I finally got my new camera but I don't think I can make as good pictures with it.
My new camera finally arrived from amazon. I played around with the settings and took it outside and took some pictures. Currently I'm not impressed with the results. Still feel like my old Kodak camera which doesn't even turn on much anymore still was taking better pictures. I find it hard to find a good camera within my price range anymore.
@tryingtosurvive2024 can't beat the older cameras💖 and yeah they are not cheap to buy. Play around with your new one a bit more, you might begin to love it 💖💖
@Tinywhisper11 Since I don't have a job, I won't be buying any new cameras. I took some pictures that might look ok, if I size them down. It doesn't seem to have the features that helped me to focus in like the older cameras did automatically. Now days People use smartphones to take pictures. They kinda cheat cause they use multiple lenses with automatic stuff that fixes the images for you. I just wrote something that sounded smart because I used to listen to tech news weekly and they talked about this sort of thing.
Today isn't a very good day. Not much Sunshine. So my pictures are probably not as good as they could be if I had better lighting. Also it is cold outside. Once the weather gets better I'll try to get some pictures taken and put on 7cups for you to see.
@tryingtosurvive2024 you always say clever things 😁💖 hopefully tommorow will be a sunnier day for you 💗 I bet there's lots of nice photos to take now it's spring💖💖 hugs you tightly 💗
@Tinywhisper11 I always appreciate your kindness. I hope you always know that! ((holds you close)). 💖
@tryingtosurvive2024 awww your a big sweetie 💖💖hugs you back💖
@Tinywhisper11 sugar for you. 💖
@tryingtosurvive2024
Hello. Please, don't be discouraged too easily! 😊
I don't know what kind of new camera you had bought (a compact camera, a DSL-R with a kit lense or a mirrorless one?) but it seems you got some very basic things perfectly:
- the most important thing in photography is LIGHT,
- humility and ability to overcome difficulties are the second nature of a photographer,
- it is YOU, who takes the photos, not the camera.
Yes. It can really be difficult to create an attractive landscape shot when the weather is dark and gloomy. But this even light with no shades can be used for photographing details, like the patterns on the stones, rain drops on the plants, or the structure of wood and peeling paint on old doors...
As for troubleshooting: Please, check the settings in your camera. In the image format select JPG. In the image size/quality select the biggest size/best quality one - some old cameras produce smaller, less detailed pictures by default when in automatic mode (that's why it's better to use "P" mode than "Auto").
If in your camera settings there is something like colour profiles, you may try to check the ones called like "landscape", "nature" or "vivid".
Most cameras, especially of brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony or Panasonic deliver crisp pictures out-of-the-box. But sometimes the default settings can be different (for someone who post-processes photos in a software like Photoshop or Lightroom). Or something could have been messed up by the previous user (then restoring the factory settings could help).
I hope you enjoy your adventure with your new camera 😊
@jacek73 I think I should of bought a higher dollar camera but this one seemed to have the features I wanted. But now that I have it and started using it, I found some small features I used to use not on this camera. For example the timer. There is no real timer. If I put in timer mode, it will start taking pictures every 3 seconds. No setting to just put one picture on a timer. Also there is no action setting. I used to use that a lot because it seemed to help me get better pictures when things couldn't be perfectly still.
I have had trouble with Canon. I have had two camcorders by Canon give me trouble. Same model. The first one had a line in videos. I had to send it back. My next one developed lines in the view finder. Also my former co worker had an expensive Canon give her trouble. She asked me to look at it, and test it out. It actually didn't do as good as my little Kodak did.
Until I get a new job, I can't be buying things too much. I really hope I can get a new job before I got to cancel my internet subscription.
@tryingtosurvive2024
Material things are never perfect (opposite to spiritual), and we sometimes have difficulties with getting used to the new ones. But sometimes the problems are just temporary.
Once I replaced my compact zoom camera with a DSL-R camera of a different brand. It should have worked like magic, but the first weeks were very harsh. For example, I wasn't satisfied with the colours, which seemed oversaturated to me. But months later, looking at the photos from my older camera, I realized they had not so many details and the picture colours were like... bleached.
It seems like financial limitations are quite universal on the both sides of the Atlantic 😉 New cameras are not always so good - they are usually less sturdy and you pay for some useless (for me) filming options or excessive megapixels - whereas the older ones can still do their job.
