Just announced and looks pretty impressive on specs. Seven megapixel, big screen, enough features that you'll need to bring a kid along to explain them to you. Two hour submersion up to 3m. <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp> We'll have to see what the reviewers have to say. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Greetings, A convention gets me to Myrtle Beach in mid March. I will have my kayak with me and would like some recommendations for day trips in the area. I have a copy of A. Bannon's "Sea Kayaking the Carolinas" but first hand info seems to be the most reliable. Thanks in advance Hal "Power your boat with carbohydrates not hydrocarbons" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Mike wrote: - >Just announced and looks pretty impressive on specs. >Seven megapixel, big screen, enough features that >you'll need to bring a kid along to explain them to you. >Two hour submersion up to 3m. <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp> G'Day Michael, As you say looks impressive, particularly the description of the screen. Noticed the camera has shake reduction but not image stabilisation. Can anyone explain the difference and compare the performance of each? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
PeterO wrote: > Noticed the camera has shake reduction but not image stabilisation. Can > anyone explain the difference and compare the performance of each? I assume they are the same thing and that the marketeers assume people won't understand "image stabilization" as well as "shake reduction" Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Image stabilization seems to imply either the lens or the sensor moves to eliminate shaking, it sounds like this camera uses digital processing to eliminate the appearance of shaking. i.e. the sensor gets an image which includes shake, but it is reduced by post- processing. On Feb 22, 2007, at 4:32 PM, Michael Daly wrote: > PeterO wrote: > >> Noticed the camera has shake reduction but not image >> stabilisation. Can >> anyone explain the difference and compare the performance of each? > > I assume they are the same thing and that the marketeers assume > people won't understand "image stabilization" as well as "shake > reduction" > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Daly wrote: > I assume they are the same thing and that the marketeers assume people > won't understand "image stabilization" as well as "shake reduction" I assumed wrong - as someone pointed out offline. The web page I pointed you to indicates "Image Stabilization = No". Reading between the lines in the description of Shake Reduction (SR), it appears it adjusts the shutter speed/effective ISO# to be faster when there's a whole lot a' shakin' goin' on. In reviews of digital cameras I've seen in the past, high ISO settings yield poorer quality images - effectively grainier IIRC. Having used a film camera with image stabilization (IS) (Canon SLR), IS can be a good thing, yielding about a half to a full stop extra exposure without motion blur in most situations. SR is no doubt easier to do as it needs no extra moving parts, just a motion detector (accelerometer - ok, a wiggly part) and some software. IS (at least in my old Canon) required a motor driven optical widget in the lens, which sucked down the battery if used too much. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have the w20 (just got it...) and it is a nice camera - the shake reduction is not the same as image stabilization - basically what it does is to crank the ISO sensitivity up higher if needed. see: >Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode that reduces camera shakes and >blurring of the subject when photographing still images. The >sensitivity is adjusted automatically, to as high as the ultrahigh >sensitivity of ISO 3200, to match the brightness of the subject. >This enables for photography with fast shutter speeds, and images >with less blurs can be obtained. The w30 looks like a small but nice improvement. I have had the original 33WR for several years and have been very pleased with its use as a paddling camera. It has rolled with me and been in the surf several times. Mike At 11:27 AM 22/02/2007, you wrote: >Just announced and looks pretty impressive on specs. Seven >megapixel, big screen, enough features that you'll need to bring a >kid along to explain them to you. Two hour submersion up to 3m. > ><http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp> > >We'll have to see what the reviewers have to say. > >Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Daly wrote on 2/22/2007 2:27 PM, : > Just announced and looks pretty impressive on specs. Seven megapixel, > big screen, enough features that you'll need to bring a kid along to > explain them to you. Two hour submersion up to 3m. I have the current Pentax W series camera, and while it takes great pictures (and has survived on my PFD in salt water many times), the view screen is terrible. This should be a big improvement, but I'd want to look at one in sunlight to believe it... *"2.* New LCD monitor that is bright and easily viewable The Optio W30 is equipped with a high-intensity 2.5-inch LCD monitor with an LCD Bright Mode that can adjust the brightness of the screen as necessary, making it easy to view the screen even outdoors, where there is strong sunlight. AR (Anti-Reflection) coating, which controls and reduces reflections caused by light, is also used for the monitor, making the screen be even more visible outdoors." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Got one of them for Christmas, so far I am very impress with the results. the photos are crisp and clear. Never had a chance to try it in the water, however took it during snow storm and got pretty wet and work just fine. you can see for yourself some of the photos I took with them, they are all cropped but not retouched. http://www.finfond.net/marc1/photos/index.php Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Daly" <mikedaly_at_magma.ca> > Just announced and looks pretty impressive on specs. Seven megapixel, big > screen, enough features that you'll need to bring a kid along to explain > them to you. Two hour submersion up to 3m. > > <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp> > > We'll have to see what the reviewers have to say. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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