"xyz" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:btdm809jld26actc6n3hhkqhsfp7tn5d0j@4ax.com...

> On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:28:10 -0700, "Fishface" <invalid@ddress.ok?>

> wrote:

> >> I took the TRV19 into the woods awhile back and noticed the

> >> LCD was very hard to read. I have digital cameras which have

> >> more readable LCD's.

> Yes, I'm going to have to find a way to shade the LCD for outdoor

> viewing. They sell these hoods for digital camera LCDs which I may

> consider trying.

These are quite ineffective (been there...;-). Why not use

the finder that *is* effective, the eyepiece one...? OK, so

you then need to open the LCD panel to use the annoying

touch-screen controls (which you can barely see - but a hood

would prevent you from touching them anyway...;-). You can

also turn the screen flat against the camera which leaves both

finders active...

> >With the same model, on a recently cloudy day, when the White

> >Balance was inadvertently set to hold, and I had a bugger of a time

> >seeing the menu to turn it off. I had to shield it with my hand. I

> >now have that large cardboard box which fits over my head with

> >a hole cut for the front of the camera...

> Hey, that would make for great video footage :)

Yes, but it is more difficult to shoot video this way...;-)

Never could understand the appeal of LCD screens

(except MAYBE indoors), or touch-screen controls.

Buttons and wheels are SO much better (easier to see

and use, with fewer menu steps involved - but less "nifty"

in the store when the salesman is pointing out features...;-).

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com