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How can I finalize my choice between Canon PowerShot SX30 and Nikon P500?
I'm going to a purchase fixed-lens camera with large zoom.
Currently, the main candidates are Canon's PowerShot SX30 IS and Nikon's Coolpix P500. For both of them, I've read several good reviews. How ...
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Do I need special software to retrieve pictures from an older Canon Rebel?
A co-worker was having problems getting her pictures off her camera, so I plugged it (via the USB cable) into my machine expecting to be able to see what was on it.
I saw an entry for the camera in "...
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How do I choose a telephoto zoom lens? [closed]
I have a Canon 1100D kit (18-55mm IS II) and a 50mm f1.8 lens.
Now I'm looking for a zoom lens. What do you think about the following:
Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3
Tamron 70-300mm f4-f5.6 DI LD
Tamron 55-...
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Who covers Canon products in a similar vein to Thom Hogan's Nikon coverage?
I'm looking to learn a bit about Canon's history, products and reviews and wondered if there were any reviewers that do work focused on Canon's (D)SLR products. The publications and web site of Thom ...
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What does the "L" in the L-Series Canon lenses stand for? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between Canon “L” lenses and non-L lenses?
Any ideas? Just curious. Some seem to think it stands for Luxury.
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What causes this sort of RAW file corruption?
I came home from a recent trip to Gettysburg with almost 1500 photos. Among them were a handful that appear to have been corrupted, as shown below. It was hot during the hikes -- ambient temperature ...
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Which one wide-medium lens to buy as the main lens for an outdoor wedding?
I have my first solo wedding gig coming up and I'd love recommendations for almost any lens (under $1500, preferably) to go on my 7D. My Sigma wide-angle is basically no longer usable. I have some ...
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How to know if my Canon T2i can support infrared photography?
I have a Canon T2i, and I'm wondering if I can take some IR photos with it.
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Can the Canon 5D Mark II be set to save exposure settings on auto power off?
I usually use my 5D mark II in manual mode, with auto power off enabled, but every time it auto powers off, my exposure settings (shutter speed, aperture, iso) are lost. It seems like there should be ...
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MIDI to camera control interface?
I want to write software to control Olympus E-5, Canon EOS 1D Mk IV, or similar via a MIDI OSC interface. Does anyone know how to get the SDK for these cameras? Thank you.
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In Canon EOS 1100D how do you manually set shutter speed and ISO in M mode?
Can someone explain how to set the shutter speed and ISO in M(manual) mode in a canon EOS 1100D.?
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As a Canon DSLR user hoping to move to full frame do I have any wide angle lens options other than the Sigma EF 12-24?
I'm a 550D user looking for a wide angle lens but eventually hoping to move to a full frame camera, in doing this I'm trying to avoid buying EF-S mount lenses due to the prohibitive cost of replacing ...
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Does the Canon WFT-E4 support recording video directly into a usb hard drive?
Does anyone know if you can use a Canon 5Dmk2 + WFT-E4 to record 1080p HD footage directly into a USB hard drive?
Even without having a CF card inside the camera?
thanks in advance
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How do I decide the best aperture to use with my Canon 18-200mm lens and 50D?
I am using a Canon 50D with the 18-200mm lens it came with. Some of my pictures turn out un-sharp, even taking metering and Auto Focus points into consideration. I wonder if this is caused by my ...
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What are some budget flash options for the Canon 1000D?
Could you kindly suggest an external flash for 1000d within 100$ to 150 $.
My main interests are portraits and wedding.
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How do Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 and EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro lenses compare?
I've read over a few of the macro posts on this site, and I'm very new to digital photography, so I have a few questions, and some may be overlapping. I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3, and I want to buy a ...
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What are the differences among these Canon telephoto zoom lenses?
I am using Canon 500D with the kit lens (18-55). I think I have done enough with 18-55 and want to try out next lens. I have already decided to purchase 50mm prime. I also wanted to get a Zoom lens. ...
