Mini review of the Canon Powershot S80

I had the opportunity to purchase a digital camera at work and was looking to purchase the Canon Powershot G6, as I purchased one for myself not too long ago and was familiar with it, but now it cannot be found for sale brand new. I really hope Canon comes out with a new model soon. The Canon Powershot Pro 1 just didn't interest me as much. I ended up getting the Canon Powershot S80 instead.

Physical:
The S80 is a bit thinner than I would like. While it is easy to put it into a shirt pocket and take around, I want to have something a bit more to hold onto when I am taking a photograph. The circular control for changing aperture and the shutter speed, but I find myself making mistakes often when trying to change the ISO - after pressing up to change the ISO, I find myself then trying to press down to select an ISO speed when in fact that toggles manual focus.

Features:
Two features I like about the S80 that I wish my G6 had (or the features are very well hidden) are the live histogram view (perfect for making sure my exposure is good) and the gridlines on the LCD, dividing the screen up into thirds, which helps me remember the rules of good composition. I can't have as many accessories as I would on my G6, but probably would not have ended up purchasing them for work anyway.

I think the S80 will serve me well enough for taking pictures of events and some scenic photographs for the website at work and would recommend it for those who are point and shoot users that might have some interest in learning the technical aspects of photography, but for those like myself who are just starting out with the technical aspects of photography and wanting to dive deeper without going to the SLR level yet, I'd look elsewhere.

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It's been a while

Yes, it has been a while since I posted. I got "busy" getting over a cold, then emotional issues, and just recently got over what I believe was a food induced illness.

I completed my photography class on lighting shortly after my last post and only today had the outdoor group photo shoot. Sadly, my photos came out like crap because they were all overexposed, due to a long exposure time. Oh well, I've learned my lesson. I prefer outdoor shoots compared to being in the studio mostly for the fact that it is cheaper. Also, with outdoors you tend to get more props and create many different shots that you couldn't recreate in a studio. Granted, you get to control the lighting in the studio and it does make some great shots.

I can't say I care much for group photo shoots, as it gets very crowded and it makes it difficult to move around and try different positions and angles without getting in someone else's way. At the same time, I am thankful for the group photo shoots as I am not completely comfortable yet with a camera where I can focus more on the model, so I don't have to worry about that here. I also have to learn more poses for a model.

We did work with reflectors and a scrimmer today, so I am pleased to have gotten that experience. I'm going to look into getting some in the future.