I wrote a post in February about my camera woes. My Canon SX130is (point and shoot) suffered an injury and requires special care when in use, it is thank goodness, not completely broken. During the camera’s downtime, the backup camera a smaller less powerful was put in use for my daily photo-taking needs. On a Saturday night whim I went into Target and rolled up on this:
for $89 bucks and the 15X zoom I figured, this was a no brainer. My dad uses a Nikon DSLR, I liked it I figured I could get a baby one to meet my needs. For the most part so far, it has. For the most part.
What I dig about it
The weight. Some folk don’t like heavier point and shoots, I do. The smaller camera’s like the A2200, though it takes some pretty smashing photos feels a little fragile in my hands. The L105 is listed at 14.4 oz.
The Zoom
Is a 15X Wide Angle zoom. Since I’m not a photographer I don’t know what all that means but I do know that I can be a bit further away from the object that I’m shooting and capture a nice image.
The Speed
Seems much faster especially when using flash. The delay is not nearly as long as what I was accustomed to between shots.
It’s Simple
There’s really a ton of scene modes on the L105. I’ve used them all with the exception of panorama.
What I didn’t care for
The Simplicity
For a person trying to learn photography and absolutely adamant about not purchasing a DSLR until she’s satisfied with her skills, the simplicity of the camera is a drawback. The scene modes, though plentiful don’t allow you to change much. I was pretty much accustomed to using AV and making adjustments. On the L105 you can make a few adjustments in auto mode, but it requires several clicks through the menu to get what you want.
Image Stabilization or the lack thereof
I didn’t know that I had such a shaky hand until I went out to take pictures of the moon. Image stabilization is not a full time option on the L105. Only certain scene modes and Auto without full deployment of the lense have image stabilization. I would think (can could be wrong for doing so), that full-time image stabilization should be standard on a point and shoot.
Macro
Is weird. There is an obvious macro button, but when used, the focus goes completely out of whack. My shots in macro mode have been hit or miss.
Those three things aside, I’m fairly happy with this camera. I do think because of Canon’s image stabilization I’ll likely switch back on the next purchase. In the meantime I will continue learning/using the Nikon day to day and use the Canon, when I want to shoot the moon.
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