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William Young · 10-06-2007, 03:50 AM

Picked up a cheap Canon PowerSmart A460. It seems quite user friendly compared to my Olympus Camedia C-5000.
It was sitting beside a Kodak that I thought looked better at a higher price and they firmly and quite adamantly told me to forget about the Kodak and get the Canon .
Does anyone here have a Canon PowerShot A460 ? What are your opinions of it ?
So far it has been taking what looks like good pictures and I know for sure that the macro feature is a lot better than the Olympus.
We have family here for the thanksgiving long weekend so I have not had much of a chance to try it. Also , it has been pouring rain here for the last week but the forecast is for "some" sun tomorrow.
If I get a chance I want to take some pictures with both cameras under same lighting conditions to compare . If the Canon is better than the Olympus , then someone will be getting a really good price on the Olympus complete with two $45.00 each Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery packs and charger and a 128MB card etc.. I have over $600.00 tied up in that Camera and would be great for someone with photographic skills that understands the settings for manual operation.
I have 30 days to try out the Canon and if it does not produce better on Automatic setting than my Olympus I will get a full refund .

W.Y.

JohnB · 10-06-2007, 04:48 AM

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JohnB · 10-06-2007, 05:23 AM

G'day Bill,
The above was posted by an impostor

my 2 1/2 yr old grandson.

I think he is telling you you got a pretty good deal and wishes you all the best with your new camera.
I'm looking forward to seeing more pics of your work.

All the best

William Young · 10-06-2007, 07:03 AM

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So that is what that message was about. Not bad for a 2 1/2 year old Grandson.

I also have grandkids and their parents here for the Thanksgiving long weekend .
Is Thanksgiving celebrated this weekend in Australia same as it is in Canada.
I believe USA have theirs in November.
W.Y.

JohnB · 10-06-2007, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Young

Ah Ha ! !

So that is what that message was about. Not bad for a 2 1/2 year old Grandson.

I also have grandkids and their parents here for the Thanksgiving long weekend .
Is Thanksgiving celebrated this weekend in Australia same as it is in Canada.
I believe USA have theirs in November.
W.Y.

G'day Bill,
No! We don't celebrate thanksgiving.
We just had a long weekend with Monday being a holiday for the Queens' Birthday.
Our next is Christmas with Christmas Day and Boxing day holidays.

Enjoy your time with the Kids and Grand kids, it's nice having them all together.

All the best

minowevie · 10-06-2007, 08:06 PM

John, Boxing Day,??????

bill good luck on your camera. I have heard that is a good one. but don't know for sure.
My son got me a Casio EX-P600 for my birthday a couple years ago. it is a digital. I didn't even know anything about the digitales before. but gosh I am obsessed with it now. alot of the picture post i have done latly. has been with it. it has 2800 pixcales. so I can take a picture Of a picture. and play with it on adobe photomate. cut out stuff, and change the color and lower the pixs for loading onto the forum. I use it like a scanner. its a great camera. IFFFF your new cammera doesn't work out. this is a good un.I don't have, to even zoom in on something, just point and click, and zoom in latter, and crop what i wont. your friend Evie

JohnB · 10-06-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by minowevie

John, Boxing Day,??????

Evie..........Don't ask!!!!

It's the day after Christmas day so we get two days off. I've heard and read heaps of reasons for why it's called "Boxing Day" and I don't think anybody knows for sure.
I think the Poms have the same holiday.

keep safe

Tor · 10-29-2007, 03:03 AM

Good luck with the camera Bill. If it doesn't work as you would like, think about trying for a DSLR if you can afford one. Cheap isn't the word, but for taking pictures of challenging subjects, the manual settings will make a big difference. I am working now on how to take pictures of mirror finished pieces. Best I have done is with a 30 second exposure in the evening, surrounding the piece with black fabric. Still playing though.

Tor

Edit: Forgot I was looking through posts I missed.

