Money > > but seriously,folks > how come you _can_ see the lcd screen on the w60 9 in the > sunlight but > the lcd on a cell phone goes totally black? > If technology can do it on a camera why not the phone? > > ann (who likes to see the name of the person calling her > even if she is > outside in bright light.. not to mention > seeing the number she called) > > a > > > Ken Waller wrote: > > >> ah - well as I am am totally unable to see the LCD screen > on my phone > >> in sunlight I thought you were serious > > > > > > Yeah and I can't get a long distance number with my K20D ! > > > > Kenneth Waller > > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ann sanfedele" > <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: sic transit optio w60 > > > > > >> > >> > >> John Celio wrote: > >> > >>>> John - the LCD screen is good on the W60 - but no viewfinder at > >>>> all, as > >>>> previously noted... > >>>> I wish my cellphone LCD was as visible as the one on the Optios. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I was just kidding about not being able to see what's on > the screen, > >>> as I noted. > >> > >> > >> ah - well as I am am totally unable to see the LCD screen > on my phone > >> in sunlight I thought you were serious > >> > >>> I much prefer a screen to a P&S viewfinder, as > viewfinders tend to > >>> be pretty inaccurate. They crop a lot of your final > image, and they > >>> don't work too well for very close subjects (especially macro). > >>> Essentially, you don't see everything the lens sees. > >>> > >>> What about viewfinders appeals to you? I'm genuinely curious. > >>> > >>> John > >> > >> > >> Well, aside from being used to looking through one for 40 > years.... > >> On the canon powershot a80 I've had for 4 years, > >> the view finder is pretty damn good. > >> but several reasons include using less battery power, > being able to > >> keep the camera more steady, and you can see > >> through it no matter what the light is... I usually frame > photos in > >> the viewfinder a bit less tight than I want the final > photo to be... > >> so I am seeing all of my > >> composition, as it were. > >> What I like about the LCD screen on the darkside P&S was that you > >> could rotate it.. THEN it is particularly good for macro > work, and I > >> used it that way. (I'm thinkin macro at ground level on a short > >> tripod, e.g.) > >> > >> One thing about digital and over shooting is that just in > terms of > >> seeing and framing you can so easily chimp to > >> check that stuff.... > >> also, note Peter's comment that i happened to glance at before > >> replying to this about the quality of them. > >> > >> ann > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > >
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