Yeah, no matter how small I would make it, the image host would try to re-size it to 640, *shakes head. Frantically trying to fix it before anyone noticed! FAIL!
Many on the forum should read this
thread, again.
Yeah it's kind of confusing. Says no linking to personal sites, but many people link to personal photo galleries? Isn't that a personal site? My photo gallery is on my personal site... now what? :help:
I think some of the subtle differences from a "big" camera and P&S pocket camera are lost in the names. A DSLR or even a Bridge camera (in between more like a rangefinder) have one big advantage of less shutter lag. You take a photo and milliseconds later the camera makes an exposure. The pocket cameras, point and shoot, you push the button, it thinks, focuses and then takes a photo. By then, what you were looking at, is gone. LOL
You don't have to spend allot to have a good camera for travel. Sure interchangeable lenses are better, but even an entry level T4i with a nice kit lens, will run around $1150 at B&H or Adorama. By the way, the places that offer substantially lower prices than these two, are usually scams and you want to avoid them.
But next step down from a DSLR could be a Canon G15 which is a bridge camera, built in lens, 28-140 zoom lens. I don't know Nikon, if you like them better they make good cameras too. Olympus has some nice super zoom and bridge cameras, Sony... but the G15 offers 10 frames per second shooting, 1080p video, 1.8-2-8 lens (fast enough for low light) and it's $499 complete. Not a pocket camera, larger sensor and you would have to have big pockets.
Turn off the lights in the cabin to reduce glare. Tinted windows should make no difference if you have auto white balance set. The rubber Sun shade is a good and useful idea. Also a circular polarizing filter can help, it's more than slapping it on, you will need to know how to set it to work best. It's not rocket science, but it's also not automatic.
Motion blur isn't necessarily a problem, it can add to the motion effect. Panning along with the motion is the best way to have your subject sharp and the background show that you are traveling. Things are moving outside the train, pan along with what you are shooting and you will have better photos.
High ISO means more noise in the shadows, but you lose speed. More depth of field, smaller aperture, means slower shutter speeds, but you need to stop the motion from blurring everything or having juggles. Change one and the others change.
Everything is related to everything else, distance, speed, ISO, focal length, distance to the subject... there's no one setting that does everything, you need to make decisions about what's most important for each shot.
Last tip. Electrons are free. Memory cards are cheap, have at least two. Use rechargeable batteries and have a spare set. Take at least three times what you think you need. The delete key is your friend when you get home. Toss the mistakes and fails, save the good ones. It's better to have too many shots, than to have missed the one you wanted. If you have any doubts, take two of everything.
Have Fun! Experiment.