hi i've just got tis camera. hope all similar camera user could step forward to share your experience.
archie2000 said:hi i've just got tis camera. hope all similar camera user could step forward to share your experience.
michhy said:Welcome I'm using the same one too
felixcat8888 said:How is the performace as compared to the Canon S2 IS or the Panasonic FZ-5? and the big bro the S-9500
michhy said:To be frank, I would say that the S2 IS is a better camera in some ways if you are comparing it with the S5600 or the FZ5. But that can be argued since each camera has it's own stronger qualities that others do not have. But for the price of the S2 IS, I would rather go for the S9500 which has more pixels and stronger specs. Since photography is just a hobby, I didnt wanna spend so much on either the S2 IS nor the S9500 :sweat:
As for the FZ5, I was seriously considering it too, but alas, I cannot accept the noise level of the photos. It has noise at dark areas even at ISO100! :thumbsd: But the Leica lense and the 12x IS lense is very attractive, I would say. Anyway, I also dislike the design of the FZ5 camera body as compared to the S5600.
Those above are the reasons why I ended up with the S5600.
michhy said:Welcome I'm using the same one too
soundmax said:me 2....
felixcat8888 said:Thanks michhy for your valuable feedback. Was very tempted to go for the S9500 and trade in my S2 but will keep it for now.
Cheers....
felixcat8888 said:Thanks michhy for your valuable feedback. Was very tempted to go for the S9500 and trade in my S2 but will keep it for now.
archie2000 said:bro micchy, soundmax and all s5600 bros... once i got home, i couldn't wait to test it to the max. these r the few findings, wonder wats your comments.
1. extremely gd battery life with the foc 2100 ni-MH and charger. about 500+ shots with quite a few flash on and short clips. really knock out my myth overnite on the use of AA battery for cam.
2. impressively high ISO 1600 with less then expected noise
3. quite powerful built-in flash. could decently lite up a dark rm 7-8m away. maybe previously i'm using miserably minute compact dc flash :dunno:
4. gd colouration and lighting tone. wysiwyg.
5. i got no luck with its anti blur mode. anyone of u could put it to better use.
6. i find tat the playback pic with the lcd is much better quality then when i view with my laptop. i see shine in the pic at the playback lcd but the shine lost when the pic downloaded to my computer. any of u experience the same thing
7. when in low light, i could not achieve the wysiwyg. already tried out diff mode. S/A/M/ISO. all still not luck.
8. i got very interesting subject for testing at home. no not wat u guys r thinking. its my arowana fish. moving obj in not so bright lighting. hope u guys could gather here one day with our toy and test on it :thumbsup:
michhy said:1. Yes, I got the Fuji 2500mA batteries and used my
old Sanyo quickcharger with it. The batteries really last very long.
2. I rarely use ISO1600 because I usually needs to do cropping, but yes, it is very useful for high speed shooting
3. I'm getting around 5m only. But then again, I'm the type who prefer natural light to flashes anyway, lol
4. agree, very natural colour reproduction. My first Fuji camera and is lovin' it!
5. it works for me. Even allow me to capture moving subjects. What's the problem with yours? Maybe you can share and we see if we could help.
6. of course lar. your computer LCD is a better one. This one no suprise
7. How low-light was it? Did you use tripod? Long shutter speeds? What settings did you specifically used? What sort of subject you were shooting? What light was available?
8. if you wanna shoot through the aquarium glass, a polarizer might help. Get those 55mm ones since the S5600's lense is threaded, so we dont need extra converter or adaptor
archie2000 said:hi michhy.
2. i was toying with the shutter. at 1/20 pic already darken by a lot. so at the same time play with the iso setting. found tat with faster shutter, without changing the aperture but by just adjusting the iso to higher sensitivity, could achieve brighter pic. wat do u think should be the rite way.
3. ya i oso prefer natural light. was just testing the flash in total darkness. surprise by the gd result. its brighten up and rather focus too.
5. i do not know exactly. i was trying to achieve very sharp pic result of my fish swimming ard. so try with the anti blur mode. i tried with panning and without. maybe could be my lighting not enough or my hand super shakie
6. no lah. knew someone will get me wrong. tats y tried to explain so much and confused u. i meant the pic view in my cam is better and richer content and more original then view at my laptop. the pic when view at my cam is sharp and has shine. but when view at my laptop is kind of matt and without shine. hope tat's not norm. but how could my new laptop lcd so crab.
7. ermm not really gd in light measuring. do u mean illum. heeeheee ok lay man term.. 1x36W flourescent on top of a 12mm thickness glass tank. have not but will try with tripod.
8. hmmm a polarizer. ok i go chk out wats tat toy. from my search i learned tat i need maybe at least a 50mm macro lens. not sure how to go abt getting the polarizer and macro lens. ya another one of the gd thing with our cam is tat its threaded.
i'm really having a lot of fun with this cam now. hope could thrash out some of the cons i've stumbled and hope its only users fault. looking forward to hear from u, mich
here's a pic of my best work...err well with a little of s/w help for sharpening
michhy said:2. at 1/20, the shutter speed is quite slow in my opinion. Usually handshake become visible at this speed too. Yes, bump up the ISO to increase the sensor sensitivity, this way, it will get brighter. Also, use the largest aperture (F3.2). But it really depends on what you are shooting. If it is a still subject, you can always use ISO64 with long shutter (use a tripod, for god's sake!). I usually try to use as low ISO as I could get away with - with the exception of moving subjects like animals which needs a higher ISO and quick shutter speed to capture.
5. Try to shoot during those moments when the fish isn't swimming too fast. No panning unless you want the background to be blurred.
6. Remember that on the camera's tiny 1.8" LCD, the photo is resized so it *appears* to be sharp and pretty, but on the computer LCD, the photo may be viewed at 100% size so you will see all the flaws in the photo :sweat: Try viewing the same photo in your computer but at 50% zoom. Does it look nicer? Remember that when you print 4R photos, your eyes cant actually see pixel-per-inkdot!
nice fish, by the way
megascriler said:I think the picture may be very much sharper on the camera's LCD because it does have a higher pixel density, 118000 pixels on a 1.8" LCD, which is 65555 pixels per inch, try to calculate your monitor's pixel density.
megascriler said:Wah your LCD is widescreen de ah?