| JimH |
Lots of discussions on digital cameras lately--which ones recommended, purchased, etc. Which brand have you purchased in your latest purchase of a digital camera. I assume that Canon
is the #1 digital camera brand sold even though there are a multitude of great cameras out there? My initial purchase was an Olympus (just recently). |
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| BaldEagle |
| Canon G1, bought it about 2 years ago. |
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| 2002 Acura MDX! |
| Sony, I just got mine about a week. |
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| caroline |
On my third digital Camera, photographer for business is one of my many hats!
have had a Kodak , Olumpus 600, and now Olympus 2500C. I can not tell you how many pictures the Olympus (both have taken) I take about 300 pictures a week on average, and the Camera is doing great, it is now 2 years old. |
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| Warzau |
| All I ever buy are Nikons I feel they have the best optics.. |
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| mdxxxx |
| I got a Sony as a gift.. |
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| EXCALIBUR |
| Fujifilm FinePix 2600Z |
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| Blackura |
Olympus C-740 a few short weeks ago. I'm no pro, but have yet to take more than one bad picture (the one was of gravel and my shoes, have no idea how I did that!). Even if you do, it's so easy to delete your mistake.
Mine has the 10x optical zoom, so I can take a distant pic of someone, and then an extreme close-up of any of their body parts. No, I haven't actually done that, but I could if I wanted. :) |
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| hammermdx |
| I got an Olympus C-640 (I think) as a birthday gift about a year and a half ago. |
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| amazent |
| I'm on my third Sony. |
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| catzx6 |
| Sony - does a great job! |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by catzx6
Sony - does a great job!
I agree, they do. Especially their camcorders are to lust for. For the photo purist Nikon, Canon, and Olympus bring a lot to the table. But the Carl Zeiss lens on Sony's keep them right up there with the big uns! |
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| darkhelmet |
| I just wish they would all agree on one format for the memory that the cameras use. :3: |
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| mdxxxx |
quote:
Originally posted by darkhelmet
I just wish they would all agree on one format for the memory that the cameras use. :3:
Agreed... :4: |
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| wmquan |
Sony has very strong penetration into the consumer market so I would not be surprised if they won this poll.
I have the Sony DSC-70, which was top-of-the-line back in 2000 when I got it. The main reason I bought it was that I was able to add an external flash to the purchase without breaking the bank compared to equivalent Canons and Nikons of the day. It's been a good camera, though with a few annoyances. It's a bit slow and its low-light focusing isn't as good as I'd like. I understand that while newer Sony's are better at this, the Canons are just better. Sony also tends to bias the colors somewhat, for a richer if somewhat unrealistic look that some folks prefer. The Canons (from observing those of relatives) seem to have a more realistic albeit colder color rendition.
My Sony has been used pretty extensively, and unfortunately the power switch is now broken (can't turn on the camera). Basically the part underneath the slider has come out of alignment and fallen back into the camera. I've tried opening the camera but can't figure it out and am afraid of really messing it up. I can get most of the back loose but not all of it.
Being out of warranty, Sony has a "flat fee" repair service, but it was quoted as an outrageous $171!!! I'm going to contact an authorized service center and ask them what it'd take for a seemingly trivial repair (open up the camera correctly, realign the switch or replace it). If they quote an outrageous rate, I'll ship the camera to my in-laws, who have a reasonably priced, small-town, local "fix-it" TV/radio repairman who can surely fix something that simple. |
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| darkhelmet |
quote:
Originally posted by wmquan
Sony has very strong penetration into the consumer market so I would not be surprised if they won this poll.
Being out of warranty, Sony has a "flat fee" repair service, but it was quoted as an outrageous $171!!! I'm going to contact an authorized service center and ask them what it'd take for a seemingly trivial repair (open up the camera correctly, realign the switch or replace it). If they quote an outrageous rate, I'll ship the camera to my in-laws, who have a reasonably priced, small-town, local "fix-it" TV/radio repairman who can surely fix something that simple.
Had the same issue with my Sony camera's LCD screen. It would turn off when camera was moved. All the local authorized service centers in my area said they just packed up the camera and sent it to Sony for repair. Paid the $171 and had it fixed since it was cheaper than buying a new camera. |
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| HARDROCK |
| Sony DSC-P9 "Cyber-shot" with 4.0M. Got it because of the ease of loading images into my Sony Vaio laptop via the Memory Stick (which also works with my HP Officejet d145. Love the size and ease of use but do which the low-light performance was better. |
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| amazent |
quote:
Originally posted by DaleB
...Carl Zeiss lens on Sony's keep them right up there with the big uns!
