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I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to see
added to a camera. One thing I would love to see is some kind of level
in the view finder so I could a straight horizon (without having to use
PS). Has any camera ever had this? Is there a secret to getting straight
horizons? Is it the way I hold the camera or use my left eye (as opposed
to the right) in the view finder?

JAB

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Casio QV3000EX had a rule of thirds grid overlay which helped a bit to keep
things straight.


"jbert" <james.bertilson@yale.edu> wrote in message
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>I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to see
>added to a camera. One thing I would love to see is some kind of level in
>the view finder so I could a straight horizon (without having to use PS).
>Has any camera ever had this? Is there a secret to getting straight
>horizons? Is it the way I hold the camera or use my left eye (as opposed to
>the right) in the view finder?
>
> JAB
>

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There is a very simple rule to ensure horizontal horizons, and vertical
uprights etc. But regrettably it involves switching on the Camera Operators
Brain.

It can have the additional benefit of removing surplus objects from the
picture, and can sometimes help to create a really stunning masterpiece.

Roy G



"jbert" <james.bertilson@yale.edu> wrote in message
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>I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to see
>added to a camera. One thing I would love to see is some kind of level in
>the view finder so I could a straight horizon (without having to use PS).
>Has any camera ever had this? Is there a secret to getting straight
>horizons? Is it the way I hold the camera or use my left eye (as opposed to
>the right) in the view finder?
>
> JAB
>

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On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 23:17:54 GMT, in rec.photo.digital , "Roy"
<royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> in
<CEk3e.1167$JO6.1157@newsfe6-win.ntli.net> wrote:

>There is a very simple rule to ensure horizontal horizons, and vertical
>uprights etc. But regrettably it involves switching on the Camera Operators
>Brain.
>
>It can have the additional benefit of removing surplus objects from the
>picture, and can sometimes help to create a really stunning masterpiece.
>
Actually, what I would like is an external level, not one in the
viewfinder/screen. If I am looking directly, it is my job to determine
horizon. But since digital photos are free I do lots of pictures with
the camera someplace such that I can't see the screen or viewfinder
(above my head, at arms length, etc.) having a visible level, or
better yet a lighted level I could turn on and off, would help with
many of those photos.


--
Matt Silberstein

All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.

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jbert wrote:
> I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to
> see added to a camera. One thing I would love to see is some kind of
> level in the view finder so I could a straight horizon (without
> having to use PS). Has any camera ever had this?

Nikon 8400, Panasonic FZ20.

Many others, I'm sure.

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On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:05:40 -0500, in rec.photo.digital ,
clutch@lycos.com in <114u5r3nuonl300@news.supernews.com> wrote:

>jbert <james.bertilson@yale.edu> wrote:
>
>>I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to see
>> added to a camera.
>
>
>I'd like gps and a voice memo mode.

If you are going to do a GPS, then add a compass/level. Let me know
later where I was standing and what angle I held the computer. If it
could say how high above sea level that would be great, but not
actually possible to be usefully accurate. (Height above ground, yes,
if there is a clear view.)


--
Matt Silberstein

All in all, if I could be any animal, I would want to be
a duck or a goose. They can fly, walk, and swim. Plus,
there there is a certain satisfaction knowing that at the
end of your life you will taste good with an orange sauce
or, in the case of a goose, a chestnut stuffing.

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usenet@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) writes:

> Matt Silberstein <RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:05:40 -0500, in rec.photo.digital ,
> > clutch@lycos.com in <114u5r3nuonl300@news.supernews.com> wrote:
> > >jbert <james.bertilson@yale.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >>I just finished reading several post about what people would wish to see
> > >>added to a camera.
> > >
> > >I'd like gps and a voice memo mode.
> >
> > If you are going to do a GPS, then add a compass/level. Let me know later
> > where I was standing and what angle I held the computer. If it could say
> > how high above sea level that would be great, but not actually possible to
> > be usefully accurate. (Height above ground, yes, if there is a clear
> > view.)
>
> Hmm. Photos with EXIF GPS data about location and shooting direction
> could be assembled into the mother of all VR panoramas. Search the web
> for EXIF containing the data you need, and you could probably make an
> immersive VR of a populated place like, say, San Fransisco without ever
> touching a camera. It might have a few gaps here and there, but that
> would make it interesting.

Some cameras have a port that can connect to a GPS, such as a Nikon D1x. The
California Coastline project uses this to keep track of exactly where they are
filming: http://www.californiacoastline.org/

But you don't need the camera to record the GPS information, you can use
software that integrates the coordinates from the save points in your GPR, buy
matching up the time fields with the EXIF information. Oziphototool is one
such application: http://oziphototool.alistairdickie.com/

--
Michael Meissner
email: mrmnews@the-meissners.org
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