Point and shoot ideas?

Syn

Syn

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DSLRs are too expensive for me, I think I will stick with a point and shoot.

I am looking for something like this
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0,39005881,44045528p,00.htm

Or something similar.

Any ideas?

(really liking the 15mp camera.. hehe).

DSLRs are too complicated for me, to be honest.

Also looking for the best macro feature for the close up crestie shots. :D


I'm going to save up for one after the Tuscon show, but I won't want to spend more than like $400 for a camera.
 
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That is a awesome camera!

However....

Thats far more camera then I think you need.

High mega pixel counts are nice, but unless you understand how they really work, you won't be able to see a difference between a 5mp and a 15mp. Image Sensor size also plays an important role as well, do some reasearch, you might be suprized.

Whats the largest image you intend to print?


I think you'd be more then happy with Any of the Canon A-Series and or SD line.

By all means get what you'd like, but why spend more then you have to?


-Jay
 
Canon and Nikon usually have the best reviews and are known as being good cameras. While I don't know much about cameras, I do know not to base it off of the megapixel size. That is literally just the size of the photo. Unless you are going to print the pictures out on massive canvases, it really don't matter that much.
 
I have an Olympus SP-56OUZ. It takes really nice pics, but as you know...be sure you don't drop it.:rolleyes:

blueram-1.jpg


As far as point and shoots go, it's the closest thing you are going to get to a SLR. It has the ability to modify most of the settings but has enough pre programmed ones that you will never need to. Least I haven't.

As for mega pixels, Jay is right. For the pics you are going to be doing you really won't need a super high MP camera. Anything over 5-6 MPs really is only noticeable for printing out large pics. By large I'm talking posters.

The thing about point and shoots...you really need a tripod to be able to get clear detailed shots.

I forgot to mention the zoom. It has a 18Xs lens that is great. I can read the news paper through the windows across the street.

For really detailed close up shots you wouldn't use that zoom though. Least I wouldn't. Zooming in that close and being close to the subject makes the camera very sensitive to vibration. Breathing is too much for close up shots with this lens. It's better to get as close as you can with the camera then just use your computer to zoom in on the pics you take.
 
Malicious said:
Image Sensor size also plays an important role as well

Whats the largest image you intend to print?

By all means get what you'd like, but why spend more then you have to?


-Jay
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Thanks Jay, I actually do plan on making some big prints, I think the largest size I can print at the print shop here is around *tries to think*... It's something huge. I really can't think of it right now. But I can tell the difference between my 5mp camera and this camera, my friend uses this and it's awesome. I'm actually very impressed with it. Going from my 3 year old Olympus 5mp to a Kodak Imageshare that I borrow (8mp?) to this, is just amazing.

The macro on it is very nice, as well.

wilfred said:
For the money this is one of the best point and shoot cameras you can get.
check out reviews for more opinions.
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Wow! That's a great price, do you know how good the macro on it is?

thealissa said:
Unless you are going to print the pictures out on massive canvases, it really don't matter that much.
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That's actually why I mentioned the fact that I liked the 15mp part.

I do like printing my photos out, but not when I can't make them any bigger than a normal sheet of paper. :rolleyes:

Pure said:
It's better to get as close as you can with the camera then just use your computer to zoom in on the pics you take.
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I don't like zooming in, it makes the pixels larger and it just looks odd, at least with the camera I'm using now.


Thanks everyone!
 
Howdy Syn,

Here's a simple example of being able to zoom and crop "after the fact" with my very old Canon Digital Rebel (300D) 6.3MP using the std 18-55mm kit lens. Lots of megapixels when combined with a decent lens (my kit lens is just ok relative to a really good Canon lens...) giving sharp pixels allows you to zoom-in and still have a clear image. A lower quality lens will tend to "soften" the pixels when you zoom-in. It would have been fun to see what double or triple the pixels combned with an even sharper lens could have done. I could have worked a bit harder at the shot setup and it might have been even sharper. This was actually shot through the screen :eek::

PerfectTiming.jpg

TongueOnBug.jpg
 
Like Dave, the pic I posted is also done that way. I just don't have the before as I usually delete them.

Dave...nice shot considering that was through screen. Mine was through 2 feet of water. :p
 
Syn said:
Wow! That's a great price, do you know how good the macro on it is?

I don't like zooming in, it makes the pixels larger and it just looks odd, at least with the camera I'm using now.


Thanks everyone!
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According to this website the macro mode is pretty good. dpreview always does great camera reviews too. Also, check out the reviews on amazon. 4 1/2 stars after 23 reviews is really high.
The minimum shooting distance has been shortened to 3cm in the FS15 – great for macro shots. Using the digital Zoom Macro function, the user can pull subjects even closer than the closest point possible with the wide-angle setting, and capture dramatic close ups.
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As for the zoom you are talking about with your current camera that is digital zoom. The software crops the picture in the middle and then enlarges it, which takes away quality the more you use it. The zoom your after is optical, which uses lens magnification so no quality is lost.
 
I will definitely have to check that Lumix out, thanks Wilfred. :) (even though 3cm is pretty far for the type of macro shot I am looking for)

Dave, I've always loved that shot!!
 
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Macro shots etc. because I have a lot of people who are interested in close ups or large frame pictures of their pets because they liked some of the shots I did of my own geckos with a cheaper camera.
 
Not too worried about if it breaks or not, I know someone locally who fixes cameras and he owes me for a couple things. :p

But I know where you are coming from. Trust me, I will be testing out the camera extensively and bringing my laptop with to make sure it will upload.
 
Syn said:
Not too worried about if it breaks or not, I know someone locally who fixes cameras and he owes me for a couple things. :p

But I know where you are coming from. Trust me, I will be testing out the camera extensively and bringing my laptop with to make sure it will upload.
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Cameras don't last forever... Shutters are rated for so many clicks..etc


I read about guys all the time on my Canon forum buying cameras and having them die shortly there after. Almost everything is repairable, yet why would you wanna go through the hassle....:confused:


I also have never bought anything off craigs list.... it smells like poverty....:cool:


-Jay
 
well, unfortunately, I don't have a job and we are paying for all of my sister's expenses moving out of state, and I've had to sell a couple reptiles so..

I guess you could say we've been using craigslist a lot lately because of "poverty". not extreme poverty.. really don't know how to explain it.

was hoping to get a camera to help pay for bills at little.
 
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Gonna bump this back up. The person who had the Lumix ended up being a huge flake and gave me the wrong address, wrong phone number, etc.

*sigh*
 
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