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Subject: [Leica] Canon WX260 demonstration
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:42:54 -0600
References: <608D39BC-4860-4C8D-BBA3-EFB431908445@acm.org> <18E183DF-32A2-4E37-BB9A-A0B7C04E90D9@acm.org>

Herb,

I can't find anything on the Canon WX260.  Did you mean the SX260?  I just 
finished reading the February issue of PCWorld, and the Canon PowerShot 
SX260 HS topped their review of "Megazoom" cameras.

If it is similar, enjoy the jpgs.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon WX260 demonstration


> Well, as far as producing usable DNG's this CHDK stuff is pure crap. It 
> must do something sloppy in converting to DNG, because there are various 
> artifacts thrown into the picture: 1) a grain that looks like noise, but 
> ain't touched by LR4's noise reducer, 2) a test shot on a decorated shower 
> curtain came up with yellow splotches that are neither on the curtain nor 
> on the jpg. I tried having it produce RAW instead of dng, but LR does not 
> recognize the RAW put out by the hack.
>
> So, I'll just enjoy the toy as is. Gotta be a hell of a lot better than 
> the camera in iPhone 5.
>
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
>
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote:
>
>> I believe I wrote last week about getting this Canon P&S that had manual, 
>> shutter speed preferred, aperture preferred, and exposure compensation, 
>> all handy from the spinning wheel on the back. And also, about a S/W hack 
>> that enables downloading DNG. Here is an album of some varied shots, all 
>> processed in LR4. It's obviously "no Like-a". But the resolution is 
>> better than I expected. However, if you look large, you'll see a 
>> graininess that looks like noise, even on the ones at ISO 100. However, 
>> what I don't understand is that the various noise reduction sliders in LR 
>> have zero effect on that, zilch.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/CanonTrial/
>>
>> Herbert Kanner
>> kanner at acm.org
>> 650-326-8204
>>
>> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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