I am writing this blog in response to a comment made by Twerlyn in my Shoutbox, sorry it took so long to reply. Been pretty busy with other stuff.

twerlyn: “kung snapshots naman would you agree na maganda ang cyber shot ng sony?im planning to buy one kac but don’t know kung ano ang nice na cam.any advice?”

She wanted to know what type if point and shoot camera would go best. So here’s my two cent’s worth.

I’ve also had a number of cameras tried out before I bought when my Olympus SW790 about two years ago. I’ve tried Kodak, Sony, Casio, Pentax, Nikon, Canon, Olympus and some generic ones. Ever wonder why I was able to try a number of brands? Simple, I work in a call center and team buildings/outings are abound. In each of those occasions, I usually borrow the cameras of my colleagues since they usually end up wanting to be in front of the lens while I prefer to be at the back. At those times, I get to handle those gadgets which helped me also in choosing a point and shoot cam that I wanted to purchase one day.

When that day came, I was gunning for something that coincided with my personality and I went with a waterproof camera. I am clumsy and I also like to go to the beach so I really wanted it to be sturdy. I was actually debating which one I’d rather buy. If I’d go for a Pentax or an Olympus since those were the only two who had the waterproof feature. I even blogged about it before buying to get opinions from other people.

Here’s my blog entry: Olympus SW790 vs Pentax W30 - 2 underwater cameras

My Olympus SW 790

In the end, I went with this baby and I was satisfied. There are actually newer models now with higher resolutions and are sturdier. Some brands like Canon and Pentax have also expanded their models to compete with Olympus. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not being paid by Olympus to sell this camera. hehe. To tell you honestly too, I have difficulty with Olympus’ night shots especially its noise when I just use the regular mode. With Canon, the noise is less visible; but then only when it’s in a regular shoot mode. I initially wanted to go with a Canon or Nikon or Sony (which is also a good brand) and Pentax (since not most people use a Pentax here), but then the prices really varied a lot. I chose Olympus again because of the waterproof future. –> I couldn’t stress this enough, hehe.

I usually went to different websites as well before buying one. I just search for the camera in steves-digicams.com for more information as Steve does a full review of those cameras he has tested. I wish I were like him wherein companies get to send him stuff to try out. But then, I only know a little about cameras. However, I hope I’m able to enlighten you in some way.

As for Professional DSLR cameras, that’s where I really have lesser ideas on how to buy one. hehe

I’ve been tweaking my DSLR but not as much as needed so my skills haven’t really improved as much. I wish to study this one but it seems that I always have an excuse in doing other things. However, I’ve come to a realization that it doesn’t really matter if you have a point-and-shoot camera when you know how to adjust the settings.

Having a DSLR is a bit more complicated because you have to understand the settings according to how you can maximize the shot. However, the issue sometimes is to be able to capture that perfect shot. When you are in that perfect moment, you don’t want to screw the picture that’s why you have to make sure that the settings are in the proper place and that’s the challenge I’m still having.

That’s why when people see that I have a DSLR with me, I always inform them that I’m still studying it and I’m still a novice because I don’t want to give the impression that I’m an expert in this field.

Most people think that having a professional camera will produce good pictures. Although it’s somewhat true because the quality is really different because of having more room for tweaking, it’s still within the one who handles the camera. Right now, I still have better pictures using my old Olympus SW790 camera but that’s because I haven’t learned as much as I need to using my Nikon D80.

Just a thought.

Yey! I won, I won! hehe.

I joined a photo contest in our company and I’m happy that I won!

The concept was to take a picture of persons or things in a standing position and should be aligned with the theme “Together We Stand”. I already have some stock photos using my Olympus SW790 camera but Doi was hesitant since the matte print wasn’t as good as we thought it would be. Here are my original entries…

However, since Doi insisted on really getting a better shot using my Nikon D80, she figured on buying a new set of gummy bears and then take another shot. So off Doi, Audrey and I to SM. It was a bit embarrassing because we took this picture in SM Cebu and a few people were looking at us; as if I’m a professional one when I’m not. But hey, thanks to them, I won! Here’s the winning piece.