Thursday, August 6, 2015

Legoland's Cypress Gardens Island In the Sky (short ride) video clip

  I created this short video using my GE X2600 digital camera on a tripod while seated on Cypress Garden's Island in the sky attraction. At it's height the ride reaches 150 feet in the air and does at least one full circuit. As you can see the view can be spectacular. If the above link fails here is the youtube link: https://youtu.be/7l9ktrZ-gGA . I have not used the Video feature on this camera very much and was pleasanty surprised at the quality of the the image. 
  I have never (yet) had an opportunity to use a DSLR camera from Nikon, Canon or Sony, but in the future (sometime) I intend on finding out if they are actually better than my current camera. My beloved camera is actually a "bridge" camera between a point and shoot camera and a SLR camera. For what it is, it takes very good photographs in sixteen megapixel size when using the highest resolution setting. It also has other lower resolution settings that I almost never use. Overall, I have always been more disappointed in the photographer than the camera. When this camera has failed to produce a quality picture, I have been able to trace the problem to the nut behind the lens. Like any camera it does have some limitations and shortcomings that the person behind the camera can overcome with some thought and practice. The major drawback that I have encountered is a lengthy cycle time (several seconds) between pictures when shooting at it's highest resolution. This can, however, be easily overcome by simply partially depressing the lens button partway and then releasing it briefly before composing and shooting the next shot. Using this method you can probably be ready for the next shot in about a second. Another drawback to this camera is the onboard flash unit that can not readily keep up in high speed shooting situations. In conclusion, I have always been pleased with this camera while waiting for the money to get my first (better?) DSLR camera. 

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