@jacek73 I think I'm starting to get better results now. I need to keep experimenting with the settings. Seems that changing the ISO to a lower number has helped some. As far as the colors are concerned. It seems that cameras have their own personality?
@jacek73 Here is a picture I took today with it. I cropped it and resized it.
The original size (I don't have the correct date set yet)
Here is the metadata that the camera generated.
File Name : C0070021.jpg
Directory : .
File Size : 12 MiB
File Modification Date/Time : 2025:01:01 18:54:48-05:00
File Access Date/Time : 2025:04:20 18:49:41-04:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2025:04:20 18:49:41-04:00
File Permissions : -rw-r--r--
File Type : JPEG
File Type Extension : jpg
MIME Type : image/jpeg
Exif Byte Order : Little-endian (Intel, II)
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
Modify Date : 2025:01:01 23:54:49
Make :
Camera Model Name :
Resolution Unit : inches
Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 7.412204
Exif Version : 0220
Exposure Time : 1/256
F Number : 2.6
ISO : 100
Shutter Speed Value : 1/362
Brightness Value : 5.76
Exposure Compensation : 0
Metering Mode : Average
Light Source : Daylight
Flash : No Flash
Focal Length : 2.3 mm
Exposure Mode : Auto
White Balance : Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio : undef
Focal Length In 35mm Format : 18 mm
Serial Number :
Date/Time Original : 2025:01:01 23:54:49
Create Date : 2025:01:01 23:54:49
Exif Image Width : 9216
Exif Image Height : 6912
Color Space : sRGB
Aperture Value : 1.4
Max Aperture Value : 2.0
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal
Document Name : aw-photo
Image Description :
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
Thumbnail Offset : 1216
Thumbnail Length : 18545
Image Width : 9216
Image Height : 6912
Encoding Process : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample : 8
Color Components : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
Aperture : 2.6
Image Size : 9216x6912
Megapixels : 63.7
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 7.9
Shutter Speed : 1/256
Thumbnail Image : (Binary data 18545 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Circle Of Confusion : 0.004 mm
Field Of View : 90.0 deg
Focal Length : 2.3 mm (35 mm equivalent: 18.0 mm)
Hyperfocal Distance : 0.53 m
Light Value : 10.8
@tryingtosurvive2024
Thanks for sharing.
The file size (12 MB) seems reasonable, but 60+ megapixels? It looks like you are using a filming camera for still shots?
I think you might try to experiment with changing the settings: either Contrast or Saturation (or both) and Sharpness one step higher than "Normal".
Using a "digital zoom" (that actually means in-camera cropping) while shooting could be not very recommended (images looking softer).
Despite so many megapixels packed into it, the physical size of the sensor can be small, so you're right, using as low ISO values as possible can bring better results.
The photo looks alright to me in general, though the weather must have been rather cloudy, so some bluish or grayish tint seems normal (it could be corrected by setting the White Balance to "Cloudy").
@jacek73 It does both still shots and you can use it for vlogging too. You are right it was a cloudy day. Right now we have been getting a lot of cloudy days!
It takes time to get the hang of the settings of the camera ok just go outside or inside n start shooting pictures in the different setting then pick which one you like the best n stick w that one
@aquaPomegranate2694 Part of my problem is, I can't tell anything for sure until I plug the camera into the computer and look at the photos.
I need to choose what pictures to show you.
@tryingtosurvive2024
If may I suggest anything... Please, make your pictures speak to us: a beautiful sunset might bring a thought about the wonders of the creation, a beautiful plant or a butterfly can be a sign of a wisdom of the nature. It's not about the quantity of pictures, it's about how they speak - even if they're not technically perfect.
@jacek73 I don't think I can make myself do that. But hopefully something like that will happen. Someone already told me that some of my older photography made them feel peaceful.
04/22/2025 New Set of Test Pictures.
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@tryingtosurvive2024
I know you don't like it but all I see is perfect. It's not overly sharp or focused. It's perfect! Will love to see how it looks when you get sunshine again.
@amicableox0685 Those pictures were taken with sunshine. I used a white balance setting that @jacek73 told me about, and it did get better color. The other settings don't seem to give me better results. Reducing the pixels down seemed to help some. Yeah it might blur it a little, but I think that is better than seeing as much of the digital jagged.
