Re: My "digital movie camera"

2007-10-24 Thread George Sinos
I still use mine also.  I was sorry to see them abandon this
particular form factor.  On the other hand I wonder if they would have
been able to fit the shake reduction mechanism into that long narrow
body.

GS

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Re: My "digital movie camera"

2007-10-24 Thread graywolf
No put down intended, Bill. I thought it was a neat camera when you showed it 
to me.


Bill Owens wrote:
> Graywolf mentioned my propensity for liking the Optio MX.  First off, I've
> never used it as a video camera, only for still images.  Being somewhat
> physically challenged, I find the movable live view screen easy to use.
> Also, it's the only so called P&S digital that allows shutter or aperture
> priority and, if you show desire, full manual exposure.  With a 1 gig card I
> could get over 500 images, or, if I were to use it in video mode, over an
> hour of movies.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 

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RE: My "digital movie camera"

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Owens
The focal length and the extreme macro mode make prints up to 8x10 possible
with little or no cropping.

Bill

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Bill Owens wrote:
> Graywolf mentioned my propensity for liking the Optio MX.  First off, I've
> never used it as a video camera, only for still images.  Being somewhat
> physically challenged, I find the movable live view screen easy to use.
> Also, it's the only so called P&S digital that allows shutter or aperture
> priority and, if you show desire, full manual exposure.  With a 1 gig card
I
> could get over 500 images, or, if I were to use it in video mode, over an
> hour of movies.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 

I like the MX.  I bought it because it had a good focal length range 
~38-380 which is usable in movie mode (a lot of P&S digis at the time 
didn't allow zooming during video capture).  One main reason I bought it 
was to send videos of the new (at the time) daughter to my in-laws in 
Australia.  They love to receive short videos of Alex acting, well like 
Alex.

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Re: My "digital movie camera"

2007-10-24 Thread Christian
Bill Owens wrote:
> Graywolf mentioned my propensity for liking the Optio MX.  First off, I've
> never used it as a video camera, only for still images.  Being somewhat
> physically challenged, I find the movable live view screen easy to use.
> Also, it's the only so called P&S digital that allows shutter or aperture
> priority and, if you show desire, full manual exposure.  With a 1 gig card I
> could get over 500 images, or, if I were to use it in video mode, over an
> hour of movies.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 

I like the MX.  I bought it because it had a good focal length range 
~38-380 which is usable in movie mode (a lot of P&S digis at the time 
didn't allow zooming during video capture).  One main reason I bought it 
was to send videos of the new (at the time) daughter to my in-laws in 
Australia.  They love to receive short videos of Alex acting, well like 
Alex.

-- 

Christian
http://photography.skofteland.net

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My "digital movie camera"

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Owens
Graywolf mentioned my propensity for liking the Optio MX.  First off, I've
never used it as a video camera, only for still images.  Being somewhat
physically challenged, I find the movable live view screen easy to use.
Also, it's the only so called P&S digital that allows shutter or aperture
priority and, if you show desire, full manual exposure.  With a 1 gig card I
could get over 500 images, or, if I were to use it in video mode, over an
hour of movies.

Bill


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