Introduction of Xiao P

Played with Xiao P last weekend. I love his panorama feature, this is fantastic!

View from my balcony.

Cookie and Pudding as my model. :P

I shaked when Pudding sniffed the lens, but i kind of love this photo as well.

I'm the beginner of SLR camera, i have been doing research on which SLR camera suit me the best and within my budget. So finally i ended up with Xiao P instead of Canon and Nikon or Lumix, although lot of people were saying that these brands are better.

Of course i dont deny that Canon or Nikon has better quality, but its out of my budget and for beginner like me, i don't know if i really interested in photography or just want to have a try.

Compare with compact camera and DSLR, i choose the middle range, which is SLR camera. I dislike compact because it was like toy, i always make myself into trouble or complicated situation (yes this is me), i would think that set or control a cameara manually let me feel i really "play" with it. So as what i feel on car driving, i always go for manual instead of auto.

ok too far.

I brough Xiao P with RM1400, including 8G SD card, which could store 7000 photos. I love Xiao P because it in both manual and auto mode (of course manual mode is more than auto la). So these few days i was learning on how to set the lighting, ISO, flash, shutter speed, shaking this and that, and i set all the ISO, shutter speed thingy by my own, yealar i know some photo is slightly dark but hey, i'm a beginner.

I have no qualify to give Xiao P a review, so here i give you guys the spec of Xiao P. And if you're just a beginner, go to something cheap, and easy before you enter to professional level.

SP-590 UZ Features:

-12 Megapixels (effective), 1/2.33" CCD for up to 3,968 x 2,976 pixel images
-26x wide-alngle Optical Zoom + 5x Digital Zoom with Dual Image Stabilization
-TruePic III Image Processor
-Accurate AutoFocus system with Face Detection mode
-Panoramic Mode stitches 3 images together
-Shadow Adjustment technology and Soft Background Focus Mode
-Low-light focus assist Illuminator
-Built-in pop-up flash with wireless flash compatibility
-2.7-inch HyperCrystal II LCD 230,000 dots 5 Steps Brightness Adjustment
-29 shooting modes including Auto, Program Auto, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual, My Mode, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, Beauty Mode, and creative scene modes for beginners
-10fps burst speeds @ 3MP, 6fps @ 5MP, or 1fps @ full resolution
-AVI format movie mode w/sound 640x480 or 320x240 at 15 or 30 fps
-Digital ESP, Spot, Center-weighted and Face Detection AE metering options
-Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps
-White Balance: iESP2 Auto, 6 presets, custom WB
-Shutter speeds of 15 seconds to 1/2000 second (Bulb up to 8 minutes)
-Noise reduction for shutter speeds of 1/2 sec. or longer
-Selectable ISO settings from 64 to 6400 (3200/6400 @ 5MP only)
-In camera editing options such as Perfect Fix and Beauty Fix.
-Built-in microphone and speaker
-Attach short audio clips to still images.
-Powered by 4 standard AA type batteries
-USB Direct-print with any PictBridge compatible printer
-USB 2.0 High-speed connectivity for PC and Mac
-22MB of built-in memory plus optional xD-Picture or microSD (adapter required) memory cards

Oh yea, another thing, Xiao P is powered by 4 AA batteries.

At first, this is the only reason make me dont feel want to buy Xiao P, but after research i found some SLR camera do use AAbatteries, of course pro and con are there la, but after read all the review from the user of Xiao P, they found the features and all these are actually better than Nikon P90, or Canon SX20, which are the same range of camera with Xiao P.

So, Xiao P is with me now :D.

Welcome you, Xiao P.

USJ, Kuala Lumpur,

20100210, 0206pm
Rach in forgotten her phone mood.