My Camera

Some of you have been wondering about what camera I have been using. It is a Canon Power Shot XS50HD, with a non-removable lens. 

If you look at the right arrow at the tall tree, this is what the lens will do at maximum. It would be sharper if I had used a tripod.

 The left arrow shows what is in the nest.

All in all a good little camera for what I do.

#Note this is unsolicited by Canon

Experimenting

I was looking across he pond at this Mallard hen today. I could not get closer so I went to maximum zoom with the following results. Not Good!

The camera is a Canon  Power Shot SX50 HS with 50X zoom plus 4X optical zoom. I was sitting and bracing the camera on both knees.

Focal length 215 mm ( 4995   35 mm equivalent)

F number 6.5

Iso 500

1/160 sec

Day was overcast

 As you can see, the image is not very good.

Any body have any ideas on how to sharpen this up? I.e get more detail?