anybody tested the sx160 is?? And related suggestion.

[sujoyp]

I donnno much abt CHDK ...but it voids warranty ...remember that

go for sx160IS

 

[marvelousprashant]

FAQ - CHDK Wiki

 

[sujoyp]

Thanks for the link prashant

 

[mastervk]

i dont think it chdk or magic lantern voids warranty.you can always remove them.

if you get some problem and tell service center that you have installed chdk then it will be an issue.

 

[sujoyp]

@mastervk it voids warranty just like changing ROM does....if u can remove it then its good...but if ur cam malfunctions coz of it ..its not covered under warranty

 

[marvelousprashant]

Warranty won't cover it if you took a long exposure of the sun and smoked your sensor. But that's not CHDK fault right. Advanced manual features are good only if you know how to use them

 

[mastervk]

@ sujoy.. What I mean is there might not be any sign of chdk usage. It is installed in sd card and you need not give sd card at service Centre.. If camera internally maintain crash log then they might find about it.

In case of rom too you can go back to stock rom and not talk about custom rom. But here we are updating internal memory also.

I will install magic lantern on my 550d today. Been thinking about it for long time and have downloaded too but didn't get time to upload to sd card.

 

[sujoyp]

great idea...install magic lantern and tell us what changes do you see.....hope its stable for cameras

 

[nac]

I read the reviews about s2950 , and noone was praising it. But flicker tells a very different story. Its got a lot of fan-following. And it clicks good pics as well.
I personally felt that SX150 has more grainy but more life-like photos, and s2950 has lesser grain and a better body.

Overall Canon is better.
With S2950
- You can't use optical zoom while recording video
- Sensor shift
- Low light performance are not that good
- Uses 4xAA batteries

Cheaper and more ISO range. I think that SX150 is the better option out of the two.

Don't mind ISO range... These compacts don't produce usable photos above 400 level.

 

[titlingkm]

i have two questions...
is sx160is better than sx150is in all around angle? what are adv and disadv. in relative aspects..???
and
whether sx240hs is good to learn photography for starters... or sx150 is best option..

 

[nac]

SX150 vs SX160
I should say YES based on spec. But still there aren't enough reviews to say so...

SX240 vs SX150
Both are equally good to learn...

 

[mastervk]

great idea...install magic lantern and tell us what changes do you see.....hope its stable for cameras

installed magic lantern on 550d..got lot of advanced settings.but as i don't understand most of them yet to explore..enabled some settings though...

 

[dpkml]

SX150 vs SX160
I should say YES based on spec. But still there aren't enough reviews to say so...

SX240 vs SX150
Both are equally good to learn...

Hmmm.. I have been following you guys from past one year. You DO know your stuff. So even though I found the pics clicked by s2950 a bit better than SX150, I believe that I'll go with your suggestion and buy the SX160 . Only if I had a 15% coupon for ebay which can bring down the price (11.5k). Maybe Diwali will bring some offers. Maybe!!!

 

[nac]

dpkml,
I don't know where you checked the samples. Me too like the Fuji's bright day light images but ummm... I am not saying SX*** won't produce noisy images but overall it excels. Just compare studio samples here esp. @100% crop and low light.

If you want, I give you a link which contains some wonderful images taken using SX130.

Even if you get 15% coupon, the limit by saying "subject to maximum of Rs. 500/750/1000"

I have 10% (max of 1000/-) coupon, if you want you can have it. But it is user specific, I guess.
or 5%, 6% and 7% coupons available for those who are customers of xxx banks.

 

[dpkml]

dpkml,
I don't know where you checked the samples. Me too like the Fuji's bright day light images but ummm... I am not saying SX*** won't produce noisy images but overall it excels. Just compare studio samples here esp. @100% crop and low light.

If you want, I give you a link which contains some wonderful images taken using SX130.

Even if you get 15% coupon, the limit by saying "subject to maximum of Rs. 500/750/1000"

I have 10% (max of 1000/-) coupon, if you want you can have it. But it is user specific, I guess.
or 5%, 6% and 7% coupons available for those who are customers of xxx banks.

I checked out the samples of s2950 at flickr. I think that all of them were clicked during daytime and that too outdoors. I could not find any night-time or low light shots.
But this comparison clearly shows how their low-light performance drastically differs. If this is for SX130 , then I believe SX160 should be a step ahead.
Thanks man
And hey, I just checked my email. Even I got that 10% coupon. 1000 bucks off. Not bad I think.
How much does the eneloop batteries and the charger cost?

 

[nac]

I bought two set (4xAA) of eneloop for around 600/- and charger for around 700/-

So everybody getting coupons for this festive season

 

[dpkml]

I bought two set (4xAA) of eneloop for around 600/- and charger for around 700/-

So everybody getting coupons for this festive season

Can you please tell me the name of that charger? I think that there is a normal one and then there is a quickcharger.
and the batteries? 2000mah or 2500??
Cant wait for tomorrow. Hope the coupon stays valid till then

Hey!!!! Good news. I just ordered the SX160 on ebay using the coupon.
After discount,its 10500 and I will get the camera,case,4gb card, Rechargeable batteries(Not eneloop).
Will order the eneloop, if the bundled batteries are not good enough

 

[nac]

It's Envie speedster quick charger and 2000mAH. If you go for higher rated, it will last longer...

The bundled battery I got was as good as eneloop so far. But still you would need an extra set at least.

 

[dpkml]

Hey !!
Got the SX160 along with the MMC , case,charger and batteries.
This one looks really good.
Pics coming up soon
Thanks for the advice. Great piece of work for 10500!!

 

[nac]

Congrats happy clicking