Point, And shoot.

[Dao]

Point and shoot camera is not a bad thing. It has limitations. That's all. And it varies from brand to brand and model to model.

There was a thread in here couple years ago that a person post some of his work here and most of the people would not believe they were taken with his cell phone. The OP in that thread did shows us the original and the processed one and how he did it. That was amazing.

Keep shooting and learn more about it (your gear and photography). You may bump into the limitations of you camera in the future, and at that time, you can decide if you need to upgrade your photography gears.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Depends what you want? To take photos for your personal collection, snapshots, and smaller images, they are great. They are also more portable, quicker to access if put away, and typically cost much less than their larger dSLR counterparts. However, if you want hi-resolution photos for large prints, fast shooting, sharper images etc. In most cases they aren't the best choice. There are some very nice higher end point and shoots though. Many P&Ss do not shoot in RAW, so your post processing is limited from the start, and you have less control over what gets done to the photo in-camera. You also can only push a smaller compressed file so far in terms of the adjustments.

I guess it all gets down to ones definition of "Good" picture. Thats a pretty subjective term. It also gets down to where you want to go with your photography. They are great to learn on, or use in a bind, but you probably have a better chance of hitting the lottery and getting struck by lightning in the same day, then you do shooting as a professional with strictly a point and shoot.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[xnoirox]

I use it quite often. If i'm just going on a walk with friends it's with me.
And zcar21, it's the same with me. I can take more, but more end up bad. But sometimes i do get allot of good ones too. That's understandable.. Things just look better when they're taken with a dslr. I notice some sort of difference, whether it's professionally taken or not.

 

[PBSNature]

I use a 6mp Canon PowerShot S3 IS. I love the camera and I have made it shoot in RAW by using CHDK. (Google it) I know the limitations of my camera and I only shoot in Manual mode. I tweak the Fstop and Shutter speed and ISO all manually and use a live histogram to monitor my exposure of the shot. It may not have the range of controls from a DSLR but darn it it's a great camera to start learning on and how to tweak settings manually to get great shots. Also it displays a grid for the rule of thirds making it easier to compose a shot. The live histogram is amazing for getting the correct exposure. I love the camera and take it with me everywhere. I want a DSLR someday but im saving a few hundred to a few thousand dollars by getting a camera like this that has a great range of controls to work with and learn on. I know my camera can shoot with a 15 second shutter speed all the way down to a 1/3200th shutter speed. The fstop is limited compared to most DSLR's but it ranges from 2.7-8.0. ISO goes from 80-800 but I mostly keep it on 80-100. Knowing these limitations allows me to take shots in range of my camera's abilities and to learn the fundamental basics before going out and spending the money on a DSLR. Don't get discouraged, work with what you have as its a great learning tool and upgrade when it becomes financially possible and when you think you have the basics down enough to start working with more control over your photo's. Practice Practice Practice and it will make all the difference.