Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 32983	2003-05-03 13:42:00	Digital Cameras	Ritzz (731)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
141126	2003-05-05 10:56:00	I had the problem with batteries when I started with the camera, but this was soon solved by an enterprising young chap at the local camera store. While some cameras operate using their specific branded odd looking battery packs, apparantly the difference between those and a pair of AA batteries is so neglible that it makes no difference. Now I just run it on 4 AA batteries which takes 1hr to charge, and lasts me for around 128 photos or so with moderate usage of the flash and LCD display. Iain	Iain Walmsley (3372)
141127	2003-05-05 11:04:00	Who is this Nomad character ? who seems to know all about photography ? As quoted: "i mean if i travel i find time is rare to charge a battery and inconvenient. if that time comes i would buy a 2nd batt. but it would not be used in special occasions." "the suttle little differences is what sets u apart." What are these suttle differences Nomad.. suttle, a new one on my dictionaries..	Bazza (407)
141128	2003-05-06 00:25:00	Its a much easier decision to get a digi cam with all this info. And the "Digital Destiny" on PCworld is really good for making choices when it comes to buying one. Canon powershot 45 seems to be quite good. Oh and can you put your pics on a CD and then later on decide to take it to photoshop, will they print it or do they need the mem card? Cheers	Ritzz (731)
141129	2003-05-06 07:04:00	whats wrong wif discussing each type by their own merits? yes as i said most most pple will go digital eventually. 35mm will still be left. jus like pinhole cameras that is said to be better than 35mm SLRs as when u blow the picture up pinhole loses less focus like 35mm SLRs. for instance u can use polaroid film that makes the photo more artistic. more soft like an oil painting...	nomad (3693)
141130	2003-05-06 07:12:00	> Oh and can you put your pics on a CD and then later on decide to take > it to photoshop, will they print it or do they need the mem card? I believe that you won't need the memory card. Once you have burnt photos onto a CD, that's it, no need for memory card anymore. All you have to do is go to Photoshop, and click open, and select the photo from the CD drive. Just as you would select a photo from the photos folder if you stored your photos on your computer. Cheers, caffy	caffy (2665)
141131	2003-05-06 07:16:00	for instance if u travel and u will only be indoors like 10hrs (hotel) . isn't it inconvenient to charge every nite and forgettin that u have a camera that does not power up . so a 2nd batt is impt . in times when u using a overnight cabin train . it can be a night without a socket . then when the train stops its mornin u check into hotel and come out shortly after w/o having time to charge the batt . i have frens using digicams who loves them . but they do run out of power in the middle of an event etc etc . . and purchasing 2nd batt's is considered expensive by many . also how long can a mem card last under a 3 week holiday away from home? but true u can buy special external hard drives that connects to the camera by cable as u are taking the photos = thus GB's of storage . its depends on the usages . most will be fine on a digital . i mean a digicam would not go too far in a 2 week south african safari trip but in most occasions its fine .	nomad (3693)
141132	2003-05-06 07:33:00	> also how long can a mem card last > under a 3 week holiday away from home? but true u > can buy special external hard drives that connects to > the camera by cable as u are taking the photos = thus > GB's of storage . > > its depends on the usages . most will be fine on a > digital . i mean a digicam would not go too far in a > 2 week south african safari trip but in most > occasions its fine . My sister and her husband went overseas for 3 months last year . took their digital camera with them . Everytime they got into a major city, they took the mem card to a photo shop and burned it onto CD, or even just burned them onto CD at friends' houses free of cost . And just before leaving NZ they upgraded their mem card in Duty Free, to help . I don't know what they did when it came to charging the battery, but no doubt they charged it up every night, and turned off the LCD display when using the camera etc . They must have come home with 10+ cds and each cd was full! heaps of photos aye . Think how much this would have cost if it was all on film . I went to Sydney for 3 months about 3 years ago, came home with heaps of rolls of film - all together i spent $100+ getting the photos developed . Ouch . . .	caffy (2665)
141133	2003-05-06 08:27:00	Its quite important to consider the type of battery in a digicam at purchase time . I recently purchased another camera, and this time I bought based on the feature set I need . Standard AA batteries are the best and cheapest long term option for me . I use a set of AA 2000 mAhr recahargeables, another set of AA 1800 mAhr rechargeables, and beyond that I can use ordinary AA Alkaline batteries . My previous camera has a dedicated LiIon battery, expensive to carry a spare and then you need to charge them . At 640 x 480 resolution, my memory card will hold close to 9,000 photos . At full resolution only about 82 photos, but realistically at adequate quality I would get around 1,200 photos . (1 Gig CF card)	godfather (25)
141134	2003-05-06 08:50:00	> I went to Sydney for > 3 months about 3 years ago, came home with heaps of > rolls of film - all together i spent $100+ getting > the photos developed. Ouch... And i forgot to mention that i ended up scanning about half of those photos! to email them to friends in Sydney and post it on my old website. Guess you can tell it took ages to scan!	caffy (2665)
141135	2003-05-06 09:05:00	One question here - since i mentioned earlier I was interested in buying a digital camera myself, would you recommend buying it in NZ or in Duty Free or overseas? I could check the camera's out here in shops, and cross my fingers that they have the same models in duty free?	caffy (2665)
1 2 3 4 5