AF with a Compact Camera

[jjjnettie]

I bought a new compact camera a couple of days ago, a Canon SX120IS.
Tonight I put it on a fixed tripod and pointed up.
This is what I captured.
9 x 15 seconds
5 darks
ISO 1600
Contrast, levels and saturation in CS3. The image was cropped to remove some amp glow from the upper left hand side.
Now...if I was serious, I would have just kept on taking images, (50 or 60 or more), and the image would have come out so much smoother.
You DON"T need expensive gear to start out in this hobby.

[Piers]

That's fantastic, well done!

[dannat (Daniel)]

nettie what f ratio was the lens at? what f/length

nice shots

[jjjnettie]

The lens was wide open 6mm and it was set at f2.8.
For the next test, I'll take some HD video of Jupiter.
I do love new toys. LOL

[that_guy (Tony)]

what are you doing in the beginners forums?

[jjjnettie]

I'm showing what can be done with basic gear Tony.

[that_guy (Tony)]

Its better than the pic i took with the 30D! c;mon whats your secret?? did you have to sell your soul??

[DavidU (Dave)]

Nice one triple j. You squeeze a surprising image out of that camera.

[jjjnettie]

LOL thanks

I can see the square of Pegasus rising above the trees.......methinks I know what my next target will be.