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mansueto · 21st Jun 2009, 05:36

So for my graduation my parent's got me a cannon powershot SD770 IS digital elph camera, all I know is its got 10 mp, and no crazy zoom but it seems like a damn solid pocket camera. Could anyone care to indulge me about some of the cool features this can offer in English terms, and what I can expect form this for cool "wow" factors, all my parents previous camera's I never had time to mess with, and I don't know what any of the controls or anything really do... I just know how to turn it on, point, shoot, and check... that's about it... As of now I've got a 2gb basic sd card, which should be more than enough for basic use right?

Thanks in advance!

Vers · 21st Jun 2009, 15:49

As condescending as this may sound I'd recommend reading the manual...it will give you more info than anyone of us can.

supermonkey · 21st Jun 2009, 16:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by mansueto

As of now I've got a 2gb basic sd card, which should be more than enough for basic use right?

Yes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vers

As condescending as this may sound I'd recommend reading the manual...it will give you more info than anyone of us can.

And yes.

-monkey

DeMoB · 21st Jun 2009, 21:18

Camera manuals are about the only manual that I've read all the way through. The other guys are right, all the stuff you need to know is in there.

Dan

mansueto · 21st Jun 2009, 23:50

I'll give it a read during the next few days... So far very pleased with the picture quality, and I know the camera can do a lot as my brother has a similar cannon, along with my sister also... Around my house no one likes sharing cameras so I've got one, my brother had 2, but gave 1 to my oldest brother who's a mechanic and uses it to take pictures of the cars at work, my sister wanted one, my parent's have 2x cannon rebel XLR's, one digital, one film, and they also have a cannon pocket digital camera... all of the pocket ones are the elph series and I've used them for pics but never really experimented until I got my own... Once I figure out mine, and if I enjoy photography, I plan to grab a faster larger memory card and grab my parent's xlr, maybe a lens, and a tripod and start taking quality pics.

Oreon_237 · 22nd Jun 2009, 06:24

maybe you can download chdk it might work, even though its not on the supported camera's list. CHDK is awesome on P&S.

smajer · 5th Jul 2009, 17:32

post some shots with it!

whiteagle · 7th Jul 2009, 07:04

Always manually set the WB if you can on that camera. Between my wife an my parents, I've been around several in that lineup. They're great cameras for the money and most are quite decent at video as well.

Photography is how I make my living. Got a 5d mark ii recently and still read the manual.

RinSewand · 7th Jul 2009, 16:19

Might seem a bit odd - but if your family as a whole is into photography in that way - have you tried asking your parents? Part of the idea of the gift might have been as an excuse to spend more quality time together... (not to say you don't have that already or anything, it's just an idea)

RwD

TheMusician · 15th Jul 2009, 20:32

Let's see some shots! Congrats on the camera. They take excellent video for being so darn small.

21st Jun 2009, 05:36	#1
mansueto Too broke to mod Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 2,589	My first real digital camera! So for my graduation my parent's got me a cannon powershot SD770 IS digital elph camera, all I know is its got 10 mp, and no crazy zoom but it seems like a damn solid pocket camera. Could anyone care to indulge me about some of the cool features this can offer in English terms, and what I can expect form this for cool "wow" factors, all my parents previous camera's I never had time to mess with, and I don't know what any of the controls or anything really do... I just know how to turn it on, point, shoot, and check... that's about it... As of now I've got a 2gb basic sd card, which should be more than enough for basic use right? Thanks in advance! __________________ Black Momba: i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz \| Corsair H80 \| MSI P67A-G43 \| 8GB DDR3 1600 Ripjaws \| 128GB Corsair M4, 1TB Barricuda \| 2GB 6950 \| Asus PA248 IPS + Acer P243w \| Asus Xonar d1 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Seasonic X760 \| Fractal R3 \| Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid \| Cooler Master Inferno Lenovo U410: i7 3517u \| 8GB ram \| 24GB + 750GB HDD \| 14 inch ultrabook

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21st Jun 2009, 23:50	#5
mansueto Too broke to mod Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 2,589	I'll give it a read during the next few days... So far very pleased with the picture quality, and I know the camera can do a lot as my brother has a similar cannon, along with my sister also... Around my house no one likes sharing cameras so I've got one, my brother had 2, but gave 1 to my oldest brother who's a mechanic and uses it to take pictures of the cars at work, my sister wanted one, my parent's have 2x cannon rebel XLR's, one digital, one film, and they also have a cannon pocket digital camera... all of the pocket ones are the elph series and I've used them for pics but never really experimented until I got my own... Once I figure out mine, and if I enjoy photography, I plan to grab a faster larger memory card and grab my parent's xlr, maybe a lens, and a tripod and start taking quality pics. __________________ Black Momba: i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz \| Corsair H80 \| MSI P67A-G43 \| 8GB DDR3 1600 Ripjaws \| 128GB Corsair M4, 1TB Barricuda \| 2GB 6950 \| Asus PA248 IPS + Acer P243w \| Asus Xonar d1 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Seasonic X760 \| Fractal R3 \| Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid \| Cooler Master Inferno Lenovo U410: i7 3517u \| 8GB ram \| 24GB + 750GB HDD \| 14 inch ultrabook

22nd Jun 2009, 06:24	#6
Oreon_237 CHEA BRO! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,170	maybe you can download chdk it might work, even though its not on the supported camera's list. CHDK is awesome on P&S. __________________ Rigless.

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whiteagle Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 117	Always manually set the WB if you can on that camera. Between my wife an my parents, I've been around several in that lineup. They're great cameras for the money and most are quite decent at video as well. Photography is how I make my living. Got a 5d mark ii recently and still read the manual. __________________ My current project... Worship Backgrounds

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DeMoB All of my Dremel wheels are broke! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 145	Camera manuals are about the only manual that I've read all the way through. The other guys are right, all the stuff you need to know is in there. Dan

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smajer what?! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 49	post some shots with it!

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RinSewand Useful Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wakefield, UK Posts: 1,619	Might seem a bit odd - but if your family as a whole is into photography in that way - have you tried asking your parents? Part of the idea of the gift might have been as an excuse to spend more quality time together... (not to say you don't have that already or anything, it's just an idea) RwD __________________ i7 920 : 24Gb Corsair RAM : GA-X58A-UD3R: XFX 5770 : X-25M 80Gb : 2 x Dell 24" Canon EOS 7D : 17-50mm f2.8 Tamron : 50mm f/1.8 : 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L : 430EX II's Nexxo: "Understand more, judge less."

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