Martin,
to answer part of your question "I know the camera can have
shutters speeds up to 15 seconds, but can you actually say I want a shutter
speed of 12 seconds or 1/2000th of second etc?"
YES to the long exposure part of your question. I don't own this camera
but I do own both a Canon A40 & A70 & S330 which all allow for up to 15 sec.
long shutter speeds & I often use them to take existing light pictures with
the ISO speed set to 50 which produces very low noise pictures in part due
to the camera's built-in auto noise reduction that kicks in for 1.3 sec.
exposures or longer.
Obviously these long exposures only work well on stationary subjects
unless your looking for a blurred special effect. Also these long exposures
require a tripod or some stable place to rest the camera during exposure.
For much of these long exposures I often just set the 2 sec. self timer to
avoid moving the camera at the beginning of the exposure & rest it on
anything available at the time. This can be the rim of a glass or a table
or counter. It's a great way to take an indoor picture of a restaurant to
capture it's ambiance.
This also does not distract others because since you also turn the flash
off & lastly it really registers a recognizable picture of anybody there
unless they remain almost motionless for almost the entire exposure. Thus
it does not even violate the privacy of somebody who might be in your
picture.
Most people don't use this feature but thankfully Canon has included it
in most of their cameras for those who would like to use it. If your on
vacation you can capture great night pictures of the city, countryside,
sunsets & sunrises that can't be captured the same way at higher shutter
speeds.
Just my long winded 2 cent in response to your question.
Respectfully, DHB
"Martin Palmer" <> wrote in message
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> er? are you sure? all the reviews i've read say that you can have up to 15
> second shutter speeds?
>
> "Howard McCollister" <> wrote in message
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> > "Martin Palmer" <> wrote in message
> > news:bpich4$g7n$...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm seriously considering getting this camera as it looks to be a
great
> > all
> > > rounder, but i'm interested in experimenting with shutter speeds and
> > > wondered how much control you can have.
> > > I know the camera can have shutters speeds up to 15 seconds, but can
> you
> > > actually say I want a shutter speed of 12 seconds or 1/2000th of
second
> > etc?
> > >
> >
> > No manual control at all on the S400. The only influence you have over
> > exposure is changing the ISO.
> >
> > HMc
> >
> >
> >
>
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