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Some years ago, I bought a Sony DSC-W800 as a replacement for a DSC-W70. It offered what I thought would be a significant upgrade: 20.7MP vs 7.3MP, 5x optical zoom vs 3x optical zoom and about 8 years age difference in release date.
I have to admit I was immediately disappointed with the W800. Significant noise and JPEGs that seemed crushed to within an inch of their lives. This camera was consigned to the drawer of socks I never wear.
Move on to this week. I came upon my W70 in the camera bag of things long forgotten. Charged the battery and rediscovered a small camera that allows me to set fixed focus distance, spot/centre/multi metering, EV compensation, B+W preset with variable contrast/sharpness and over 4,500 images on a 16GB card. I'm immediately re-smitten. Took delivery of a couple of new batteries and a swanky LED charger today. Have made some comparisons between the W800 and the W70 which has only confirmed my initial dislike of the W800. Increasing the image size and adding a little grain (+ some magic sauce) in LR is giving me images I'd have no bother printing up to 10" on their longest length.
So, I have to ask; am I the only person that thinks that there's still a place for compact cameras these days? Or should I perhaps be seeking medical advice?
I have to admit I was immediately disappointed with the W800. Significant noise and JPEGs that seemed crushed to within an inch of their lives. This camera was consigned to the drawer of socks I never wear.
Move on to this week. I came upon my W70 in the camera bag of things long forgotten. Charged the battery and rediscovered a small camera that allows me to set fixed focus distance, spot/centre/multi metering, EV compensation, B+W preset with variable contrast/sharpness and over 4,500 images on a 16GB card. I'm immediately re-smitten. Took delivery of a couple of new batteries and a swanky LED charger today. Have made some comparisons between the W800 and the W70 which has only confirmed my initial dislike of the W800. Increasing the image size and adding a little grain (+ some magic sauce) in LR is giving me images I'd have no bother printing up to 10" on their longest length.
So, I have to ask; am I the only person that thinks that there's still a place for compact cameras these days? Or should I perhaps be seeking medical advice?