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Originally Posted by inkista
Also, if you're reading about photography in books meant for SLR users, the depth of field corresponding to specific f-numbers can be deceiving. A 1/2.5" sensor is one sixth the size of a frame of 35mm film. It's DoF is correspondingly six times as deep at a given f-number as it would be on a full-frame digital camera. f/2.8 on a p&s is like f/16 on a full-frame, or f/8-f/11 on a crop-body.
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Wow... well said. I would have loved for someone to tell me that about year ago when I was about to throw out my canon p&s! With that said... i love the dslr that i purchased dearly!