New camera: Canon S70

[az]

Maybe the SuperCCDs are also addressed in a row/column structure, even though they are placed "diagonally" (I'd say they are placed like theater seats, so placement appears to be diagonally, but addressing is still done in rows and seat numbers).

AZ

[xortam]

I'm going to try various settings on a difficult scene and see if I can reduce this effect. I noticed there are two shutter curtains on this camera and a flash synch setting that allows you to control these curtains. I haven't done any reading on this feature yet to see if this might help in this case. I doubt this feature will do anything while not using a flash so I'll need to check for other settings. This is my first foray into digital imaging so I've got a few things to learn in this regard versus film photography.

[az]

These are flash settings. Check to see if the camera uses an electronic shutter under certain circumstances (usually very short exposures) and try and circumvent these situations.

AZ

[Liquid Snake]

I don't recall seeing this issue before. Can someone post a sample image of the problem so I can see what you guys are talking about?

Thanks.

[VJ]

Originally posted by az
These are flash settings. Check to see if the camera uses an electronic shutter under certain circumstances (usually very short exposures) and try and circumvent these situations.

The problem Xortam describes, IIRC, it is not related to short shutter speeds, but it is related to the scene: if you have a very bright spot on an overal dark image, the effect might lead to a horizontal or vertical line, going through the bright spot.
It could be related with an electronic shutter though.

He had it with candles at 1/30s, which is hardly a short exposure.

I can't seem to find samples with google... :-(


Jörg

[xortam]

I'll try and post some pics when I have a chance. I think the camera may be defective. I've called Canon support and my dealer to alert them but I'm still investigating if this is a defect. I didn't have luck reproducing the flare today but I did get some "interlaced" image effect on a couple shots. I'll see what I can do tomorrow.