Digital Cameras

Post by **ppeters914** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:00 pm

This past weekend I'm taking pics of the wiring before insulating, and I say to Debbie, "Gee, only one shot left and we're out of film. Guess it's time to go buy a digital."

...And she AGREED!

So, curious what y'all with digital cameras are using and what you like/dislike? Would you buy another one or go with a different model/brand?

Thanks.

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Conner · Post by **Conner** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:57 pm

At a very high level, the things you want to look for are:
The number of megapixels (these days the cheaper ones are 3.2 and the nicer ones are 5 and up), which is a measure of the resolution of the pictures taken.
The number of times zoom the camera has, more is better (obviously).
You should be able to get a decent one for less than $200.
Definitely get one; once you go digital you will never go back. We use our digital 3.2 Mpx camera all the time while the $500 Canon Rebel sits on the shelf.

Post by **ppeters914** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:07 pm

Yes, I'm familiar with the basic how-to-buy-a-digital-camera; just wanted to hear from happy/unhappy users.

Double-yes. I finally had my Nikon FTn fixed after ten years. Shot one roll of film and that's it. Rest of time we use the old Nikon snapshooter I bought in '87. Still works great (although the flash is stuck and is a PITA to pry out) and meets 99-percent of our photo needs.

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datsun65 · Post by **datsun65** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:21 pm

There are lots of choices...but, I've been extremely happy with the Fuji cameras.

They are choke full of nice features, including 10X zoom which is quite handy. I used the camera at the cars shows. My wife has taken >1,000 photos of baseball games, in which the 10x zoom has worked very nicely. The Fuji cameras also have pretty nice video/sounds capture as well.

Some thing like this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

dynaguy · Post by **dynaguy** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:29 pm

Pete, I wanted a simple point and shoot camera that gave quality pics with little fuss. I bought a Kodak a couple of years ago and have been very happy with it's use and dependability. Consumer Reports has an article on digital cameras in the latest Nov. 2005 edition. Good Luck...Pat Mahoney

Redtail · Post by **Redtail** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:30 pm

I have a Canon SD400 I'm very happy with. Great photo quality, all the features I want and it's small enough to easily fit in my pocket. You can get one for around $300.

One suggestion - whatever you end up getting, it's a good move to buy an extra battery too. It's a real bummer to miss the perfect shot because you ran out of juice!

Canon review:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/sd400.html

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Half Fast Racing · Post by **Half Fast Racing** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:57 pm

We use several Olympus 700 series digital cameras and have been very happy with the performance and resulting pictures. They have several different models with varying megapixel, optical and ditigal zoom. Buy a couple sets of re-chargable batteries and an extra storage card and you are ready to shoot all you want at any car show or race day!

Post by **ppeters914** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:41 pm

Mark,

I won't ask how you know how many times you can Drop Test 'em.

, but your employees are required to use Canons? Uh, can you elaborate on that?

My initial research knocked my candidate list down to the Canon A95 and Panasonic DMC-FZ5 (gotta love that 12x optical zoom and image stabilization).

Based on the responses, looks like I need to check a few others out: the Sony DSC-P200 that Alvin uses, the Fuji FinePix F10, and the Canon SD400 (I'm thinking the size of this one will make it Debbie's favorite).

Keep those suggestions coming, folks.

Conner · Post by **Conner** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:39 pm

I have a Canon as well. It is a Powershot A70 that we bought maybe a year and a half ago. I've been very pleased with it. Removing grease-fingerprints from the camera is a piece of cake.
I did a quick search and I guess this model is out of date now. It has 3.2 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom. Very easy to use. I think I paid around $250 originally and found Amazon had the best deal at the time.

RoadsterYosh1 · Post by **RoadsterYosh1** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:45 pm

ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a timely question, just bought a Nikon Coolrpix 5600 for the wife for her birthday after about 2 months of researching. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m saving up for a Pentax *isD

for all the K mount lenses I have.

We found that most of the cameras are price pointed and pretty much have the same features for any particular price range. So itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a matter of how the camera feels, where the knobs are etc. Be sure to get a camera with a viewfinder if you plan on taking outdoor pictures, the LCD screen will wash out in the sun. As far as the megapixels, I believe most people are ok with 3-4, 5-7 if you plan on crops and enlargements. As a reference 5-6 megapixels are magazine quality prints. Watch out for zoom claims, many have a mix of optical + digital. Some more digital than optical. Optical zooms will always take better pictures. With regards to batteries, we went with AA since you can get them anywhere. Many of the cameras with rechargeable batteries have proprietary battery designs and are fairly expensive ($50-$70) and can be hard to find as the model gets replaced. Our thought is that you can get AA anywhere, plus I already a bunch of rechargeable AA (Nmh) that can be used.

Yosh

TR · Post by TR » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:30 pm

Forget about the employees being required to use Canons, and how many times they are dropped, I'm amazed at taking 500 pictures per day! That's one a minute without any pee breaks!

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