TwoWheeler
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Found an old PowerShot SD 630 at work and have been playing with it.
First impression: “Holy hell, this thing is slow!” I tried to take a picture of my dog and pressed the shutter. By the time it fired, she’d walked out of frame!
Then the camera has to chew on the image for a solid minute or two, before it’s ready to take another shot. “Point and shoot? More like point and wait!”. Frame rate is probably in the range of .002 FPS.
I have been surprised by how sharp the images are (for what they are), but cropping is just not an option, unless you want postage stamp-sized images. I’ve been spoiled by 45 MP…. Maybe it will teach me to get it right in camera…. nah, who am I kidding?
Also, having only JPG as an output has kind of curtailed the amount of editing I can do, too.
Still, it is possible to get useable images:
I’m going to keep playing with it, but it’s not going to replace my R5 anytime soon and it doesn’t change my POV that all the retro-kiddies who are rediscovering P&S cameras are fooling themselves.
First impression: “Holy hell, this thing is slow!” I tried to take a picture of my dog and pressed the shutter. By the time it fired, she’d walked out of frame!

I have been surprised by how sharp the images are (for what they are), but cropping is just not an option, unless you want postage stamp-sized images. I’ve been spoiled by 45 MP…. Maybe it will teach me to get it right in camera…. nah, who am I kidding?
Also, having only JPG as an output has kind of curtailed the amount of editing I can do, too.
Still, it is possible to get useable images:
- Join to view EXIF data.
I’m going to keep playing with it, but it’s not going to replace my R5 anytime soon and it doesn’t change my POV that all the retro-kiddies who are rediscovering P&S cameras are fooling themselves.