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| Thread ID: 60617 | 2005-08-07 09:01:00 | Digital Cameras (help) | Tux (606) | PC World Chat |
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| 379146 | 2005-08-07 09:01:00 | ok, i went in to parallel imported yesterday(looking for a good digital camera), and found myself tossing up between two cameras. My budget is $400 The Olympus Mju 30 (410) -4.0MP's -Metal waterproof shell -$399 Pros Waterproof and metal shell Olympus Lens Cons only 4MP's Uses really expensive XD cards The Nikon Coolpix 5600 -5MP's -Nikon Lens -Sd Storage -$379 Pros Its a Nikon 5MP's SD Cards Cons Plastic Shell (not metal) Uses AA batteries, although you can put recharagble aa's in Basically i cant decide between the two, i like the nikon, but i want a metal shell, i like the shape of the olympus, nice and stylie Any comments/suggestions? Any other cameras i should consider, oh and i will not go secondhand either! Cheers guys |
Tux (606) | ||
| 379147 | 2005-08-07 09:15:00 | i dont think you will see much between 4MP and 5MP. check that you cant use SD cards (insted of XD), i think that will work but just be a bit slow. i might be quite wrong about this :-) |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 379148 | 2005-08-07 09:20:00 | id go for the nikon simply because it has more MP's. just buy a good case for the camera, will do the trick. | Prescott (11) | ||
| 379149 | 2005-08-07 10:26:00 | choosing the camera is the easy part - the part you should be more concerned is the retailer. i know 5 people who are taking that shop to court - not honoring warranties, cameras missing/stolen, cameras in for repair - since last year etc. buyer beware. | quarry (252) | ||
| 379150 | 2005-08-07 11:08:00 | i dont really care, because i am saving myself big bucks not going to a normal retailer whom buys these cameras at the same sort of price that pi pay for them, so i have no sympathy, also, i have known numerous people who have used pi with success, its like supercheap pc, i have spent over 2k with them with no issues whatsoever | Tux (606) | ||
| 379151 | 2005-08-07 21:35:00 | You might want to try this: snap a photo with flash, and without, and see if there is a lag in the time you press the shutter button and when the camera actually takes the photo. I agree with Robsonde - that the difference between 4 and 5 Mp will not be noticeable. Even 3 Mp, unless you plan to print 11 x 14 or poster size photos. Try Googling the two cameras to read user reviews - what people do not like about the cameras. Plastic vs metal: there is some very tough plastic these days, and metal can bend and snap. The waterproof shell would be nice! What sort of battery does the Olympus take? Using rechargeable AA's is the way to go, imho, and in a pinch you can always buy AA alkalines. Some camera batteries are specific to that brand or model and are expensive (to have as a back up, which you will want). About parallel importing: sometimes you can pay an extra $30 - $50 to get a decent warranty. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 379152 | 2005-08-07 23:05:00 | Really 4 or 5 meg isn't worth fussing about. I find a 4 meg pic to be 4 times the size of my monitor, so what is the benefit of it being much bigger, except that you can cut smaller bits out. More important is the quality of the software and the chip. I'd go with steve, google for reviews, there are heaps of sites that review cameras, thats what I did before I bought my Canon G3, which is what i would buy again. I remember reading an old PCWorld that had reviews, and even consumer mag had some in the lat few years. |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 379153 | 2005-08-07 23:20:00 | If you are travelling a lot, go for the Nikon (I have the 3200) as it uses AA's All digicams scoff batteries, and one that uses a proprietary LiOn battery is a pain (I also have one that uses LiOn and its useless for travel without carting along the charger, adapter for local plugs etc). Be warned though, you will only get ~40 or 50 shots on alkaline cells on he Nikon, but a 100 or 200 on rechargeables. The Nikon quality is supurb, it has more features that I could ever need. Cost me $190 +GST a few months ago (end of line special), I simply have no need for more than 3 MP. My Nikon also has a small amount of internal memory, which I find useful when I leave the 512 MB SD card in the reader at home.... |
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