Kenneth Waller wrote:
Keith, The glass was a double thick insulated door wall. The metering was matrix.
Aha! Encouraging to know...
I once shot thru glass AND a window screen with my S4. At first viewing, it looked terrible, but, after viewing it with a digi-photo application, the intervening abberations seemed to dissolve (! don't ask me why!) and the shots were fine!
Good enough for record, anyhow! <g>
At least, knowing that will allow me to keep this little S4, instead of getting rid of it out of frustration!
keith whaley
I was at the long end of the lens capability. I never thought about the issue of focusing thru glass, (I was more concerned with the image degradation due to the glass), but focus thru glass doesn't appear to be an issue with the Optio S. This was obviously not the equipment I would normally have used (MZ-S, *ist D etc), but the Optio at least let me record the event - the best red tail hawk image I have!
Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PAW: A Christmas Visitor
Lemme ask a question, if I may... You said you shot "thru the glass" of the door? (Or equivalent...) I assume that means you let the camera do the focussing? Spot meter sort of setting? The S4 focuses by "TTL contrast detection." I'm also assuming that this overrides the usual IR problem of getting a focus thru window glass... Your thoughts? Yes, No? While I've used my Optio S4 for some time, I have not yet had the problem of having to focus thru glass. That's why I'm asking you...
That has been a large bugaboo for me, with other cameras, and I was so put off by that fact, I re-sold one almost brand new one, because it would absolutely not respond to focussing on an image beyond the glass 'barrier.' It had an infra-red focussing scheme...
Anyhow... nice shot indeed. Good catch!
keith whaley
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