PowerShot S30 infrared!
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:52 amI just wanted to share this with someone...
The Canon PowerShot 'S' cameras are compact little pocket cams (approx 12x6x4.5 cm). The S30 through S70 are all similar in basic design (ranging from 3 to 7 megapixels, fairly intuitively [unlike the naming of some of their other cameras]) with a sliding lens cover, CompactFlash, and support for RAW files.
As you may know, one of the services I offer through my business is converting digital cameras to capture infrared images (without the conversion you can take IR images with an external filter, but your shutter speeds get very long due to the internal IR-blocking filter).
It's only a small thing, but I can announce what I believe is a world-first: an IR-modified PowerShot S.
PowerShot S30, 7.1mm (f.o.v. equiv to 35mm), 1/200s, f/4, ISO 50, handheld
This is one of the first snapshots I took this morning when testing the camera while walking to the train station. It's not a work of art of itself, but after the OOF shots I was getting out of the camera yesterday I'm quite proud of it. Even the car in the background is acceptably sharp.
It's not a camera that will deliver the output quality of a good DSLR but it is possible to get very nice images out of the RAW files, and it's small enough to slip into a pocket.
Now it's time to take some "real" shots with it!
The Canon PowerShot 'S' cameras are compact little pocket cams (approx 12x6x4.5 cm). The S30 through S70 are all similar in basic design (ranging from 3 to 7 megapixels, fairly intuitively [unlike the naming of some of their other cameras]) with a sliding lens cover, CompactFlash, and support for RAW files.
As you may know, one of the services I offer through my business is converting digital cameras to capture infrared images (without the conversion you can take IR images with an external filter, but your shutter speeds get very long due to the internal IR-blocking filter).
It's only a small thing, but I can announce what I believe is a world-first: an IR-modified PowerShot S.
PowerShot S30, 7.1mm (f.o.v. equiv to 35mm), 1/200s, f/4, ISO 50, handheld
This is one of the first snapshots I took this morning when testing the camera while walking to the train station. It's not a work of art of itself, but after the OOF shots I was getting out of the camera yesterday I'm quite proud of it. Even the car in the background is acceptably sharp.
It's not a camera that will deliver the output quality of a good DSLR but it is possible to get very nice images out of the RAW files, and it's small enough to slip into a pocket.
Now it's time to take some "real" shots with it!
