The Way of the Johnny

I've purchased a new point and shoot camera: a canon powershot sx 110is. I was getting frustrated with the lack of zoom range of my powershot 590is, so I decided to upgrade to canon's lowest "high end" point-and-shoot camera. A G11 would have been nice, or for that matter, one of the new micro 4/3 cameras, but I don't have the money right now to get one. And I don't need a powerful point-and-shoot anyway, just one that's small enough to be portable but has a zoom range that makes it flexible while still having manual controls. The sx 110is fit the bill. I was looking through some Flickr photos taken by users of the sx 110is and there were some comments about the camera that I found interesting. A lot of the users said the sx 110is was the closest camera they've come to having a DSLR . And others said they decided on the sx 110is as an alternative to a DSLR . I used to think this way. Before I got my Canon Rebel XT , I was considering a "...

I love my DSLR , which is a Canon EOS Rebel XT . It is the reason I've become an amateur photographer . But I also really enjoy using my smaller point-and-shoot camera, which is a Canon Powershot A590IS. The Powershot is not as fast or as flexible as the Rebel, but it has some real advantages over the Rebel. Namely, the Powershot is portable and light. The technical picture quality from the Powershot is not as high as the Rebel, which isn't surprising. But great pictures are still possible with the Powershot and with any small point-and-shoot camera. Here is a list of things you can do to greatly improve the photos from any point-and-shoot camera (with examples): 1. Don't use automatic mode. Automatic mode will only provide good pictures in lots of light and all the pictures will look the same. Instead, use the "scene" modes, which use camera settings optimal for the situation or environment. Use portrait mode if you're taking pictu...