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| Thread ID: 99453 | 2009-05-02 08:30:00 | Digital Camera Recommendations | csinclair83 (200) | PC World Chat |
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| 770402 | 2009-05-03 08:22:00 | Like Gary I have the Fuji s5600 and it behaves quite well, takes four rechargable AA batteries. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 770403 | 2009-05-03 23:41:00 | I wouldn't use the xD compatibility as a serious criterion for choosing the new camera. You can't go past SD/SDHC at the moment for storage per buck - check out typical prices on PriceSpy for confirmation of that. A quick look showed that SD was 1/2 to 1/3 of the cost of xD, or better. You can pick up 4Gb for around $20 these days. Having said that, there were a few cameras (probably Fuji or Olympus) around a while back that supported either - not sure if they're still available. |
MushHead (10626) | ||
| 770404 | 2009-05-04 00:05:00 | hey mate have you checked out the reviews for fuji finepix f30 winner of the "Best digital Camera 2006" go to www.findbesttech.com or www.dcresource.com/reviews/fuji/finepix_f30-review/ seems the batteries outlast any others by 540 shots. and he says its amazing in low light situations which my kodak v8 easyshare is defintely not:( www.dpreview.com en.wikipedia.org interesting enough it seems that the used versions of these cameras sell for more than original price on ebay. |
iammcb (14488) | ||
| 770405 | 2009-05-05 21:24:00 | I appreciate your recommendations - and I wasnt using XD as an serious reason why i should stick with that brand - but if there was 3 cameras and all were recommended then i'd have gone with the one that took XD because i alredy had the cards...saves me some $$.... I've got my eye on this one - out of my price range but the end results i'd get out of it should pay back the $$ i paid for it in the first place... www.dse.co.nz |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 770406 | 2009-05-05 21:27:00 | And to the question - "Can i stick it in my pocket" to be honest - it doesnt matter if I cant, as I've already got a camera that I can stick in my pocket and works great for those personal family photos, but it comes out crap when i want natural photos, I live right by the Ocean and I took a few beautiful photos on a day where its clear, no wind etc, but once printed they looked very hazy and not sharp, and a friend said, your camera is crap for that kind of image and looking online he was right... And everything is right here to be snapped - so doesnt matter if I have to get a little carry bag for it etc... | csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 770407 | 2009-05-05 21:57:00 | And to the question - "Can i stick it in my pocket" to be honest - it doesnt matter if I cant, as I've already got a camera that I can stick in my pocket and works great for those personal family photos, but it comes out crap when i want natural photos, I live right by the Ocean and I took a few beautiful photos on a day where its clear, no wind etc, but once printed they looked very hazy and not sharp, and a friend said, your camera is crap for that kind of image and looking online he was right... And everything is right here to be snapped - so doesnt matter if I have to get a little carry bag for it etc... That is what I get from my Canon A510 small cam. They tend to use harsher JPEG compression and try to pop the colors up more resulting in blowing highlights, more noise reduction so skin and texture look more plastic. If you look a tripod at night even at f/8 or f/5.6 long exposure at the lowest ISO so it is more less grainy, it is hazy, if you zoom in 100% on the computer nothing is really in focus even if you don't zoom it, that is still apparent. Esp the street lights and building lights due to the limited dynamic range of the camera they overblow easier while the other bits are still quite dark. If you already have a small cam, I would suggest you get a $400-600 2nd hand Canon or Nikon digital SLR with just the kit lens. I have my 2004 D70 and still using it, if I did more high ISO the newer ones maybe useful but I don't use them that way. But either way, even ISO 1600 will blow out any pocket cams on that old camera, even film for that matter incl professional film, film has been so much more grainy at high ISOs. I mean whenever did we get ISO 1600/3200 that is not black and white and that is not requested to the lab to soak it a bit more, the fastest professional film I am aware of is ISO 400 for transparency film and maybe 800 for color negative film. Having said that if all you are after is a afternoon good light snapshot on holiday and of family / friends they are fine in that way with maybe a saturated processed look, but once you introduce long exposure, night photography, high ISOs they go way off ..... When you say it comes out crap from the printery, is it like that on the computer? It maybe a camera issue or a printery issue? If it is on the computer, hmm.... most cams shouldn't be that bad in daytime unless you are doing low light and unless you are doing resizing etc. If you wanna improve it you can always play with levels or curves and try to use a polariser filter. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 770408 | 2009-05-05 22:01:00 | Maybe you can upload a pix? | Nomad (952) | ||
| 770409 | 2009-05-05 22:36:00 | I bought the SX10 a couple of weeks ago, using it in manual, am happy with it most of the time. Just got a print printed at 40 by 50 cm, and was happy with it. Crisp, clear shot. And it has already dropped $150 from when I bought it. SD cards are possible to pick up at $20 for 2 gig cards. | supergran (108) | ||
| 770410 | 2009-05-05 23:13:00 | Have a look at a Canon Digital Ixus 860 IS, its not very funky looking but is the 3rd highest rated by Consumer, its size is right and looks as though it would fit within your budget. | PPp (9511) | ||
| 770411 | 2009-05-06 06:47:00 | If you can get an image stabiliser incorporated for that price, then I think that would be a very good thing to aim for. Should be possible from memory. Misty :) |
Misty (368) | ||
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