Hi
You might want to try and set the exposure on 400 ASA plus select the spot autofocus option which usually increases the camera's ability to take superb photos both outdoors and indoors.
I use a SONY DSC T9 6Megapixel with 3X Optical Zoom - Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar Lens.
It is very small, easily hooked onto your belt, and takes brilliant photos both outdoors and indoors. I can assure you of this because I ve covered a lot of ground with this camera and indeed, since I write Golf Travelogues for a magazine called Golfline as a freelancer, I ve given them high quality print ready photos of many golf courses around the world which were taken with this little camera of mine. All these photos have come out very well in print, in the magazine.
For your ref, I am attaching a few photos of cars taken with this camera, but which have been re-sized to a much smaller size to fit onto this website.
The two photos of Alvis Cars have been taken indoors at a museum, without flash, but with Spot AF on and with the 400 ASA setting. The photo of the Black Jag with the Spitfire in the background was taken with the same setting but on a moderately bright summer morning around 11am, and the photo of the Red Jag was taken around 630am in the morning when the sun hadn't yet come out and on the same camera setting.
There are some even better recent options than mine which are available from SONY and I would recommend that you view them.
Notwithstanding what anyone else may say, I am convinced that these are frankly amongst the best, most user friendly and technologically advanced digital cameras available for "non-professional" photographers like us and importantly, at reasonably manageable prices too.
Cheers
Quote:
Originally Posted by kb100  HI Gurus
I have a 4 year old Canon Ixus 430 camera. Its a 4 mega pixel point and shoot - well, I don't know if it does anything more - I just put it on max resolution and point and shoot!!! 
It used to give me excellent sharp and vivid pictures. But lately the pics have become extremely 'grainy' - this effect gets even more exaggerated indoors. What could be the reason? Here is an example
Secondly what might be a good camera to buy. Something with some good preloaded options/settings - again lots of landscape and holiday 'spur of the moment' shooting - No time to join Photography classes!!  |