Canon & Sony Cameras as Internet Power Tools

Canon and Sony have some great cameras that do fine work of photo images and with video capabilities too. The important thing to remember when purchasing a photo camera is that it has a “viewfinder” on the camera to help in framing and details, when taking a picture. Many of the new point and shoot cameras are eliminating this feature and going to LCD screen only.

I haven’t found any LCDs yet that you can see the image on a bright sunny day; forget being able to check the focus too. You now need to get into a minimum $400-$600 SLR camera to be able to have a viewfinder, in a good camera, that you can put your eye up to.

As a former professional photographer and now using photography for web, Internet marketing and video presentations, I live by the viewfinder to frame my pictures and videos to check details. It is almost impossible to do that with just a 2.5″ to 3″ LCD screen. The last of the great small camera, the Canon PowerShot SD780IS seems to be in the process of being fazed out and replaced by the PowerShot SD1400, which of course has eliminated the viewfinder. I am really troubled by that.

I just noticed one other shirt-pocket version camera, while in CompUSA this morning, that still retains a viewfinder as well as the LCD; it is the Canon SD1200, so grab it if you can (US$179.00) but that will probably be replaced soon too. This is a little thicker than the SD780 but still retains the 10 MP and does video, although at a lower res than the SD780. Sony and Nikon have followed suite also by eliminating their viewfinders on their small point-and-shoot cameras. Canon did jump the pixels to 14 MP on the PowerShot SD1400 and the video to 780P HD but the one piece that will really hurt composing photography will be the elimination of the viewfinders. The viewfinders on the point-and-shoot cameras aren’t through-the-lens but they will show you when you have it framed properly and if the image is horizontally straight in the viewfinder.

As a professional, I find that some people are intimidated when I pull out a good SLR camera (single lens reflex, a larger camera with removable lens that the viewfinder actually shows you “through-the-lens” images of your subject). They think they aren’t beutiful enough or the take bad pictures or they are embarassed but the fact is they love the attention. With a small or shirt-pocket size camera they feel it’s just a snapshot and usually OK with the picture talking so that is why I like to carry a small camera with me.

So when your looking for a small camera to carry with you to grab that exciting “Kodak moment” shot or to use on your site or you need a quick video testimonial from a customer, be sure you can frame it correctly and check the details. For that I suggest a camera that has both a LCD scree and a viewfinder on it. Check out the iB Power Tools on my site to stay up-to-date on the latest Internet Power tools, everything from cameras and video to lighting that work. http://www.ibuilderz.com/pg-iB-power-tools.html

Have a SUPER POWERful Day!

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