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Please help me choose a digital camera <<
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It depends a lot on the type of photography that you are going to do.
If you can live with shutter delay and don't need a long optical zoom lens then I would argue that a 3 MP or higher will work. This is especially true if you just want to put images on the web for family and friends to look at. Then low resolution (72 to 100 DPI) would work fine. If you want to do prints larger then 8X10 then then a 5 MP would be better. The question is to general to give you a specific answer. I had a Fuji 2800 Finepix that was 2 MP and had a 6X optical zoom and it worked great for images on the web. However, when I dropped film I went to a Canon 20D DSLR at 8 MP and I can tell you it's much better for making images to print photo's. Art |
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If you are going to do serious model pictures you probably need at
least 4MO camera and 5 MP would be better. Depending how close you want to work a 4x to 6X zoom would work well. The other concern would be lighting as the onboard flashes are really weak so and external hot shoe and an external flash would really make life easier for you. Art |
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If you are going to do serious model pictures you probably need at
least 4MO camera and 5 MP would be better. Depending how close you want to work a 4x to 6X zoom would work well. The other concern would be lighting as the onboard flashes are really weak so and external hot shoe and an external flash would really make life easier for you. Art |
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take a good look at pictures you see on websites. choose some you like
(technically) and check their resolution. you'll be amazed to learn that most pics come at a very low resolution - something on the order of 1 to 2 Megs (even after allowing for compression). moral: if you just want to post pics on the net, a resolution of 4 megs is way beyond what you need. of course, if you want to go commercial and deliver good prints,4 megs will only get you to around a 8 by 10, and even this just "so-so". wrote in message ups.com... I want to buy a digital camera for model photos I want to upload to a website. Is a 4.0 good enough or must I get at least a 5.0 Is there a good (but inexpensive) digital camera out there for me? I do not want to spend over $400 Thanks! |
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On 4 Mar 2005 09:02:29 -0800, wrote:
I want to buy a digital camera for model photos I want to upload to a website. Is a 4.0 good enough or must I get at least a 5.0 Is there a good (but inexpensive) digital camera out there for me? I do not want to spend over $400 Thanks! 4.0 of anything in particular? 4.0 kilos? 4.0 cm? 4.0 batteries? My crystal ball suggests you're actually talking Megapixels. 1 Megapixel is sufficient to fill the window of most people's browsers. Assuming you are talking about photos you intend to be viewed in a browser (as opposed to downloaded for printing) 1 Megapixel is sufficient, 2 is ample. -- Stephen Poley |
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If it's just for upload photos for a Web site, don't spend much.
Any major-brand digicam now will do quite well for it. What to look for is a good zoom lens (I suggest equiv. 28-140 or 35-105) that will let you photo stuff from nearby or far away as need be. A real good choice - if not the latest - is Sony's DSC-D770; you can find them on eBay well under $400 from people who have to upgrade to the latest and fanciest; it is a quasi-SLR with a nondetachable 28-140 equiv zoom lens. See all our stuff at a href="http://stores.ebay.com/INTERNET-GUN-SHOW"Internet Gun Show!/a |
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"Stephen Poley" wrote in message ... On 4 Mar 2005 09:02:29 -0800, wrote: I want to buy a digital camera for model photos I want to upload to a website. Is a 4.0 good enough or must I get at least a 5.0 Is there a good (but inexpensive) digital camera out there for me? I do not want to spend over $400 Thanks! 4.0 of anything in particular? 4.0 kilos? 4.0 cm? 4.0 batteries? My crystal ball suggests you're actually talking Megapixels. 1 Megapixel is sufficient to fill the window of most people's browsers. Assuming you are talking about photos you intend to be viewed in a browser (as opposed to downloaded for printing) 1 Megapixel is sufficient, 2 is ample. -- Stephen Poley I agree. If you are only going to use the camera to post photos on the Web (like for eBay), you don't need very much. Any name brand camera that's around 1 megapixel to 2 megapixel will do. I usually shrink my eBay shots down to around 640x480 which isn't even 1 megapixel. Yet, they look sharp and detailed on my screen. Now, if you want to make prints, that's another story. IMO 3 or 4 megapixels will make a "decent" 8x10, and would be well within your price range. Also, consider the macro qualities of the camera. It's nice to be able to get within a few inches of your subject without needing special lenses or attachments. Many inexpensive cameras will do this. You can't go wrong with Sony, Nikon, Canon, or Olympus. IMHO in any price range these brands should give you clear sharp colorful photos. Megapixels will determine how large you can make prints from your images. |
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