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Hi all
Looking for a new P+S Digital, it must be 5 or above MP must have a good lens I was going to get the Canon G6 which is almost perfect, (7mp also takes the same battery, memory and even flash as my 20D) but it fails on one important point. Because of my dodgy eyesight I cannot view the LCD display so I need a camera that shows the exposure info in the normal viewfinder, also I don't think holding the camera at arms length to view the LCD is the most stable way to hold any camera. Anyone know of a P&S camera that has viewfinder info. Thanks Paul |
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On Tue, 10 May 2005 21:58:51 +0100, Paul wrote:
Looking for a new P+S Digital, it must be 5 or above MP must have a good lens I was going to get the Canon G6 which is almost perfect, (7mp also takes the same battery, memory and even flash as my 20D) but it fails on one important point. Because of my dodgy eyesight I cannot view the LCD display so I need a camera that shows the exposure info in the normal viewfinder, also I don't think holding the camera at arms length to view the LCD is the most stable way to hold any camera. My Fuji S5100 (S5500 in Europe) has only 4mp, but it has a very good lens and due to the way it's EVF was designed, all of the exposure and menu information is displayed identically on the LCD display as well as in the EVF. It's weight is very slightly less than the G6, but is shaped more like a traditional SLR. Fuji's S7000 might be what your'e looking for. It's 6.3 mp sensor is a bit less than the G6's 7.1mp, but well above your 5.0 requirement. It has a shape similar to the S5100, but weighs about 50% more than the G6. I assume that it also uses an EVF instead of an optical viewfinder, and if so, it probably also uses it to duplicate the information shown on its LCD display. But not having held one, I can't guarantee that. One nice thing about the S5100. It uses AA batteries and even if the flash is used a lot, can take several hundred pictures using alkalines. If the flash is not used, probably 700 or 800 per set. And NiMH batteries would provide nearly double that amount. It's zoom is 10x but the one on the S7000 is only 6x IIRC, but I've heard that it's close macro photography capability is far better than most other lenses. The S5100's macro capability is only about average. |
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Paul wrote:
Hi all Looking for a new P+S Digital, it must be 5 or above MP must have a good lens I was going to get the Canon G6 which is almost perfect, (7mp also takes the same battery, memory and even flash as my 20D) but it fails on one important point. Because of my dodgy eyesight I cannot view the LCD display so I need a camera that shows the exposure info in the normal viewfinder, also I don't think holding the camera at arms length to view the LCD is the most stable way to hold any camera. Dunno whether that helps you: you can view the exposure info on the top LCD display of the camera. If you extrude the LCD display you can hold the cam like an old DLR and see the info on the display and the image on the extruded display. Of course this gives a different shooting perspective... Kind regards robert |
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Yep Sony DSC H2 6 mgp....and I think the DSC H5 7 mgp
The H2 has a viewfinder that is actually a small LCD screen. It has an optical adjustment and all data shows if you want...in the tiny viewfinder. I didn't know about the focal adjustment for they first day and thought I'd bought a dog. It is hidden UNDER the viewfinder itself. Go to a Wal-mart and they will have one on display. I love it. Carry lots of AA re-charged batteries if you shoot all day, of course. RG the DSC H2 is about $380.00 at Wal-Mart plus you have to buy a memory card for another $40 or 60.00 dollars US. RG -- http://groups.msn.com/DigitalPhotographyClub http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners .. |
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