I totally agree. The most important componet in a camera is the lens, IMO. That's why I love my 707.:) |
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| laborlitigator |
| Nikon Coolpix 3100 |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by wmquan
My Sony has been used pretty extensively, and unfortunately the power switch is now broken (can't turn on the camera). Basically the part underneath the slider has come out of alignment and fallen back into the camera. I've tried opening the camera but can't figure it out and am afraid of really messing it up. I can get most of the back loose but not all of it.
Being out of warranty, Sony has a "flat fee" repair service, but it was quoted as an outrageous $171!!! I'm going to contact an authorized service center and ask them what it'd take for a seemingly trivial repair (open up the camera correctly, realign the switch or replace it). If they quote an outrageous rate, I'll ship the camera to my in-laws, who have a reasonably priced, small-town, local "fix-it" TV/radio repairman who can surely fix something that simple.
Sony practically forces you into going with an extended warranty due to very high repair costs, even on less complex electronics.
I got after-market etended warranties on both my still and DV camcorder from one-call. They offer nationally recognized warranties that are quite reasonable. And all electronics these days offer ridiculously short standard labor warranties, many only 90 days.
Now that I have 3 devices that use memory sticks (camera, camcorder & PDA) I find that a handy one to have.
Most Sony photo equipment now share the same batteries also. |
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| wmquan |
quote:
Originally posted by DaleB
Sony practically forces you into going with an extended warranty due to very high repair costs, even on less complex electronics.
I got after-market etended warranties on both my still and DV camcorder from one-call. They offer nationally recognized warranties that are quite reasonable. And all electronics these days offer ridiculously short standard labor warranties, many only 90 days.
Now that I have 3 devices that use memory sticks (camera, camcorder & PDA) I find that a handy one to have.
Most Sony photo equipment now share the same batteries also.
Yes, perhaps an extended warranty would have come in handy here. I hadn't had much benefit from them with some other electronics I've had.
One positive to the Sony camera is the accessories sharing you mentioned. It'll likely mean my next purchase, a digital camcorder, is a Sony. The mini-DV ones I'm looking at all use the same ones I have for my camera -- and the camera uses the larger-capacity ones to boot. That means I don't really have to buy an extra battery for the camcorder, which saves a few bucks on an otherwise mandatory item. Sony's InfoLithium battery technology is quite good. |
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| nwaring |
Coolpic 4300.
I tend to stay a step or two behind the technology curve which = better prices. We have been extremely happy with the Coolpic 4300. Our use is strictly casual.:)
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by nwaring
Coolpic 4300.
I tend to stay a step or two behind the technology curve which = better prices. We have been extremely happy with the Coolpic 4300. Our use is strictly casual.:)
Niles
You are behind the technology curve the moment you make any purchase! |
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| A2MDXer |
| Canon G3 for me as of last Fall. I love this camera - it's not sleek but it really gets the job done and takes great pics. My previous (and now backup) camera was a Sony P50 (fun and easy to carry) but I only voted for the Canon. |
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| mdxxxx |
quote:
Originally posted by DaleB
You are behind the technology curve the moment you make any purchase!
LOL, actually it may be sooner than that! The minute we see that the product is available, we're behind the curve...:headshake |
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| cp_ssrebba |
The Canon s400 after s330!
got this 3 weeks ago. now i can post my 03 mdx pictures (but i guess its bit late now since you guys all saw the car)
the ultimate canon worshipper :)
liked nikon before but some how trust canon digital technology more. |
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| socalJD |
I currently have a Nikon coolpix 2500. Wanted a 'fool proof' point & shoot digital camera that was easy to use & operate. My amateur photography days are long over and I have the dead soldiers (nikon & minolta SLR bodies, numerous lens, etc) collecting dust in the closet as a reminder. I really wanted a 3 megapixel, but for some reason Nikon only had 2.0 or 4.0 at that time with nothing in between, so I went with the 2.0.
I was looking at Sony, but went with Nikon because I feel that the compact flash medium will ultimately be the universal memory, beating out the memory stick and smartmedia. For some reason, Sony seems hell bent on pushing their proprietary medium (remember Betamax) and I didn't want to be stuck with useless memory sticks in a few years. Since compact flash is already used for several PDAs, I think they will be the dominant digital cam memory in the near future. Wasn't interested in have multiple card readers for my PCs, and had good history with Nikons in the past. I think Canon uses smartmedia, otherwise I would have given them a serious look too. |
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| apple904 |
| Bought it a few months ago. Like it very much. This is my third digital still camera. First 2 were Olympus. Went from 2.5 to 5.0 megapixels with this camera. This quality of these images makes the last camera look like a toy. Haven't used my Nikon 35m since I got the new digital. |
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| A2MDXer |
quote:
Originally posted by socalJD
I think Canon uses smartmedia, otherwise I would have given them a serious look too.
