A Treatise For a New Camera



I currently have a HP Photosmart 945 (Like the one in the picture). This is the type of camera I have been using to get some of the pictures I've been taking. However, lately I have grown annoyed by some of its features; or lack there of.






Exhibit A. These shots were taken consecutively with the burst mode on. As you can see, Mira has been caught in only one of these frames (and only a part of her). This is because when the burt mode is enabled. When the frame is shot the screen goes blank and you are litterly shooting blind. So you have a lot of hit or misses.








Exhibit B. Again, this was taken with the burst mode on. This one was taken at a distance with the zoom lense in. Therefore the relative speed of the camera would not be as fast as Mira up close. Thus, the camera would not have to be moved as fast in any direction. But again, with a blank screen, the subject tends to move off the field.


Exhibit C. A few months ago, my camera dropped, knocking the lense out of place. After having it sent to the shop to be fixed it was sent back to me, "good as new." The bad news. When fully zoomed in the camera will not focus. This is an example of what happens when zoomed in.


Here again I have shot of a helicopter flyiing away from the camera. I zoomed in fully to get it but as you can see the camera could not focus.


Exhibit D. In order to compensate for the faulty focus when zoomed in, I can place the camera into manual focus mode. Here the draw back is from the LCD screen and view finder. With a low resolution, trying to get the subject to be "focused" is exetremely problematic. It is only until the picture is taken and zoomed in on while previewing, do you learn if the camera is in actual focus or not (Notice in this picture the aircraft is out of focus but the background is in more focus). In cases like this, usually the subject has already moved on.


The Solution: The Canon Digital Rebel XT! With this new camera, burst mode will no longer be a problem. The Digital Rebel is a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. The short version is a mirror is used to bounce light (the image) through the lens and up into the viewfinder and into the eye! When you go to take a picture on burst mode, the mirror (SLR) moves up and down rapidly which allows you to see the image between shots. This allows for fine tune adjustment to keep the subject centered!

Also with the mirror displaying the image through the viewfinder, it eliminates the LCD use of siting in a subject. This means I can focus right on the subject instantly and know if it is or is not in focus by looking, instead of waiting until the picture has already been taken!

Finally, SLR cameras allow for multiple lenses. Instead of being confined to a certain zoom setting, I would then be able to change the lenses to suit my need for the picture being taken. With this versatility, more possibilities will be opened with this new camera!