New Camera = New Pictures!

[Catlady711]

I felt HORRIBLE the first time I took his picture because the flash is a lot brighter than my old camera and he thought it was lighting and started to freak out. He's still getting used to it.
If you noticed a lot of the pictures of him are by the door, that's because thats the door to the basement where he goes when there's a storm, that's where he ran to when I started taking pictures and he freaked.

The S5 should have a 'flash compensation' adjustment in it just like the previous S Series cameras. You should be able to access it through the 'FUNC' button. Scroll the highlighted area down to the pix of the lightening bolt with the +/- sign next to it. That's your flash compensation. -1 would decrease the flash power by 1 stop (that's a technical photography term) and +1 would increase your flash power by 1 stop. Try it with an inannamate (sp?) object and see the difference in how far your flash will throw light as well as how bright it is on the different compensation settings. Make sure you use the same focus point in your tests otherwise you won't get a true reading of the differences.

This still doesn't mean it won't scare your dog, but may help if the flash is less powerful at closer distances.

congrats!!.... I´m so looking forward into getting the s5 too.... actually I was between thet and the Rebel, but I need and extra pu$h on that one, besided I´m unsure it takes video adn the s5 does and that is one thing I soooo want.....

The S series cameras are known as 'Pro-sumer' cameras. They are technically more advanced than simple point and shoots but are still below the level of DSLR.

A point and shoot or 'Pro-sumer' camera usually has video capability, however no true DSLR that I know of has that feature.

If you want video stick with the S series cameras (S3 prices keep falling everyday and there's very little difference between that and the S5) but if you want changeable lenses, better sensors, better resolution then go with the DSLR.

BTW I can tell you for a fact that the resolution on a 8mp 'Pro-sumer' camera is no where nearly as good as that of the same MP count on a DSLR and the ISO quality on a DSLR is better at 1600 than the point and shoot or 'Pro-sumer' cameras are at ISO 400. Depending on what kind of pix you want to take that may be a factor in your decisions on whether to go with the S series or the Rebel. I love both versions: my S3 with super macro and video for quick easy pix, and I totally love being able to use my super power zoom lenses and better ISO speeds with the Rebel XTi for my more advanced creativity and low light shots.

I firmly believe that no one camera is right for everyone and which one you choose depends heavily on what you want to do with it, how far you want to go with it, and how easy it is for you to actually shoot pix with.

As for name brands.....well let's just say that my Rebel XTi is my 6th Canon camera since 1992, I seriously think Canon should pay me for my advertisement over the years. ROFL

[Riptide]

Thank you SO much for sharing these pictures! It's funny that you posted these now...I was just thinking about how great it would be to own a GSD, but was getting a little bummed out knowing that I'd have to wait a few years until I finish HS and college. This certainly gave me my GSD fix!

Great pictures as well -- Canon is the way to go!