Can you post some pics?

The only safe way to carry cameras on a bike is in a padded camera backpack.. Alternatively you can try to put your regular camera bag wrapped with clothes in the saddlebag, but it would make taking the camera out for shooting very difficult..

The biggest problem with a saddlebag is that in case of a fall, the saddlebag can be hit with a pretty high force..

Another option would be to tie a camera bag to the rear seat with bungee cords.. Doing this in a way which makes the camera accessible is going to be very difficult or impossible depending on your bag..

You can also put a smallish camera in a tankbag.. The D40 should fit nicely in a bag in a tankbag, but then again like with saddlebags, in case of a fall, tank bags are not going to protect the camera much..

Finally do remember that with bikes, you can always get into situations where your equipment will suffer damage, no matter how careful you are with the packing..

-- no1lives4ever

anybody has the Sony H10 here?

There can be two possibilities:

1. The 'bokeh' (background blur) is actually what you are misinterpreting as 'grains'. Quite possible.

2. The ISO settings in the camera while you are shooting a particular shot might be way too high, resulting in obvious grains. But, you say the grains are visible only in the background. I am not quite clear what you meant by that.

Perhaps, you can post a couple of such photos with EXIF information so that we can help you out much better.

As for how to remove grains from a image, there are noise reduction softwares available off the net.
Leon (xBhp ID: leon_nerd) has a Sony DSC H10, if I am not mistaken.

Thanks for the quick reply Aryan.

I am in want of few tips from him regarding usage of manual mode in this camera

manual mode in all the cameras is the same

So does praveenkm in xBhp (from Bangalore). Might I also add, he is exceptional with photographs.

hi i am planning to buy canon power shot A470 for my reguler use can any body tell me how good is this camera.

Well, ppl how are the reviews for the Nikon P60. Can anyone plz comment.

Check out the white paper (on the left) on this web page: The White Paper

This guy has written an Exceptionally Excellent white paper for H-series beginners.

+1 Excellent material!! Thanks Leon for sharing!!


-Sripurna.

Here are a few general tips I would give to any begining photographer regarding use of manual mode on any camera:

Firstly:
0. Manual mode does not give you better photos..
0a. A large number of professionals using modern cameras never use manual mode on their cameras and still get great photos

1. Do not use manual mode till the time you know what you are doing
2. If you are new to photography, use the camera in auto exposure mode first. Try to use it in aperture priority, program or full auto modes of the camera
3. Learn about exposure
4. If you have a camera with different metering modes, then learn how the different modes work
5. Aperture priority mode is a whole lot more useful than full manual exposure mode on a modern camera
6. I used to use spot metering and manual exposure mode on my film cameras a lot. With digital cameras I have shifted almost exclusively to using aperture priority + exposure compensation with matrix metering coupled with the histogram & highlights view to get same or better results..
7. If you are using strobes or electronic flash in manual mode, then manual exposure makes perfect sense..
8. Using the manual mode is the only option when you are taking long exposures
9. For me manual mode is a more fail safe method of doing ae lock
10. When doing digital photography, remember that you can very easily underexpose a photo when post processing and this will give better results for most photos where you are trying for that underexposed look..

-- no1lives4ever

Thannx aryan and leon nerd fr ur apt replies!

no, the background blur is wat i understand . but i m talking abt literal grains!

i will try to post a few pics....
curently i m in office and cant post dem..

meanwhile if u can chek my orkut profile dan deez r d pics i m talkin abt...

i hav edited deez pics...so d grains r lesser here...

bt in d stock image, dey r quite visible...

link to my orkut pics..

orkut -

Help me getting a good digicam!

Fuji
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Fujifilm S8100fd - 10 Mp, 18x Zoom - 250$

FinePix S2000HD - 10 Mp, 15x Zoom - 270$

FinePix S1500 - 10 MP, 12x Zoom - 230$

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Sony
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Sony CyberShot DSC-H20/B - 10 MP, 10x Zoom - 280$


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Nikon
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NIKON COOL PIX P80 - 10 MP, 18x Zoom - 260$

Nikon Cool pix L100 - 10 MP, 15x Zoom - 260$

Nikon COOL PIX S630 - 12 MP, 7x Zoom - 270$


Help me buying the best one out from these.. My cousin (in US) would be getting it in another 10 days or so..

Thanks in advance..

the 8100 from fuji is a nice cam.