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Best all-around ~$600 standard zoom lens for Canon? [closed]
I have a Rebel T2i, I was wondering what standard zoom lens is the best around $600. I'm mainly shooting landscapes / cities / peoples. I've done some research and came up with 17-50, 18-55 from ...
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How to check for sharpness in small LCD screens?
I have recently bought Macro lens(Tamron 90mm) and been experimenting with it,
My camera is Canon EOS 1000D and it has only 2.5" LCD screen.
Immediately after taking the picture, How can one check ...
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Are there cheap or DIY focus assist solutions for the Canon 5D?
I want a better autofocus system for low light. Low light auto focus is my biggest bane.
I use a 5D so the options are AF on a flash like the 430 or 580. I happen to use the Pocket Wizard TT1 so I ...
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How to choose between a Canon 600D (Rebel T3i) and a Nikon D5100?
I am about to pick up my first DSLR camera and have shortlisted between Canon 600D (Rebel T3i) and a Nikon D5100. The Nikon camera is about 200 USD cheaper but am not sure if the Canon is still a ...
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Why changing image format changes the area shown on the LCD screen?
Recording pixels option when set to Large 14M 4320x3240, in Canon PowerShot SX 210 IS, puts black bars on the vertical sides of the screen. The shot is NOT thus fully seen in its LCD screen.
Why is ...
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Is a Canon Rebel T3 an appropriate entry-level DSLR?
I'm starting photography and am wondering if the Canon Rebel T3 is a good choice.
My only real constraints are that I want to able to take "burst shots" (such as of sports events) and low light ...
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EOS 40d and an EOS 1d original - which one should I use?
I've been trying to figure out the comparison of the two - I've gone out onto the 'field' and taken excellent photos on both cameras. The question is mainly this, given the substantially better ...
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How to programmatically control EOS 500D on linux?
I would like to control my EOS 500D shoot by program which is running on the linux platform.
Is there any existing solution?
I've tried gphoto2 but it does not ...
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Can the "Dust Delete Data" function on Canon DSLR be used with Lightroom?
My camera is 6 months old and I noticed there is quite a few spots on the sensor (especially when taking HDR shots of bright scenes or the sky) The hand blower does not lift these particles off the ...
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Why am I unable to disable automatic sensor cleaning on my Canon DSLR?
I've been recently getting the infamous "error 99" on my Canon Rebel XS, under very specific circumstances:
Insert a fresh battery
Turn on the camera
Shoot one or more exposures
Turn off the camera
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What is the meaning of having 9 focus points and how to see where they are?
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS is said to have 9 focus points. I haven't seen any setting which shows all those points on the screen or anywhere.
How and what are those remaining 8 focus points used for?
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How do I use manual focus on my Canon PowerShot SX210 IS?
When I turn to manual focus setting in the camera, a bar appears on the right side of the screen which has measurements like 1 2 5 m. Increasing on decreasing that bar doesn't show any effects on the ...
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Why does AWB mode on my camera produce a blue tinge in photographs?
Is that normal? Canon Powershot SX210.
I used to use the AWB mode in the fully manual mode.
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The blue tinted photo added:
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Canon SX230 HS or Sony Nex 5
I have a Canon SX230 HS. It's a good compact camera but I would like something better.
Do anyone advise me to upgrade my camera to a bridge Sony Nex 5 or it doesn't make sense?
Should I buy a ...
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Do different "Picture styles" affect RAW output?
I was reading again the manual of my camera (Canon 50D, but I am sure that each DSLR offer the same kind of functionality, albeit I don't know the exact names adopted) and noticed the issue of Picture ...
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Portrait lens for Canon T1i [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is a good Canon lens to take portraits?
I have a Canon Rebel T1i camera. I am thinking of buying a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for portraits. Is it the right lens for ...
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Choosing between a Canon 600D(Rebel T3i) and a Nikon D90 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Canon t2i or new Nikon d90?
I am planning to buy my first DSLR camera. I am however not sure which one to choose from Nikon 90 or Canon 600D(Rebel T3i ). I particularly like ...
