Digital Camera's?
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Digital Camera's?
im after a new digital camera, but not got a clue what to get. Obviously im after the best i can get for around ?250. Im looking on ebay but theres too many to pick from. Basicaly i would like a good zoom feature, great pictures and lots of options on the menu….
any ideas??
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I've got an olympus one, which is brilliant for car pics and larger landscape type shots - it's not so good on close-up detail though.
HTH
Rich
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mcscrew said
Canon make the best digital cameras IMO, in terms of picture quality and ease of use. Something like this should do you very well…
I've got an olympus one, which is brilliant for car pics and larger landscape type shots - it's not so good on close-up detail though.
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Rich
the man's right dude. Canon make their own lenses and they are the best. I have an old IXUS with a tiny 2meg but it's still way better than lots I've seen with much bigger resolutions. It's all about the lense.
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Could never even think about going back to a point and shoot now…
DSLR's are great, though once you start adding to your kit it becomes addictive and expensive!
If you fancy spending a bit more on a REAL camera, check out the Canon 350D (If you get the "Kit", you get a lens to get you going). It has just been replaced by the 400D, so the 350's should be reduced to clear just in time for Xmas.
I have the 350D and it is a cracking camera! Including the camera, lenses, flash, CF cards etc, I have racked up over ?1K's worth of gear already…
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russt said
Try the fuji finepix s5600. Brilliant camera for the money, including a 10x optical zoom. I always had slrs before and didn't want a little tinny digital camera with short lens. This feels more like an slr with loads of trimmings and at a reasonable price.
True - I have the s5000, its predecessor. It was my first Digi cam and it does produce some great images! Took it to New York on our honeymoon and took around 400 pics and they are superb.
One thing I will say is don't worry about megapixel count. If you just want to make some 6x4 or 7x5 prints and have the odd picture as your desktop wall paper, 3MP is more than enough. This is the downside of the DSLR's. My Canon is 8.1MP and when shooting RAW, each image is 6 to 8 Meg in size! Fills your hard drive up pretty quickly!
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On a film camera SLR means you look through the same hole on the front of the camera that the camera takes the picture out of. needs a whole bunch of mirrors and stuff to work.
Thought all digitals did this? Theres only ever one hole at the front?
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A point and shoot Digital shows you your preview image on either the LCD screen or through a miniature LCD in a view finder. What you are actually looking at is a real time view of what the sensor is seeing. This is why you can use the screen to compose your shot with a P&S and not with a DSLR…
DSLR's are generally much more capable due to the ability to change the lenses for specific types of shot. With a prime lens for example, you can get much wider apertures (F-Stops) than with zooms, so you can get away with faster shutter speeds for low light situations. A P&S with a lens that does everything, just cannot reach the extremes achievable with a DSLR. In Low light, A P&S will bump up the ISO (Film speed) to allow you to get the composed picture within the aperture ranges available. This ultimately produces more noise and a lower quality image.
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This is why you can use the screen to compose your shot with a P&S and not with a DSLR…
On a DSLR the sensor is not being fed any information until you click the button, so you need to look through the viewfinder to compose.
Think I am a point and shoot person. I still use my Yashica T zoom!
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tallpete said
On a DSLR the sensor is not being fed any information until you click the button, so you need to look through the viewfinder to compose.
Exactly!
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I have one in the powershot range. The beauty about these is they are point n shoot but you can still swap the lenses. You can get fish eye and telephoto lenses and also waterproof housings to allow you to go diving with it too!
A feature to look out for when buying is the movie mode. Make sure this mode also has sound. Some manufacturers only allow you to take video for a set period of time to make it so you have to go out and buy one their proper video camera.
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Canon are meant to be very good and I used to have a Nikon Coolpix and I'd have another one of those also!!
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I have had an S30, followed more recently by an S50 (5MP), and loved these cameras. Canon are also good for accessories, and I had a great waterproof housing for both my Powershots that allowed me to take it snorkelling, to the beach, shoot in the rain etc.
Having said all that if you get the bug, then its hard to beat a DSLR for quality and flexibility. I recently bought a Nikon D50 with zoom lens and the quality is amazing, plus you get a lot of nice features like the ability to use continuous shooting mode that allows you to take about 2-3 frames per second - ideal for making sure you get the shot :wink: .
My first digicam was also a Fuji and would recommend those highly - my mum still uses it on a regular basis and its almost 9 years old and still performs flawlessly.
http://www.dpreview.com is probably the best and most comprehensive site for in depth impartial reviews.
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