Rachel, the Sony Cybershot DSCF707 is a serious camera with superb quality, but to really utilize all its features you need to be able to use a 35mm camera on manual settings. It has an "auto" focus setting, but you miss a lot of the versatility of the camera if all you do is use "auto" focus. In other words, one of their lower range Cybershots would work just as well if you will not be using the manual focus options.
The DSC707 has auto focus, full manual focus, aperture focus (camera adjusts speed to the aperture that you set), and shutter speed focus (camera sets aperture to your speed setting), and a scene selection mode (twilight, landscape or portrait)-- it will even take photos in the dark (nightshot as in campfires or nocturnal animals or plants). In fact, I am seriously considering taking the photography class at college so I can understand more about manual settings. After William gave me the camera, I realized that he had overbought for what I needed and now I am intrigued by all the "bells and whistles" and view learning how to use the camera as an interesting challenge. That is not to say that anyone couldn't pick the camera up and make superior photos--- they can, but if all you want is a good "point and shoot", a Cybershot 707 is overkill. The camera costs $1, 000--- plus $400 if you buy all the extras (carry bag, 128mb memory stick, tripod, floppy disk adapter, and extra lens) and you can buy one of the 4.1 megapixel Cybershots for $800 and a 3.3 megapixel for $600. So it all depends on what you want to do. If you are "into" photography, by all means get the 707, you'll love it. If you just want ease of use and a good photo, buy the 4.1 megapixel Cybershot. It will give you what you want and some extras without "bells and whistles" that you'll never use. I love Sony's and can't imagine buying any other brand of camera. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] chat: digital cameras > Hi all, > When my Nani had puppies a year and a half ago I borrowed > a digital camera that had 1 mega pixels. Sending the pictures > over the internet to friends it was fine...but printed quality > left something to be desired. > I decided I wanted more megapixels at the time > 2.1 was all they had. It is the Kodak DC290 I love it, > but still would like better quality pictures. > I bought the HP1215 photo printer where > I just pop the compact flash card into and print out pictures. > It is wonderful. However....... > I would love to have one that has 5 megapixels. Thank you > Susan Cochran for telling us about your new Sony DSCF707 > with 5megapixels. You are so lucky.....what a wonderful > husband William is. I will have to look into it. Also my > Sony laptop would take the memory stick directly also. > > Take Care.......Keep Smiling > Rachel Richard > Buffalo, NY > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
