so the scope was far greater obviously. |
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Daryn Admin
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:36 pm | |
| It looks very good Ill look at that one, Ive still not bought a new camera but wanting them nightshots and the panoramic view _________________ |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:00 pm | |
| I don't think its so good with night shots Daryn at least not with the video side of it. |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:15 pm | |
| I have the W and T option on my panasonic, if your in picture taking mode, move the button towards the T it zooms in. If you move it toward W it zooms out again.
If your in picture viewing mode moving the button toward W shows muti pictures on the 3in screen. but now panarama picture mode on mine FS20 |
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Hayzer ALL ROUND DESTINATION EXPERT
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:39 pm | |
| I think most compact cameras when switched on are set to their widest angle setting in your case Mark MM and in the case of my TZ6 25mm.
I am not sure what the widest angle lens available on a compact camera is, I have seen a small cheap Olympus claiming to be 24mm nut the lens looked to small to be of a decent quality. The Leica 25mm on the Panasonic cameras is a very high quality one.
The other camera worth considering is the one Yosef has http://cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC_HX5/ There is very little between then in level of performance and if panoramic pictures are something that interests you the Sony is the better option as it has a dedicated panoramic setting which does all the tricky work for you.
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:03 pm | |
| Comets are selling Sony w350 at half price £99 this Easter , 26mm lens, 14 meg pix, HD movie , panoramic sweep but only 4X zoom the down bit
don't know how good it is ?
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Mark Majorca Mad
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:52 pm | |
| I can't see anything wrong at that price del |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:54 pm | |
| Maybe one for Wirral to consider over the Kodak |
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WirralScouse DE/Prophet of Doom
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:58 pm | |
| If you experts think it a better buy than the Kodak I will look at it.I don't use the zoom that much though it is a useful facility.What's the diff between optical zoom and zoom? Son is coming on Sunday for dinner so I will get him to load my photos and give me a tutorial.My Olympus FE-330 is 5X optical zoom so there's not much difference there (only 25%). |
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delboy Mad Destination Expert
| Subject: Re: Wide angle digital cameras Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:16 pm | |
| Well optical is what you want, digitial is an extra zoom which is poor quality zoom that is there beyond optical. I don't know much about the Sony as I haven't gone into the reviews on it. According to Comet it has been reduced from £199 to £99 so a big saving. However they may have been dearer than other suppliers and the saving may not be as high as they say Wirral. I'm sure Yosef and H will give their views on it but for me zoom is everything Shots like this are too far away but using the camera's max optical zoom |
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