does anyone know whether harvey norman @ IKANO still selling FZ18 @ rm1599 ??

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Added on December 9, 2007, 1:04 amyouliang,
do u mind to let me know which shop u went? is it the corner stall inside DIGI shop at G floor ?
i'm still hesitating which color is better =.=

This post has been edited by monochrome: Dec 9 2007, 01:04 AM

i just bought myself a FZ18 .....hehe..
still playing with all the settings

i found tat the default brightness of the LCD to be very misleading..where the pics taken are much more darker than it shown on the LCD itself =.=
so i changed it to the dimmest n it worked!

when/where do u guys usually use the iA mode? i found it pretty useless during night shots ...where it increased higher ISO n resulted noisy pics

anyone knows wat the tip of using in M-mode.
i tried to change the aperture & shutter speed according to wat i've learnt from book.
but the pics turned out to be white-out / extremely blur.

could anyone clear my doubts as well ??

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Added on December 12, 2007, 12:22 am830808 - i've not tried shooting video with it yet...but i'm pretty sure not to shoot video during night time...another thing is it cant zoom while u're shooting video. btw, the cam is mean for shooting excellent photos more than shooting videos.

This post has been edited by monochrome: Dec 12 2007, 12:32 AM

kevinyong84 - i think is because of the resolution , CCD sensor n leica lense it uses. main problem is cant zoom while shooting ==

but their full HD videocam is able to capture high detail crispy video coz using the 3CCD tech.

ewin - it's uncompressed file for ppl who need to do some editing using those image editing s/w. mostly for publishing/advertising purposes where the print out quality is extremely important. this format mostly found in SLRs.

youliang - the SD card i got is from Toshiba.according to the back of the SD box.

high speed type class 4
the min data transfer rate of class 4 is 4 MB/sec
Max write speed under optimal conditions is approx. 5MB/sec

btw, i'm using a mediocre spec laptop ,still i didnt find it to be slow while transferring. ^^

does anyone knows where to get the MC protector for Fz18 n how much?
i desperately need ONE !! >.<

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Added on December 17, 2007, 11:24 pmyouliang - i even saw LX2 selling for rm1799 =.=

This post has been edited by monochrome: Dec 17 2007, 11:24 PM

tat IKNAO HN long time ago no stock..

u can try the digi shop @ low yat plaza..price is cheaper

tongyam - i set it to Monitor > -3

coz the shutter speed is not fast enough to freeze their motions.tat's y u see shadows

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Added on December 19, 2007, 1:34 ami guess mayb he crop the pic...n removed the heads
if he didnt zoom , then should be able to capture their faces coz dont forget it's 28mm wide angle

This post has been edited by monochrome: Dec 19 2007, 06:21 PM

oops...ya...summary there ^^

nlik - if u buy fz18...problem might be solved ^^

any tips for taking good slow shutter shots?? e.g : waterfall , moving vehicles on the street..

wat else should i set as i know in Shutter priority mode the slower the better....i guess around 1 - 1/4

i understand tat....but none of settings worked... all seem overexposed

wanna test out M-mode also...the result is kinda weird too

this look fine on my pc...but after resizing side of petals seem be to edgy


This post has been edited by monochrome: Dec 31 2007, 12:44 AM

ask u guys some ques on FZ18 optional equip & display date
1. wat's the purpose of the lens adaptor [DMW-LA2]

2. where can i get ND filter , mc protector ( pls state price & which place to get with lower price)

3. how to display the date on the pic so tat when printing out the date will be on the photo itself?

thx

i think i've seen fz50 in few places...u can try harvey norman @ ikano , HSL @ BB plaza , sg wang cam shops


this Q nobody knows??
3. how to display the date on the pic so tat when printing out the date will be on the photo itself?

FX33 and FX55 .. only difference is the LCD size
both having the same sensors n same lens but in terms of pic quality n ISO how could it be tat much difference , my fren??

but if u want a better choice , better go for FZ18.....

canon G9.. not bad