Taking picture of the Moon (Lunar) - Test #2

This is my 2nd test of taking picture of the moon (lunar) using “point & shoot” camera on top of tripod to stabilize the image. The result and my result to the ever continually to the question I ask myself  “is possible to take picture with detail of the moon with point and shoot?”

I can only give an opinion and not finalize the answer because I only test what I have but it good enough. The answer is “it is possible but with a very low success rate of any detail image of the moon”, meaning in layman term you can try with the “point and shoot” but the picture is not going be like what you see with your naked eyes or with telescope.

So in result, what people say (online) it possible to take picture on the moon; my reply to that is that you can try but unlike the other people (online) I will state use a camera with high zoom (I know it this will help because I just tested it) and maybe and just maybe with camera that has a high iso number if it possible on a point and shoot (not sure) since this can control night image.

Picture taken on 7/6/14 around 10:30 P.M. on tripod.

Camera: Coolpix L620

Taking picture of the Moon (Lunar) - Test #1

These are test picture of the moon using point and shoot camera. Now I read that it is possible (online) that you can take decent picture of the moon using point & camera without using dslr. Now I haven’t found any example of those, so these are my personal test to prove if it can be done. I’m no expert but I know enough about camera and taking picture and how to take one to talk about it a little. These tests are for the preparation for the Oct 08, 2014 lunar eclipse; I miss my chance on the April 14, 2014 then again I wasn’t prepares for it even if I did take the picture it wouldn’t turn out great. These are the first test just holding on to the camera using my hand. Next test would be using a tripod.

Pictures taken on 6/4/14, around 11:15 PM; all were taken on automatic.
                                    

(1) FinePix A330 (normal; w/ Flash)

(2) FinePix A330 (Zoom - Max; W/ Flash)

(1) CoolPix L620 (normal; w/o Flash)

(2) CoolPix L620 (Zoom - Max; w/o Flash)

Which to chose, internal media drive or external media drive?

When I’m talking about media drive, of course I'm talking about the burner and not the regular drive that just play Medias. No one just buy those anymore for the computer, if they want that they can just buy a portable one or one for their TV. There are Pro and Con for both but to break down in general it come down to costs and functions/abilities (write speed).

Internal media drive

• They cost less than their counterpart for external media drive
• They have more "write speed" then their counter-part of the same cost if compare with price alone
• Majority of Internal media drive are design for desktop computer
• You must know how to install the drive yourself, plus that drive must have the "right" wire/connector for the motherboard and power supply for your computer.

External media drive

• They cost more than the internal media drive
• They have less "write speed" compare to their counterpart
• depending when it was made and who made it, the size vary 
• most are just plug and play and get  most of their power from the computer that way, while other require more power which require you to plug into an electrical outlet.

I just telling you the pro and con for these, the final choice it up to the person who buying it and using it. I mean these are some of the stuff I have to think about when I bought one or two.

Random Images/Pictures (#01)

Right now I’m taking a break from trying to write how to get hard badge for now and do some random thing like this. Here a few image using two different cameras. Both are a point & shoot cameras but one is old and one is not so old. These pictures was taken around 4:00 pm, inside, on 5/30/14; all picture is done on automate. Pic 1 is done normal while Pic 2 is zoom. And if you were wondering, that a real "Barn Owl"

• Camera 1: Fujifilm FinePix A330 [Year release: 2004? (I’m not sure)](Note: that the maximum zoom it can do)

• Camera 2: Nikon CoolPix L620 [Year release: 2013] (Note: that not the maximum zoom but if I zoom any more, it make too much noise in the picture.  

(1) FinePix A330 (normal)

(2) FinePix A330 (Zoom - max)

(2) CoolPix L620 (Zoom)

(1) CoolPix L620 (normal)

Here another pictures (same location) using a different point and shoot camera. Picture taken on 5/31/14 around 4:00 PM. Don’t remember if it was on automate or manual, most likely it was on manual because the image blur and usually my hand shake and blur the image when it taken. Most likely.

• Camera 3: FujiFilm FinePix F30 [Year release: 2006? (I’m not sure)](Note: that the maximum zoom it can do

FinePix F30 (Normal)

FinePix F30 (zoom - Max)