slow focussing on the F30? poor colour?

[macca]

hi all,

am thinking of buying the F30. i am currently a proud owner of the F10- but the poor resolution LCD and slow focussing times are leading me to seriously consider buying the F30.

just wondering- is the F30 faster to focus than the F10 which is painfully slow at times; especially when your subject is moving which makes taking a picture near impossible.

seems the F30 has a much better LCD, so that's good.

but are the colours not so good on the F30 which is what i've also been hearing?

any thoughts much appreciated!

[guitone]

I find the colors in daylight outdoor shooting to be more vibrant than the F10. I think what you are hearing is about high ISO, some folks feel that at 1600 and above there is a watercolor type look. I have the F11 and the F30 and feel so far the F30 has sharper more vibrant images. The use of ISO 1600 and more will be more of an emergency for me, at 800 and below there is no comparison in my opinion. Bring one in and try it, JR gives a 30 day trial period. Good luck, I'm keeping mine, unless something happens today...I leave on vacation on Friday and want to take this one with me.

hi all,

am thinking of buying the F30. i am currently a proud owner of the F10- but the poor resolution LCD and slow focussing times are leading me to seriously consider buying the F30.

just wondering- is the F30 faster to focus than the F10 which is painfully slow at times; especially when your subject is moving which makes taking a picture near impossible.

seems the F30 has a much better LCD, so that's good.

but are the colours not so good on the F30 which is what i've also been hearing?

any thoughts much appreciated!

[macca]

thanks for the reply/info.
what about the time it takes to focus on the F30 compared with the F10 -
is it still really slow?

[sjseto]

Focusing times on the F30 depend on the light conditions. If there's plenty of light, it focuses quickly. If it's dim, can take maybe 1/2 to 2/3 s to focus. This isn't different from many other compact cameras. If you do need faster focusing, you can turn on High Speed Shooting mode, but this drains the battery more quickly, and your subject has to be at least 1 m away.

Colours are very good with the F30. I find them to be natural-looking and realistic, rather than over-saturated like some of the Kodaks and Casios. The problem is, as Guitone mentioned, that a lot of people keep the camera on full auto. If the F30 decides to push the ISO up to, say, 800, the colour won't be quite as good as it would be at 100 or 200. If you don't like having to make the decision yourself, try setting the ISO to Auto 400 when you're shooting outside in daylight. That will limit the upper ISO that the camera chooses to 400.

Also, the F30 tends to favour shadow exposure, so in pictures that contain a wide range between dark and light areas, the light areas will tend to be overexposed, causing colours to look washed out. This can be remedied by using -1/3 to -2/3 EV exposure compensation. I've tried it and it works.

Stephanie