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Triggering Canon Speedlite manually
I was planning to take a fake multiple-exposure picture: use a dark room, long exposure time, and manually trigger a flash for each exposure. But can I trigger my Canon Speedlite 430EX II manually ...
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Is the IS of the Canon EF 100-400 4.5-5.6 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom worth the extra £200 over the Canon EF 400 f/5.6 L USM Lens? [duplicate]
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What size lens is recommended for flying bird photography?
I am having trouble deciding which lens I should buy my wife to go with her new Canon 7D.
She uses it mainly for ...
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What is the function of the MISC folder on my memory card?
In all the Canon cameras that I have/had, after every session a MISC folder was created, besides the normal DCIM folder.
This folder was always empty and the camera didn't bother if I deleted it.
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Is there a Tamron 70-200mm lens which is optically superior to the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS?
In the June 2011's Popular Photography magazine (Canada, hard copy, pg. 90) in an article titled "Star Power", on a one page overview of the Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM, the author (Julia Silber) ...
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What settings should be kept in mind while shooting a jpeg photo in order for it to be edited later on?
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS doesn't support RAW format, so I don't have a choice w.r.t shooting in Jpeg format.
Do we have some special camera settings that we shouldn't touch or should set in some ...
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Will the "Pixel Knight TR-332" radio flash trigger work with a Canon 350D?
I am using a Canon 350D/XT and found some information on web that the Pixel Knight TR-332 radio flash may be incompatible with that particular Canon camera due to ...
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What is the difference between a Canon and Nikon lens cap?
I found a nice project on Kickstarter that I would like to fund: Camera Lens Cap Holder
But it's listed that there will be 10 different lens caps sizes for the holder:
From the site (as of June 7, ...
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Canon EOS utility doesn't work on a low-resolution netbook — any alternatives?
I want my Canon 60D to display a live video feed in my netbook, so that I can use it as an external display to have a bigger video preview. Unfortunately, Canon EOS Utility doesn't want to install, ...
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Is there any significant difference between Nikon and Canon?
I'm considering purchasing a DSLR for the first time here in the next couple of months. The two "big boys" seem to be Canon and Nikon. I've looked at both companies, and I can't really see significant ...
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Do adapters exist for old lenses to Canon's DSLR mount?
I currently have a Canon 20D and happened to find a few old lenses.
Are there any adapters that can work for these lenses? I unfortunately haven't been able to find anything.
The old lenses I have ...
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So why does Canon 5D Mark II have a better video quality than Canon 60D? [closed]
Assuming that Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 60D both have the same processor, DIGIC 4 (single), why does the former shoots a better quality video? Better quality I mean the technical aspect, the video/...
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What gear do I need to shoot underwater with my Canon T2i?
I have a Canon T2i 18-55 setup. I was wondering what all equipment might I be needing to shoot underwater photos with this camera.
Is it possible to shoot underwater photos with these normal cameras ...
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What will happen if I install the Magic Lantern firmware on my Canon 550D?
I have a Canon 550D, which I just start learning how to use.
I have read that the Magic Lantern firmware makes the camera better in movie recording.
Does Magic Lantern firmware dramatically change ...
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What would be the best technique to create a 2.39:1 ratio mark on the display of my camera?
I have a Canon 60D camera which display I need to mark a ratio of 2.39:1 on. Basically, I need this to know the safe area of video when recording.
I thought about taping those two lines over on the ...
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Mounted Shotgun Mic for a Canon EOS 7D?
I've been capturing a lot of awesome-quality 1080p video from my 7D, and now I want to step up the sound quality, as the motor is pretty loud and is definitely audible in the recordings. Are there any ...
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Does this calculation for Canon 60D vs. Canon 7D video recording work?
The latest official manual for Canon 60D says that a 1920x1080 movie with any FPS recorded takes up 330 MB/min.
The latest official manual for Canon 7D says that a recording with the same movie ...
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