William Young · 10-29-2007, 04:13 AM

Thanks for your concern Tor but I have returned that one . It was worse on Auto than the one I have now although the focus was much better than mine and so was the macro setting. Seems there are advantages and disadvantages to certain ones. To get one that works well on Auto for all shots could take a long search. Nice that the big stores have their satisfaction guaranteed policy in effect.
A DSLR is totally out of my budget price range but I have heard some very good reports about them .
W.Y.

greatcountysky · 10-29-2007, 02:26 PM

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Oh, this was written by a 2 year old? I was going to say, it was a very perceptive and informative post! He should post more!

GreatCountySky
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10-06-2007, 03:50 AM	#1
William Young Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada Posts: 869	Trying A Different Camera Picked up a cheap Canon PowerSmart A460. It seems quite user friendly compared to my Olympus Camedia C-5000. It was sitting beside a Kodak that I thought looked better at a higher price and they firmly and quite adamantly told me to forget about the Kodak and get the Canon . Does anyone here have a Canon PowerShot A460 ? What are your opinions of it ? So far it has been taking what looks like good pictures and I know for sure that the macro feature is a lot better than the Olympus. We have family here for the thanksgiving long weekend so I have not had much of a chance to try it. Also , it has been pouring rain here for the last week but the forecast is for "some" sun tomorrow. If I get a chance I want to take some pictures with both cameras under same lighting conditions to compare . If the Canon is better than the Olympus , then someone will be getting a really good price on the Olympus complete with two $45.00 each Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery packs and charger and a 128MB card etc.. I have over $600.00 tied up in that Camera and would be great for someone with photographic skills that understands the settings for manual operation. I have 30 days to try out the Canon and if it does not produce better on Automatic setting than my Olympus I will get a full refund . W.Y.

10-06-2007, 04:48 AM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,197	uuut iitiiiyiyikhkkhltlig;mkbkgjhglgkjngl iigfggigigkikg n gjgjgug ghu jjfjuh jfjhhgnjdjghf nfnfnnfnn fnbnbf bfbbfbn hfhfhhfgghf gfhhfhhfhf __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

10-06-2007, 05:23 AM	#3
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,197	G'day Bill, The above was posted by an impostor my 2 1/2 yr old grandson. I think he is telling you you got a pretty good deal and wishes you all the best with your new camera. I'm looking forward to seeing more pics of your work. All the best __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

10-29-2007, 03:03 AM	#8
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,416	Good luck with the camera Bill. If it doesn't work as you would like, think about trying for a DSLR if you can afford one. Cheap isn't the word, but for taking pictures of challenging subjects, the manual settings will make a big difference. I am working now on how to take pictures of mirror finished pieces. Best I have done is with a 30 second exposure in the evening, surrounding the piece with black fabric. Still playing though. Tor Edit: Forgot I was looking through posts I missed. __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

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10-06-2007, 08:06 PM	#6
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,297	John, Boxing Day,?????? bill good luck on your camera. I have heard that is a good one. but don't know for sure. My son got me a Casio EX-P600 for my birthday a couple years ago. it is a digital. I didn't even know anything about the digitales before. but gosh I am obsessed with it now. alot of the picture post i have done latly. has been with it. it has 2800 pixcales. so I can take a picture Of a picture. and play with it on adobe photomate. cut out stuff, and change the color and lower the pixs for loading onto the forum. I use it like a scanner. its a great camera. IFFFF your new cammera doesn't work out. this is a good un.I don't have, to even zoom in on something, just point and click, and zoom in latter, and crop what i wont. your friend Evie

10-29-2007, 04:13 AM	#9
William Young Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada Posts: 869	Thanks for your concern Tor but I have returned that one . It was worse on Auto than the one I have now although the focus was much better than mine and so was the macro setting. Seems there are advantages and disadvantages to certain ones. To get one that works well on Auto for all shots could take a long search. Nice that the big stores have their satisfaction guaranteed policy in effect. A DSLR is totally out of my budget price range but I have heard some very good reports about them . W.Y.