Tips for Better Photos from Casio Exilim EX-S500

If you are a professional photographer or Pro - an amateur, then you're probably tired of carrying a big camera equipment. But you can ask a "back pocket" camera, some with you always. That is the point of this gem: the 1 / 2 "thick, it is about the highest quality in design, slimmest available.

Nature "out of the box" setting the theme for the consumer market, mass printed on inkjets home price was: the contrast too much with overbright highlights, but this camera simplifies get exposure to complete if You do three simple tweaks.

1 Open the Histogram function in real time will allow you to see the opening image comes into a point on the chart with a bright dark left and right. If the graph hits the right, which is part of the picture will be overexposed if being part of the left, which will be underexposed.

2 [options] change the default resolution is -1, which will give you more exposure latitude - brights are less bright than dark colors and fades in less for more shade to fit the opening. your subscription. It is easy to increase the contrast after the fact software, even free Picasa will do it. But you can not back up / pixel touch under

3 the EV (the value) return on L / R (left and right) keys thumbpad this change, you can familiarize yourself with exposure On - the - fly while you are viewing and typically -0.7 to Histogram. -1.0 value will give a brighter image without revealing highlights

With three (or choose two) changes the quality of the image quickly to meet even the photographers hand. Professional enough to guarantee this treatment, some glue to the hip pocket camera.



Pros:.

- Slimmest (1 / 2 "thin!) Quality for money.
- Burnt orange color welcome after blacks and silver.
Image quality for the size of a love after more customizable -.
- MPEG4 high quality (free MSFT MovieMaker, PSP9 etc., to downsize for sharing.)
- Photo album slide show when docked.
- Calendar format of the thumbnail images to locate quickly recently.
- 30 group, the "best shot" of the presets for all situations, any images.
- More custom image presets or your group of presets to add to the "best shot" menu
- Whiteboard scanner / business card mode that makes paper or whiteboards white and the view changes to show direct
- Excellent battery life.

CONS:.

- Camera needs the base computer to sync w / or refill (-1 star for this, Sorry).
- "Flash Full" Recycling is a long time. (Because the flash is remarkably powerful.)
- Some units have a soft focus issues. (But I've seen this only with the body be purchased at retail warehouses do not people buy from a store camera.)