Finally got a decent camera

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  1. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    I finally got a camera that will get the actual colors of coral. Especially at night. I haven't gotten it 100% figured out..but the above pics are already 10x better than ones with my old camera.

    I got a Cannon Powershot sx210. It's like a DSLR in a point and shoot body. It's still not the quality of one..but it has a mode where you can control everything, which is what I wanted. For 250 bucks I'm pretty satisfied.

    Ivan
     
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  3. jkuja913

    jkuja913 Spaghetti Worm

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    Awesome. I wish i could get pics like that!
     
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    makeshiftcrew Gigas Clam

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    congrats! youll love it, i have the canon t1i and im in love with it
     
  5. fischkid2

    fischkid2 Dirty Filter Sock

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    Thats actually a beautiful shot. amazing.. especially the top pic. more plz:p
     
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  6. irr0001

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    I've been so envious of people's night pictures. I can't wait to actually learn how to use this thing.

    I hope so! I had purchased a different one last..but returned it this morning and exchanged it for this one.

    I discovered that to get the greens to show like that you have to adjust the white balance. My old camera just had presets, but this one you can make your own.
     
  7. Crimson Ghost

    Crimson Ghost Blue Ringed Angel

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    Nice camara and grat pics -- enjoy learning your new toy ! please keep sharing the pics !
     
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  9. irr0001

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    I'll see what I can do later tonight! Thanks!
     
  10. makeshiftcrew

    makeshiftcrew Gigas Clam

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    theres TUNS of book out there that will help you learn everything you can(or want to) about your camera and photography(one of my other hobbies is photography)
     
  11. irr0001

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    Will do on both counts!

    I'm going to for sure start doing some reading. Mainly definitions on what all these settings actually change lol
     
  12. makeshiftcrew

    makeshiftcrew Gigas Clam

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    just be ready to take it all in, its alot of info lol