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Overall

...a very good lens and its also a very long lens ... besides , SONY has to change the entire lens assembly ... not just the glass ... considering how mu... Re : Help. . sony wants to chagre me $ 420

...h the Sony WA attachment - produces a much wider panorama . Please note of course that I never did try the F-828 with a WA attachment . The following ... Santuario de F?tima revisited with R1

...l allround camera the F-828 is still a pretty good camera . Good enough that after selling one last year and buying an R1 - I went back and bought ano... Sony F828 still a good cam ?

What camera would you use ? I also noticed you use Sony F828 so you are no stranger to the Sony cameras . All pictures below taken with the H9 Re : A Great Horned Owl Chick , a Rufous Hummingbird and a Sandhill Crane [pics ]

I know what you mean . I have the Sony Dsc-F828 too and it takes unbelievably sharp pictures . That Carl Zeiss lens in amazing . Help : What I see , is NOT what I get !


...the great portrait shooters always used their F7*7 and F828 cameras at the long end of the zoom for portrait work . That 's about the same length , ( ... I 've noticed .. .


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( Applegate , CA USA ) - See all my reviews Great camera for the price . Easy to use . ... DSCF828 A300 - a fine camera indeed

...wow effects and therefore is more positioned as an upgrade to make you see it as bigger glass , bigger body , more pixels ....etc that worth the price... Is Panasonic DMC-FZ20 really that good ?

...ions I made ! The camera is amazing , it looks beautiful , it takes very , very good pictures , and the price is unbelievably good ! I am not a fan of... A300 - a fine camera indeed

Any problems with color fringing ? I had bought one but the price is still very keen . Around 450 ? ... Sony F828 Sony F828 still a good cam ?


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Resolution

...uality ( at low ISO ) -- it delivers great resolution , and the Zeiss lens is excellent . I like the live preview provided by the EVF ( in contrast wi... Which camera to swap for D200 ? ? ?

...re a full moon try using ISO-64 F-5.6 , 2 or 4 seconds exposure at 8 MP. ISO-64 is best against noise problems that this camera can produce . If the m... Night shots ? ? ?

...noisy 8MP sensor (used in the F828 and actually in Canon Pro1 , and one of the Nikons and some other 8Mp I ca n't recall ) they are now making that pr... DSLR sensors - who makes them ?

... about having a proper SLR up against my face again after four years of shooting the Sony DSC F-828 , which was a nice camera , 8mp and nice crisp LCD... sharpness and focus

...ring that loss . Next up was the DSC-F828 , an 8 MP camera that got loads of bad press over purple fringes . We still have our 828 and it has taken ov... I switched from a DSLR and have switched back again - But The Sony R1 rocks ! !


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Sensor Type

...the megapixel "limit " . The 2/3" sensor was best at around 5 MP . But it 's still much better than the H9 , because it had relatively big photosites ... Re : Is the F828 still a great camera even in 2007 ?

...s T* lens is just incredibly , and the 4-color CCD does seem to render colors better . I am consistently impressed by how eye color and detail is capt... Sony DSC-F828 is a great all-around near-professional camera

...noisy 8MP sensor (used in the F828 and actually in Canon Pro1 , and one of the Nikons and some other 8Mp I ca n't recall ) they are now making that pr... DSLR sensors - who makes them ?

... . The only real problem is that digicam 's ccd is not optimized for video ( just as an example , see the clips from Sony 's F828 ) . They 're optimiz... Re : Either way , it 's bettter

...ion shot regardless of sensor type is diffused flash by bouncing it directly off the ceiling with the white card out if possible . Harsh straight on f... Re : Which is Better ?Nikon D70 or Sony F828 ?


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Sensitivity

...riginal file to me for a looksee . ISO 64 on the 828 is n't noisy at all ... -unless - you underexpose the image a lot . Thats the only time i 've not... Re : F828 Noise

... is just wonderfull . Indeed stay away of high iso values cause the grain in the pictures is terrible . Sometimes I use ISO 200 but then you start to ... Sony F828 still a good cam ?

The lens is 2.0 - 2,8 - so its helps . 200 iso is noisy . D40 should be 2 classes better but you have to buy better lenses . ... Sony F828 Sony F828 still a good cam ?

... ISO 200 - it is very noisy . Built-quality wise this camera is the best I 've ever owned - actually I was hoping Sony would have let them selves be i... I once had one of those ... .

...is well known to be a noisy camera at anything above base iso , which means that at iso 400 things get pretty noisy . A final image shot at 400 and co... Fujifilm IS-1 and wide angle conversion lens


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Optical Zoom

... loaded with batteries and a comparable lens ) . It is very well balanced and feels very natural and the manual zoom ring is lovely . The focus speed ... S9100 compare to Sony F828

...he shoulder day tripping . 28-200mm that fits in the palm of your hand with a manual zoom is still a great package . Looks like you had a fun day at t... Re : DSC-F828 back in action

...t love my 828 , it produces bright clear pictures , zoom range is quite good , and it focusses fast . Laser assist in dark is just wonderfull . ... So... Sony F828 still a good cam ?

...think F828 swivel body , EVF and manual zoom ring is truly irreplaceable , but i certainly hope A100 will be ergonomics . I choose my D70s over it 's ... Re : F-828 to A100

... zoom range is good and the lens is fast , it seems to be that this cam has an very good movie mode and it has an swivel body . I have an Nikon D40 , ... Sony F828 still a good cam ?


