I got my Canon Powershot G10 yesterday and today took a few experimental photos – after a short tutorial over-the-phone with my friend Brent Miller, who has had his for a few weeks now. It's a very nice, compact body and lightweight, yet the controls feel substantial – I mean, when I click, I can feel it click, which isn't the case with many new digital cameras that feel too light and plastic-y. That's it for my review! For the technical details I defer to Brent's review on Sojourn Chronicles. Here are three photos I liked from the batch I took today. I love taking macro and sweeping photos – this camera seems to do both quite well. (And this is the camera I'll be taking with me for my motorcycle trip from Vienna to Marrakesh, so stay tuned to this blog for more.)
The Richmond Bridge connects Marin to the East Bay
Protea flowers in my neighbor's garden
In my garden
You are a good student, Carla, a fast learner. The G10 has plenty of features for those who like to have control over the camera. One of the features we did not talk about is for taking notes of your photos.
Capture an image, then review it with the play button. While you are looking at that image, press the microphone button on the upper right corner of the camera back. A simple record screen appears in the LCD. Press the Function/Set button in the middle of your dial, and the recording begins. The microphone is on the top next to the ISO dial. You’ll see two little holes–that’s the mic. When you are done recording your notes, toggle to the stop button. You can hear your notes, by pressing the “play” button on the LCD menu. The “speaker” if you want to call it that is on the left side of the camera. These audio files are associated with the image file number that you are looking at in the LCD screen.
Is that cool? Or what?
You will never have an excuse for not knowing where you took that picture! Record an audio note for its location and/or circumstances. This will, of course, use memory on your SD card, reducing the number of images you will be able to capture on a single card.
Safe travels.
Brent