@tryingtosurvive2024
I did my best, but I have no experience with vlogging cameras. Good if at least some of my advice could help 😉
@tryingtosurvive2024
Ah yeah, I noticed the sun shining in the first few. Very balanced. The wood stacks almost look like a cutout. I like it a lot.
Keep up the good work!
@amicableox0685 I appreciate your compliment. 😊
Whenever you upload to 7Cups you lose pixels. The pictures you are seeing are only 500x375. I had to reduce the Pixels just to upload them. But once they are uploaded they are reduced even more. I guess the only thing we can examine is how clear the picture is and how good the colors are. Even these things can be effected by how your monitor is set. I like to use redshift on my linux mint OS to reduce blue light. I always got to remember to turn it off, when I'm examining or editing picture color.
I most likely will reduce the pixels on the camera, simply because the thing is rated at 4K, and when I try to look at those pictures on my computers, I find that photo view strains a bit to load them up, and switch to other pictures. I really don't need that many pixels in my images.
@tryingtosurvive2024
I'll keep that in mind. I upgraded some parts on my build so I might be posting some pictures soon. Thanks for the heads up!
@amicableox0685 My old camera did a maximum of 4 mega pixels. And I was happy with it. My other old camera did a maximum of 5.1 mega pixels and I was happy with that too. My newest camera does a maximum of 64 mega pixels, and for some reason that behaves a little funny on my picture viewer software. It still loads up ok, but you can tell that there is a little lag in loading it up. I'm not sure if a more powerful computer would help or not. This one is an i5 over clocked, and I have 16 gigs of ram installed. Sometimes software will behave funny if it isn't designed for something as big too, I think. I notice that when I try to open up too many audio files in audacity all at once, the program will reach a point where it will freak out. lol Yet the computer's ram isn't full.
@tryingtosurvive2024
hmmm, might be something as simple as the cpu is trying to do too much at once despite the 18 gigs of ram. Ram is indeed important but for graphic intensive work better components are best, could be the gpu as well. Thats the main component that would be used for such, unless you're using graphics onboard.
I remember you telling me the specs on your main comp...might be time for an upgrade (>.<)
@amicableox0685 I don't want to upgrade because I don't have a job. I'm trying not to spend anymore money than I have too.
@tryingtosurvive2024
Gotcha, and just stick with what you have. Opportunities come and go all the time.
@amicableox0685 Not for me. But maybe something good will happen, or maybe it won't. One never knows for sure.
@tryingtosurvive2024 Used Canon DSLRs are getting pretty inexpensive. I picked up a Canon 40d with a kit lens for $40. Heavy though. My daughter prefers Nikons for the smaller and lighter size. Are you trying to do macro photography or just need something with a good zoom/telephoto lens?
@geistbaum71 I don't know much of anything. Nobody taught me anything. I just bought a digital camera and started taking pictures. The sad thing is I needed to replace that old camera cause it likes to refuse to turn on anymore. I came across this low cost camera, and thought it might do good enough for me. After all it has a lot higher pixels than my old camera did, and has better zoom than my old camera did. In this technology everything gets so complicated, that I'm not even sure I am capable of learning it.
@tryingtosurvive2024 Ahhh...Okay. Yes, the learning curve can be pretty steep with all the bells and whistles they add now. I keep the manual for my camera in my camera bag because there are times I'm left scratching my head on what button does what lol. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos and most importantly have fun. :)
@geistbaum71 I am working on multiple things. 1) trying to fill out applications for a new job. 2) trying to figure out my camera. 3) trying to figure out a new charger/discharger. 4) trying to understand some podcasts 5) trying to build a new operating system for one of my old computers. 6) trying to clean up the milk house in the barn. 7) have trouble understanding people. Sooo sometime I'll post some more pictures. 😵💫
Hi, even I am stressed out of my results
@Ammulu6 What camera are you using?
@Tinywhisper11
@jacek73
@aquaPomegranate2694
@amicableox0685
@geistbaum71
@Ammulu6
Today I took over 40 pictures with the camera. One of the things I hate about digital photography. Choosing which is the best picture.
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@tryingtosurvive2024
Looks great.
In case it's a software problem that you were having...
@amicableox0685 I just looked, I have that already on my computer and didn't even know it. lol
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