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John Lovaas wrote:so I'd go with the DMC-TS1
John Lovaas wrote:And it has a Happy Mode. When your trip turns to crap, just switch your camera to Happy Mode.
Nope, I don’t think there are any in this specialized “outdoors or underwater” group. There are regular compacts with full manual capabilities; here was my drool list for last Xmas: List for Santa.Primitivist37 wrote:Are there any P&S camera's in the 'outdoors' range that do have control of these features?
This may help answer some of your questions until others chime in, unfortunately the manual does not tell the all the settings for each scene: DMC-TS1 Operation InstructionPrimitivist37 wrote:what happens to settings once you go into 'scenery' mode
The sample photos of both look good with a cursory look and most may not notice any difference unless they are pixel-peepers. The decision if any difference is significant is subjective and on your part.Primitivist37 wrote:I would be worried though if there was a significant difference in picture quality toward the TS1/FT1.
Always a good idea to see a camera first hand before buying.Primitivist37 wrote:Perhaps I should go down to a store and check out the menus on the TS1/FT1 and see if they allow enough manual settings.
Sound like the ticket for you since you’re looking for pocketable cam; it did beat all others in dpreview's Q209 underwater camera group test.Dwight wrote:once I get to taking pictures I know it's going to end up in my pocket.
Hmmm… 2” bulge… maybe you’ll have to worry about what the ladys “are looking for” if they think “you are just happy to see them!”Dwight wrote:It's thick, almost 2 inches, but maybe I can put up with that. I don't know what else to look for.
Great shot!captnemo wrote:I used the elph in it's housing a lot in Guatemala since we were swimming through most of the caves
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