I just discovered something cool – so cool I thought – that I simply must tear myself away from the thesis writing and tell you! Maybe this is old news, but I didn’t know that you can get digital cameras which have a “food” mode/setting! Yeah, how cool!
I found out this piece of information when reading a comment at Things That Make You Go Yum, from Bon Vivant, which mentioned that she’d met fellow foodie who had a camera with a food mode. I then did a Google search for “digital camera food mode” and discovered that there are indeed a number of cameras with a food mode! See?
Some reviewers need to get with the (food) blogging times, though. One writer calls the food mode “quirky”, and another calls it “outright weird”. Hah. I think it’s great that camera manufacturers have been paying attention to what people actually take pictures of these days. (Maybe they also need a “sexy” mode*. Not that I’d know from personal experience! Hahahahaha.)
Of course, I’m sure the food mode won’t be a magical setting that produces amazing shots in all circumstances/lighting environments, but I’ll definitely look into cameras with such a mode the next time I’m looking for a new camera. I know I will be torn between a powerful chunky beast that takes great shots or a compact camera that is easily carried everywhere and doesn’t make people freak out like a bigger/more professional-looking camera would. Oooops, I’ve ignored my thesis a little longer than I’d intended (suuuuuure).
*Makes selected objects in a shot look bigger than they are. Hee hee.
I'm TFP, a food blogger from Perth, Western Australia.
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A “food” mode? I don’t even have a working camera! haha!
I have a new blog now, I got angry and deleted my last one because of profile issues and now I’ve sheepishly returned to make a new account. I’ve changed the link above.
Heheh, even Jac was impressed to hear there is now such a thing as food mode.
Your new blog has been added to my bloglines. I look forward to more cooking and Adventures of Puddy!
A food mode? Interesting. I wonder how that’s different from the modes for really close objects. Probably helps adjust shutter speed and whatnot for indoor lighting.
I wish I knew more about photography/cameras.
- Chubbypanda
Chubbypanda, yeah. I plan to investigate the food modes more thoroughly when I get time (time, HAH!) I don’t know that much about photography or cameras either. Up to now I’ve been too busy taking photos to learn properly. :)
Maybe food mode repels steam and makes everything look delicious…even people. I keep messing around with closeup and museum mode with and without flash. My old camera had a fill flash but the one I use now doesn’t. I guess a SLR would be best but I love my pocket cam.
Great writing, I enjoy your style.
Vanessa,
What does museum mode do?
Yeah, so far for me the convenience of a small-sized camera has stopped me from getting an SLR. I like being able to fit my camera into a handbag or backpack or (ultra-nerdy) wear it on my belt.