Not mine (G3) - it's CF. |
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| cp_ssrebba |
quote:
Originally posted by A2MDXer
Not mine (G3) - it's CF.
all canon camera uses compact flash, except recent SD100 which uses sd card. looks like big cf cards wont fit in a smaller camera. how small can they go, i wonder? |
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| wmquan |
Compact Flash is no doubt more versatile than Memory Stick. The recent Sony effort at the "Memory Stick Pro" (which don't work on older Memory Stick cameras) is proof. Those with older Memory Stick cameras can only go up to 128MB, or use a hokey 256MB card that has a mechanical switch to flip between the two 128MB banks of memory! (You have to open the camera, remove the Memory Stick, flick the switch, put it back, close the camera.)
That all said, Memory Stick may be around for a while. Sony is using it for a lot of its products. Its notebooks have Memory Stick slots. Some of its televisions allow you to plug in a Memory Stick to view pictures!
Ultimately Compact Flash will be too bulky for some ultra-small cameras and other devices, but it will live longer than Memory Stick.
By the way, reading a Memory Stick into a computer is no longer a big deal. There are USB flash card readers for under $25 that read a variety of formats, such as Compact Flash and Memory Stick. With rebates, some of them can be had for under $15. |
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| Happy_MDX |
Sony DCR-PC110 DV + Digital Camera in one = Dad's camera
HP photosmart 320 (digital) = my 6 year old daughter's :20: |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by wmquan
Those with older Memory Stick cameras can only go up to 128MB, or use a hokey 256MB card that has a mechanical switch to flip between the two 128MB banks of memory! (You have to open the camera, remove the Memory Stick, flick the switch, put it back, close the camera.)
Considering how long it takes me to fill 128mg that is not a major obstacle, as I usually remove the MS and put it in a reader, rather than do it through the camera.
But for the same reason, it is no advantage for me to have a dual-256mg stick over 2 separate 128s.
But I agree, the MS is losing it's 'charm' if you will. But will continue to serve me a long time, Mutli memory device readers are so cheap now it is not a hardship to support older cameras for sometime regardless of the media they use. |
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| mdxxxx |
quote:
Originally posted by wmquan
...By the way, reading a Memory Stick into a computer is no longer a big deal. There are USB flash card readers for under $25 that read a variety of formats, such as Compact Flash and Memory Stick. With rebates, some of them can be had for under $15.
Correct. I not only have a USB Memory Stick device, but also a 6 in one USB device that reads MS+MD+CF+SD+SM |
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| wmquan |
quote:
Originally posted by DaleB
Considering how long it takes me to fill 128mg that is not a major obstacle, as I usually remove the MS and put it in a reader, rather than do it through the camera.
But for the same reason, it is no advantage for me to have a dual-256mg stick over 2 separate 128s.
But I agree, the MS is losing it's 'charm' if you will. But will continue to serve me a long time, Mutli memory device readers are so cheap now it is not a hardship to support older cameras for sometime regardless of the media they use.
I never fill a 128MB card with just pictures either, at three megapixels. However, once in a while I end up shooting several MPEG clips on top of pictures. Obviously not as good as a camcorder but very useful in a pinch. Unfortunately, using several of those will definitely start eating a 128MB Memory Stick and make you wish for a simple 256MB one!
Fortunately the newer 5-megapixel cameras (with larger file sizes) natively support Memory Stick Pro. Those owners would have a right to really scream otherwise.
Agreed that the readers (like the one pictured above) make compatibility much less of an issue. |
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| wmquan |
quote:
Originally posted by mdxxxx
LOL, actually it may be sooner than that! The minute we see that the product is available, we're behind the curve...:headshake
And Canon has officiallly announced the long-rumored G5, the five-megapixel version of the G3! A lot of folks wondered why Canon replaced the successful G2 with a four-megapixel G4 when competitors were already beginning to ship five-megapixel cameras.
