Is this camera good for taking nature pictures? I'm looking for a good camera for hiking.
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This camera is awesome for taking nature pics. I have accidentally taken professional looking photos with this camera
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It is a good camera for taking any kind of pictures. I think you'll like it,and the price is good.
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YES! I bought this camera to take to Costa Rica with me for that exact reason. It is light weight and the zoom is incredible!!!
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If you are OK with the weight of such cameras then yes it has good control over shutter speed and it captures moments fast. I would suggest for small cameras if you want it for adventures.. These size cameras are useful for nature photography
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Hey bob,The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
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Yes! I do a blog on fb about the little island I live on and people have noticed a difference in my pictures. I took a pic of a dragonfly up in a tree with the sony and you can count the hairs in its back. Great camera! Well worth the money.
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In my experience, the camera is probably better suited for outdoor use. I tested it indoors before outdoor installation and the sharpness in images seemed better in natural lighting.
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I have had the camera for about three months now and I believe it to be quite a great camera for land shots! I have taken it on a 26 mile backpacking trip in the mountains of Arkansas just a few weeks ago and on two family trips as well. All of these trips involved many landscape photos. It has not let me down in consistency and clarity. I highly recommend it.
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Yes it is a good camera. It is light weight, quick to focus, can take lots of micro 4/3 lenses, and the price was right. Is it the best camera? Probably not because there are a lot of terrific cameras out there including several updated variations on this model. If you're thinking about dipping your toe into micro 4/3 photography then there is probably no better camera for getting started. Do your research first to see if this might be something you want because there is no substitute for a well thought out purchase.
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12 megapixels: its great on land, and once you learn how to take non-blurry pictures underwater, its great there too. I have some pictures that are very detailed and look great in big or small size. The trick is to adjust shutter speed if you are in darker waters to allow more light to come in, and of course, make sure you are steady when you take the picture. So the resolution is great, but if there is not enough light or if there is any movement (pretty much the same as with any underwater camera). But on land, I have not issues, just point and shoot and the resolution is awesome.
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I find this camera very satisfactory with both subjects. I haven't used it a great deal yet because I haven't been traveling much these past few months, but the friend who owned an identical camera (and the reason I bought mine) got wonderful pictures with hers. Hope this helps!
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The camera is very good but I have never tried it with sports. I use it only for domestic photos. Regarding the lens pack I felt it was useful for me.
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they are great. I use it for recreation mainly. Honestly it's more camera that I need. if you'd like to buy mine I'd sell it. SethPhilpott@gmail.com for more info.
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Hi Allison, I think this is a very good DSLR camera, and also the smallest. I love Olympus cameras since they have one of the best algorithms to process light into pixels, thus ensuring excellent picture quality.Regards,Andras Heimann
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hi Holly, honestly this camera was buyed by my mother in law, i highly recomended her to buy another brand, lumix by the way. What i think about nikon is that is a very triky brand, too complicated sometimes, mostly for amateur users (like me), so in that matter, i´m agree on somethings Joseph said about it.finally, to answer your question, in general is not a bad camera but i rather another brand, thats personal, but if i buy any kind and it comes with any issue, i definitly wouldn´t buy it again, even of the same brand
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No. It's not a good camera. Battery dies within hours (really), it's cluttered with bad software. They tried to make a camera that also worked like a smartphone. It runs android, apps and all, but doesn't have the processing power or memory to run anything smoothly. Camera operation is slower than my 10 year old digital camera. I was surprised by how bad this is, given what I'd come to expect from Nikon. Good luck finding something else.
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Yeah. You are spot on!! :)This is a perfect camera for that choice. it has a good sensor with excellent image quality. It is really very good. Only thing is that the panorama stitching of photos has to be done on computer using the software provided.Except that it has lots of controls which you can play with.
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I am planning to get Canon SX20is since I am hiking the Sierras again late Summer. I like the fact that it uses 4 AA alkaline batteries - which I can easily purchase. It has 20X Optical Zoom so hopefully I can get a lot of wild life pictures from afar. I took several pictures of a bear and her cubs last year with Olympus(4X optical zoom) and they turn out very disappointing :(
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I love the Canon SX700. The picture quality, zoom, ease of use in a solid little camera sold me. Recently went to MT. Shasta in CA & was amazed at the photos of the mountain I could clearly get because of the zoom, and I also captured hummingbirds and other birds.....Here in FL, I'm using the photo burst to photograph dolphins. Do as much homework as you can & see what is right for you.