You may or may not have noticed that some of my pictures might look at little different.
Though my other camera takes really good pictures, it is about 5 years old.
Since I have a new trip to Montreal and Quebec City coming up, and because I scored some new writing work, I decided to treat myself to a much needed upgrade.
So, say hello to my little friend: A Panasonic Lumix 9.1 megapixel digital camera.
Ain't she purdy? Just look at that big showy screen!
It is a tad larger and heavier than my previous camera,but it has lots of bells and whistles that so far, I like.
>>Intelligent Auto, which for a photography novice means it will adjust the flash and lightening in each situation to give you the best shot.
>>3 1/2 inch LED screen
>>Macro setting
>>An express zoom- hit one button and shazam!– it zooms to full capacity.
>>Scene selections- pick from scenery, portrait, sunset, candlelight, night portrait, night scenery, beach and starry sky to give you the best conditions. Even choices for pet and food come in handy for those close up blog shots. There are 23 in all! Can you say easy, peazy!!
>>10 x optical zoom with a wide angle Leica lens.
>>Face detection
>>Optical Image Stabilization- which means NO MORE BLURRY SHOTS! Thank you camera Gods! This is my personal favorite as my old camera did not have this.
I am feverishly reading the complicated manual and practicing like crazy so that come October 19th, I know how to manipulate the best pictures out of it.
I hope you benefit from this new purchase as much as I do!
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What are your secrets for learning how to use a new camera? Do you have any tips for the girl that the point-and-shoot camera was created for?