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Image Stabilization

...The Fuji lack image stabilisation and the zoom range is different . The 8800 lens might be better than the Fuji lens , but the Fuji offer much less im... Re : Nikon CP 8800 vs Sony DSC-F828


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Auto Focus

...h the lenses without compromising quality . The fact that Canon produces only little noise at high ISO-equivalents and the autofocus is almost perfect... Beware the Trolls

... auto focus is not so great in IR mode , but if you are a serious shooter and not just a perve you should ba able to operate the manual focus . Enjoy ... DSC-F828 IR FIX

The DSC-F828 takes crisp clear photos under all lighting conditions . It 's Auto-focus is super fast and accurate . The camera body is solid . DSC-F828 Good or Bad ?

the older sony cams ( f717 , f828 ) use an excellent laser autofocus system : ) Focusing in the dark

... Autofocus is really fast , but you need to shoot these cameras at low ISOs to get relatively noise free images . Here 's a link to a couple art objec... Yes - and no... .


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Focus Range

The camera body is solid . The lens has great range and the macro works great . The camera is EASY to use . ... DSC-F828 DSC-F828 Good or Bad ?

...ergonomics and build , great macro (especially when assisted by supplementary lenses , fine resolution matched by the manual optics , subtle colour an... Re : Is the F828 still a great camera even in 2007 ?

...Ironically , that camera -- although its native Macro mode was far superior to , say , the F828 or F7*7 -- did n't benefit nearly as much ( except wor... More than likely

...tures and I needed the 8mp-- I do use the 5mp setting mostly 3 . the macro is just awesome . i 've taken some great close up pictures with this camera... Great camera


...the great portrait shooters always used their F7*7 and F828 cameras at the long end of the zoom for portrait work . That 's about the same length , ( ... I 've noticed .. .

...Ironically , that camera -- although its native Macro mode was far superior to , say , the F828 or F7*7 -- did n't benefit nearly as much ( except wor... More than likely

Get the Sony R1 if you can still find one . Otherwise , the Sony F828 is very good too . Re : Advise on DSLR like camera

...l so the lighting is a little different - but an idea of the difference in lens coverage and a reminder that that F-828 does take pretty good pictures... Santuario de F?tima revisited with R1

...ce - now I just hope the price and the IQ will be as good as the specs .... . My old Sony F828 was fantastic on paper - but the IQ was not on par . I ... I 'm with you


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Shutter Speed

...addition , I love having shutter speed control , manual zoom and focus , manual flash and tilting the handgrip so you dont have to hold the LCD screen... if you were a photgrapher , you 'd not have a problem .


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Built-In Flash

...s This is undoubtely one of the best cards out there in compact flash category . However for about the same price you can buy Extreme III CF from SanD... Good but also look at Sandisk Extreme III

... Sony F-828 with the F32X flash is the best camera I 've used in regards to balancing Flash Fill and Ambient light automatically .    Doing so manuall... F-828 Couple Self-Portraits , Bear Mountain N.Y .

... daily pictures do n't buy this flash . The built-in flash is good enough for you . This is a perfect flash if you want to take some more serious pict... HVLF32X Flash Works !

... flash is a really good idea for the F-828 . On cloudy days I always , always use the flash , whether the popup one or the external , it will do the t... Recommended settings for snow

...The best bet for a quicky picture is the fill flash and the cloudy day WB setting , ca n't lose there . In the picture below I was faced with the same... Recommended settings for snow


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Exposure Program

...om each but used default settings and it 's well known the A2 's defaults are not its best settings . Taking one of Phil 's comparison images and appl... Re : A2 versus sony f828

...mages from happening . When taking pictures of people under dark light circumstances the Twilight Portrait mode is the suitable scene to chose . At th... Sony Cybershot DSC F828 | Digital Camera Review | Adjustments

...planet . 828 does fine video mode ONLY with Type II ( Microdrive ) cards and the MS PRO . This is by design , and unless they change the firmware to a... Re : F828 , Sandisk Ultra2 and Movie at 30fps

...range is good and the lens is fast , it seems to be that this cam has an very good movie mode and it has an swivel body . I have an Nikon D40 , but th... Sony F828 still a good cam ?


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Uncompressed Image Format

... more control and NeatImage or similar with RAW does a nice job . That said Fuji 's in-camera noise reduction system seems to be very effective , so i... S9100 compare to Sony F828

...828 . I have been plagued by the terribly slow F828 RAW capture rate , and it 's incredibly grainy pictures at moderately high iso , although at stand... Fujifilm IS-1 and wide angle conversion lens

...uff proprietary . Sony 's RAW format , as used on the DSC-F828 , is also encrypted , so that you are stuck with Sony 's stupid RAW conversion software... Re : Be glad you do n't shoot Nikon

...s without Sony 's permission and cooperation . This means that terrific RAW programs like Adobe Camera RAW or Phase One 's Capture One , nor any other... Re : Be glad you do n't shoot Nikon

... RAW to jpg images do not have this problem . The third issue is that depending on the speed of your media ( CF , MicroDrive , MemoryStick ) you will ... Here 's the 411.... .


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Pixel Quality

... . I myself have n't tried that (yet ) , because even the enlargements come out tack sharp in normal in-camera sharpening with no noticeable artefacts... Kage .. .

...ly factor in a good picture . i think the tonal quality , contrast and dynamic range of those samples is horrible . i see barely any improvement over ... Re : First Sony DSC-F828 samples appearing


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