There are countless number off times that I've been out and thought, If only I had my camera with me.
I don't know about most of you but I either don't remember to bring it or I just don't because it's just too darn cumbersome.
Today I bit the bullet and bought a Nikon Coolpix S570, just something I can keep in my purse to have when I need to capture that unexpected moment. It's smaller than my iPhone!
I had very little expectations of it having any features that I've been practicing, the latest being setting the custom white balance.
Oh, me of little faith, I was wrong!
My itty bitty Nikon point and shoot does indeed have custom setting for white balance and ISO settings. Who knew? Not clueless me apparently!
Thank goodness because I was dreading having to use the flash to take photos indoors of the day trip BFF Becky and I are taking on Saturday. Our hubby's are taking us for our birthdays, fun-ness!
Here's an example of the white balance settings courtesy of my grandma's lamp:
white balance Auto
ISO 400
white balance incandescent
ISO 400
ISO 400
Perfect? No, but it's easy to see what a difference it makes and it's super easy to set.
Looking forward to trying it out this weekend!
Bravely going where I've never gone before!
Nancy
wow. wow!! what a difference!!! i guess i need to start working on my custom white balance as well!
ReplyDeleteThat really made a huge difference, wow! It's really fun to play around with the settings, isn't it? =)
ReplyDeletegreat purchase you made! I bought a great P&S a few months ago and I'm finding that I use it sometimes more often than my DSLR. Gets into those tight spaces better.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea; I used to have a little point and shoot, but my toddler got a hold of it and dropped it with the lens extended and ruined it :( Might be time to think about getting another one to stash in my purse. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice! Some p&s cameras really do give you control over your shots, which is awesome!! Glad you are liking yours! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are great shots! You will definitely be happy that you always have a camera with you. I don't know how many shots I missed, before I finally forced myself to make sure I always had one with me.
ReplyDeleteSome of those little point and shoots are much better than people ever give them credit for! I had one years ago that I could use on full manual, I took that thing everywhere with me! Much easier than carrying around an SLR all the time. Now if I don't want to carry my SLR I usually slip one of my 35mm film cameras in my purse, although I secretly wish I had a phone with a camera.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I bought a cheap point and shoot to keep in my purse instead of lugging around the big camera. I wonder if mine has where I can set a custom white balance.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your new "toy!"
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