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Originally posted by Orbital32 Long exposure does not help with fast action in low level situations. Well cool city shots it does. Sport-type shots, not so much.

The OP didn't mention taking action shots in the dark?

And I know long exposure wouldn't help in that situation which is why I said you need a steady surface.

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Originally posted by Unique2701 What about the Sony Alpha NEX-3A? It has very good reviews and it suits my budget. Also, if I wanna take photos with more sharpness and depth.. where to pay attention to? I was under the impression that the aperture level is significant then but people tell that the aperture has to do with taking pics in the dark and when I'm taking pics of fast moving objects? You know those pictures where you just take a random ordinary object and it looks so much prettier on photo than in real? That's kind of what I'm looking for

Is there somethin I'm missing here?

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my formulation, but I don't intend to take action shots in the dark, I simply meant that I've been told that I only need a lower minimum aperture if I'm going for action shots.

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Originally posted by jenga Canon SX210. It shoots awesome pics without the user knowing shit about photography. Its basically just an waaay improved version of what you have. All the controls look the same ect. For taking shots in the dark all you need is a steady surface and a long exposure time to keep the shutter open a bit longer. I've taken some passable night shots with my shitty 4 year old ixus that way. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/1...ershotsx210.asp

The technical specifications aside, the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS sounds like what I'm looking for. However, my current aperture range is 2.8-4.9, this one is 3.1-5.9. I thought the lower the minimum range, the better?

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If that is the camera you are looking for, then check out this flickr group:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1315841@N25/pool/

All photos are from the SX210.

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Originally posted by Orbital32 If that is the camera you are looking for, then check out this flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1315841@N25/pool/ All photos are from the SX210.

Thanks, what a great idea! I also checked some photos of other cameras on flickr group. I saw some really nice ones and I think I got it narrowed down to Nikon Coolpix P7000 / Panasonic DMC-LX3 / Olympus E-PL1 or E-PL2 / Sony NEX-3.

I know I said 350 is my budget but I might stretch it up a little bit and it might be cheaper if I buy it in China.

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Last edited by Unique2701 on Jan-23-2011 at 14:47

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Originally posted by Unique2701 Thanks, what a great idea! I also checked some photos of other cameras on flickr group. I saw some really nice ones and I think I got it narrowed down to Nikon Coolpix P7000 / Panasonic DMC-LX3 / Olympus E-PL1 or E-PL2 / Sony NEX-3. I know I said 350 is my budget but I might stretch it up a little bit and it might be cheaper if I buy it in China.

Make sure that you can use it back home, and that it's not running on the nuclear power that you're going to unleash on us all when we least expect it, my future overlord

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