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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
Hi all,
I want to buy my first digital camera and really need your advice. Although, I have experience of working with old fashion floppy type digi-cameras, somehow frastrating due to capacity of diskette. - I have heard some of them has video mode, is it usefuel? - I'm not sure whether need to think about compatiblity of its software with Windows? Is that a case? - I'm thinking about something that can take picture of close objects (say as close as 8-10"/20cm, I guess this means lower focal distance) with a good quality and also sometimes with slower shutter speed. This is just for fun. I have a $400-500 budget for something that doesn't force me to sell it next year. Thanks for the help. -- Please reply this, in the group. |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
"M" wrote in message ... Hi all, I want to buy my first digital camera and really need your advice. Although, I have experience of working with old fashion floppy type digi-cameras, somehow frastrating due to capacity of diskette. - I have heard some of them has video mode, is it usefuel? - I'm not sure whether need to think about compatiblity of its software with Windows? Is that a case? - I'm thinking about something that can take picture of close objects (say as close as 8-10"/20cm, I guess this means lower focal distance) with a good quality and also sometimes with slower shutter speed. This is just for fun. I have a $400-500 budget for something that doesn't force me to sell it next year. Thanks for the help. -- Please reply this, in the group. Have you checked out some of the websites? I bought a Nikon Coolpix 5700 and I am very satisfied with it. I have read strong views about other brands at cheaper prices. |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
The one I found very satisfying isCasion Exilim Z3. Small as a credit card
(slighly thicker), it makes closeups, movies (30 secs) sound and split pictures (two halfs in two shots). We all love it, that is me, my friend and his girlfriend. That makes three cameras. Regards Rolf |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
Here's two great one stop places for comparisions, reviews, user
opinions etc http://www.dpreview.com/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/ Personally, I'm using a Fuji Finepix S5000, which replaced my Finepix 3800. I loved both, the reason I upgraded is the 5000 has a few more options to play with, along with a fantastic 10X optical 2.2X digital zoom. Fast, dosen't eat rechargable batteries, great pictures for printing, and if I feel the need for optimum picture quality, it shoots in RAW mode. Hi all, I want to buy my first digital camera and really need your advice. Although, I have experience of working with old fashion floppy type digi-cameras, somehow frastrating due to capacity of diskette. - I have heard some of them has video mode, is it usefuel? - I'm not sure whether need to think about compatiblity of its software with Windows? Is that a case? - I'm thinking about something that can take picture of close objects (say as close as 8-10"/20cm, I guess this means lower focal distance) with a good quality and also sometimes with slower shutter speed. This is just for fun. I have a $400-500 budget for something that doesn't force me to sell it next year. Thanks for the help. |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
"Name withheld by request" wrote in message ... Here's two great one stop places for comparisions, reviews, user opinions etc http://www.dpreview.com/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/ Personally, I'm using a Fuji Finepix S5000, which replaced my Finepix 3800. I loved both, the reason I upgraded is the 5000 has a few more options to play with, along with a fantastic 10X optical 2.2X digital zoom. Fast, dosen't eat rechargable batteries, great pictures for printing, and if I feel the need for optimum picture quality, it shoots in RAW mode. Same here, I dropped my trusty Kodak 290(my first digital camera), and just got lucky and picked the Finepix S5000. Riding sportbikes is my hobby, but after having this Finepix S5000 for about a week, I find myself wanted to take picture rather than ride my sporbike! That's bad. Don't have money enough for another hobby. Get the Finepix 3800,S5000 or the S7000, IMO, you can't go wrong, either being a novice like me, or a expert. ceh Finepix S5000 |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
first I confess I still haven't bought mine yet. I've used an older 2mp hp,
no zoom. the focus lag/ half depress thing is weird. otherwise OK for day shots. USB worked fine on win me, win98se. also I know people happy with Sony Sony w floppy, using the stick adapter. and a Sony that writes to mini CD-r. I like Keller at www.dcresource.com. he has a more 'hands on' writing style. He has sample shots of what I care/worry about. Fringing, distortion (for me, I want good quality at wide angles). Preset Google: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ality+fringing I don't understand photography, but lower F is 'faster' (=better) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...=Google+Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...inter&as_qdr=y also check recent Usenet comments about "trouble" "problem" broke" [camera model or brand] those special search words :-) rechargeable Li-ion against NiMH. They are in battle for consumers' favor. I think both Steve's and Keller have info or links to chargers and NiMH, if you buy an AA using camera. PPS, except tiny ones. Some cameras have nonrechargeable/unrechargeable lithium (why?). CompactFlash has long time best media. Smartmedia cards are still common, but dead future. You won't buy media often, but I see some Usenet complaints about cards killed by readers or unknown reasons. Some of these sites must have a 'primer'. -------- If you have a working SLR, use that for nit picking good shots. And buy a reliable digital p&s for photo quality. You can buy older, originally expensive, PPS models if you want features and optics, but older digicams tend to be slow, etc. reading recent pcmag http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0...a=45971,00.asp cursor down past the namby pamby sales fluff to the charts (gifs) survey brand reasons for tech reasons for repair. My overall impression: canon Olympus then closely followed by Sony or Nikon or Fuji Minolta then Kodak. Hp then crappier. :_) Consumer Reports seemed about similar. ========== I've seen reviews suggesting that Fuji and Minolta have made some models with 'quirky' advantages and disadvantages. They sound like products that are savored by certain niche fetishists. :-) ==== Closeout, clearance and remainders add to the confusion. ============= go to stores and tryout, try the feel of lots of models. "Coleman E. Howard" wrote in message ... "Name withheld by request" wrote in message ... Here's two great one stop places for comparisions, reviews, user opinions etc http://www.dpreview.com/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/ Personally, I'm using a Fuji Finepix S5000, which replaced my Finepix 3800. I loved both, the reason I upgraded is the 5000 has a few more options to play with, along with a fantastic 10X optical 2.2X digital zoom. Fast, dosen't eat rechargable batteries, great pictures for printing, and if I feel the need for optimum picture quality, it shoots in RAW mode. Same here, I dropped my trusty Kodak 290(my first digital camera), and just got lucky and picked the Finepix S5000. Riding sportbikes is my hobby, but after having this Finepix S5000 for about a week, I find myself wanted to take picture rather than ride my sporbike! That's bad. Don't have money enough for another hobby. Get the Finepix 3800,S5000 or the S7000, IMO, you can't go wrong, either being a novice like me, or a expert. ceh Finepix S5000 |
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Advice for Buying a Digital Camera
I just bought a Canon Powershot G-5 ...5.0 Pix...With all the do-dads..So
far it lived up to all the good reviews Ive read about it.and its right around what you have to spend if you find the right retailer. "M" wrote in message ... Hi all, I want to buy my first digital camera and really need your advice. Although, I have experience of working with old fashion floppy type digi-cameras, somehow frastrating due to capacity of diskette. - I have heard some of them has video mode, is it usefuel? - I'm not sure whether need to think about compatiblity of its software with Windows? Is that a case? - I'm thinking about something that can take picture of close objects (say as close as 8-10"/20cm, I guess this means lower focal distance) with a good quality and also sometimes with slower shutter speed. This is just for fun. I have a $400-500 budget for something that doesn't force me to sell it next year. Thanks for the help. -- Please reply this, in the group. |
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