Canon camera?

Question

I recently changed from a £150 power shot to a £500 DSLR and think that the cheaper camera took a better picture. I've tried everything and am baffoled about the range of lenses

Answer 1

In that case you're too thick to even try and explain where you're probably going wrong.

Answer 2

I had a PowerShot S30 back in year 2002 and switch to a "DSLR Like" Fujifilm S5100 in 2005 and have been using a lot of manual setting with both cameras. When I first get a hand on my Canon EOS 30D recently, I feel like I don't know how to take picture at all and it took me a while to get use to it. So, even going smaller step will still need some time to get use to it. Follow the advises people gave to you above and sooner or later, you are going to love the DSLR.

Answer 3

I think you may have jumped out of the fat into the fire!
If you have limited experience of manual settings and little knowledge of exposures and focus zones, you won't get the best out of your camera. You may well have been better getting an intermediate camera, like one of the Kodak DX range or Similar.
I cut my teeth on manual focus, manual exposure Film SLR's with hand held light meters. Thank god for auto-focus and integral light metering!. I still have a Cannon EOS 650 35mm Film Camera that I use regularly, but I have a Kodak DX7590 I use more often. It has a 5 Meg-Pix sensor and due to the differences between Digital and Film, the Kodak has an equivalent range of 38-380mm in a much more compact chassis. Its nice to be able to swap lenses, but simply not required in most cases.
The best advice that I can give, is to book yourself a photographic course at night school or buy a quality dedicated digital photography reference book. Get one aimed at the enthusiastic amateur as you will soon out learn the techniques that a basic book would teach you. Above all have fun and at least you don't have to worry about processing costs!

Answer 4

Did you have any SLR camera in the past? How experienced are you in photography? What make and model of camera do you have? What exaclty did you try?

Yours is a common concern of point-and-shoot photographers trying to swith to professional camera. Remember, that compact cameras are designed to make best-looking shots with minimal direction of the user. DSLRs, on the other hand, offer too many options, and without experience, it may be confusing. Also, compact cameras try to push image saturation, contrast and sharpness very high. Professional cameras (at least, by default) keep these artificial ehancements at the low level, allowing the user to tune it up in post-processing (i.e. Photoshop)

My advice - get a good book on digital photography and continue to practice!

Answer 5

Unfortunately for you, the lens on your compact is probably going to cost a small fortune to buy for your DSLR, unless it came with the same specification lens (sometimes a 35-70 zoom, which is typically what compacts have built in). Also you will need to read read and read that camera manual and scour the online camera help forums for advice on how to set the camera up for the type of shots you want to get - remember it will probably take dull photos initially, it's up to you to liven them up (saturate colours, apply filters, etc) with programs like Photoshop, just as the professionals do, and as they did in a dark room with film.

Answer 6

Digital point and shoot camera are configured to poduce pictures that 'pop'.
Digital SLR cameras on the other hand, are configured to produce realistic images (that you can run through Photoshop or such, if you want to).
If you want your dSLR to behave like a point and shoot, simply dive into the camera menu and crank up the saturation and sharpening.
As for the selection of lenses, if it's a problem just post a new question.
* What gear are you using now
* What do you miss/ what do you want to add
* What's your budget

Answer 7

You need to decide what pictures you want to take. The standard lens if 300/350d is not what Nikon or Sony offer. Read the booklets that came with the camera explaining lens types then buy a second hand EF lens or the equivalent much dearer USM one

Answer 8

Canon A430 $150 i have one it's the best camera that i've had.
it's very every to operate i learned how to use it the 1st day.
great zoom, great barttey life, you can plug it in your tv , use it at a webcam. video caption. the flash on that baby so good you can take a pic in pitch black room and pics will look like you took
it in the day time.

Answer 9

Same here... switched to Canon EOS 350 DSLR recently, was initially confused. Teach yourself the basics here... http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/index.html

I live in London and found a good introductory course at http://www.citylit.ac.uk

Good luck! Once you get the knack you'll never go back to point & shoot.