Flash in the pan
Jun. 27th, 2008 02:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plonqJust to make my day interesting I decided to upgrade the firmware on my camera; I had version 1.00, and the current version is 1.10. Among the upgrades, the new version offered "Windows Vista compatibility, improved USB support, and better low-light noise reduction". It was the third one that caught my interest, as that is the one feature of this camera that has underwhelmed me to some extent.
I installed the new firmware, changed the USB settings and plugged it in. Windows promptly updated its drivers and started recognizing it as an actual camera, rather than a generic USB mass storage device. Cool. I cranked the ISO setting to 1600 and snapped a picture in the relative gloom of our computer room. I wish that I had taken a picture before I did the upgrade, but even without something to do an A/B comparison, the results look much improved to me. I am going to toy with the settings a bit and snap a few more pictures before I make a final proclamation one way or the other though.
I installed the new firmware, changed the USB settings and plugged it in. Windows promptly updated its drivers and started recognizing it as an actual camera, rather than a generic USB mass storage device. Cool. I cranked the ISO setting to 1600 and snapped a picture in the relative gloom of our computer room. I wish that I had taken a picture before I did the upgrade, but even without something to do an A/B comparison, the results look much improved to me. I am going to toy with the settings a bit and snap a few more pictures before I make a final proclamation one way or the other though.