Obviously the G3 is a superb camera and the extra megapixel isn't often necessary, but now we have the G5! List price will be $899.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03060201canong5.asp |
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| mdxxxx |
Interesting to observe the "Connectivity • USB 1.1 (Normal / PTP)
• A/V output Power" has already been superseded by USB 2.0... Goes to show you, that at the very least, some components are nearing obsolescence upon release of the product... unbelievable. |
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| HotlantaMDX |
| Just got a Nikon Coolpix 5700 with a 512meg compactflash card. Great camera. |
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| accmdx |
Milolta 7Hi with Lexar 512 card. Had camera for 3 months and absolutely love it.
28-200mm zoom, 64mb buffer before card (allows me to shoot 4 continuous 14mb tiffs without waiting), 5MP, single, threee or seven fps, great feel, black body and all the controls you would ever need.
And trying to learn PS7. |
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| caroline |
| There is rumour that a new "chip" is coming out that truly replicates 35mm film- anyone know about this? |
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| apple904 |
| There is a new type of digital chip called Foveon which is more film-like than standard chips. Kind of complicated but suffice to say that it records the image so that each pixel blends slightly rather than changing color completely. Do a Google search if you're interested and you can read up. There are a couple of cameras out with this new chip. I believe they are still in the $ 1,500 range for 3 megapixels which they claim is superior to higher rated regular chips. I'm sure some one else will jump in and explain better but that's the basics. Saying it truly replaces 35mm film sounds like a sales pitch. |
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| msu79gt82 |
| Canon S400 and S50. |
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| JimH |
Any updates on this poll after the Christmas shopping season. We purchased a Canon A70 for our son who is in college.
Canon seems to be a very popular choice with their new SLR digital, and good reviews also. |
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| larzgold |
| I have 2 - a kodak dc290 (about 2 years old) and a sony dsc-p10 about 2 months old) - The sony is nice - but give some out of focus shots if you are trying to get get a shot off quickly. But its small and portable. The kodak may be big/bulky, but for 2 years gave me great pictures. |
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| wmquan |
I've noticed that prices have dropped to below $600 on this excellent camera.
I'm hoping the price on the Canon EOS 300D Rebel eventually drops, it looks really excellent.
Sony has an 8-megapixel replacement for the F717 out and it's very good (especially with its range of focal length), but at a relatively similar price, I'd rather have the 6-megapixel digital SLR (less noise in photos, more flexibility in other lenses, more manual control). |
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| MDteX |
| We have a Sony P1, one of the originals for Sony. Its great for the small size and the pictures are great. A little slow on the data transfer. We recently bought a Canon A70. That is a great camera with some cool features. Like the Sony it takes movies with sound. It also does full 360 degree panoramic pictures. Too bad it is a gift for my daughter. |
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| evoge |
| Canon A70--excellent images and features. Could be a little smaller but I wanted a camera with AA batteries. |
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| A2MDXer |
quote:
Originally posted by wmquan
I've noticed that prices have dropped to below $600 on this excellent camera.
I'm hoping the price on the Canon EOS 300D Rebel eventually drops, it looks really excellent.
Sony has an 8-megapixel replacement for the F717 out and it's very good (especially with its range of focal length), but at a relatively similar price, I'd rather have the 6-megapixel digital SLR (less noise in photos, more flexibility in other lenses, more manual control).
William, I have seen reports of the G5 selling for $500 incl. shipping from good dealers (e.g. J&R). That's a pretty good price for a very good camera. I am still very happy with my G3 (enough so that I just purchased a few more accessories for it). |
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| Taiwanese |
I have a Ricoh RDC-5000.
I bought a Minolta Dimage XT for my wife for Xmas.
My wife wants a small one so she can take a picture of the kids anytime. It's great for general use. Small size is a plus.
Indoor shot with distance is not good (small flash).
For $300, I would get something else. But you can't beat the size of XT. |
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| Taiwanese |
quote:
Originally posted by evoge
Canon A70--excellent images and features. Could be a little smaller but I wanted a camera with AA batteries.
How is the battery holding up?
My Ricoh RDC-5000 drains the battery. Maybe because it's old.
I use nickel metal hydride ones. |
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| s2k000L |
another sony fan!
recently ordered a new DSC-F717 (my christmas present) and a DSC-P32 for the wife. she complained that our current DSC-F505V was too 'complicated' for her taste. therefore, she got the better end of it, and got the P-32 as a second christmas gift. so, does that mean i can get a second present for the MDX?!?
going to retire the F505V, and probably give it to my brother-in-law or my dad. |
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| sgtglok |
| Olympus 730. Also 10x optical - none of the brands had it in the same price range. Very happy with the quality. |
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| Maik |
quote:
Originally posted by s2k000L
another sony fan!
recently ordered a new DSC-F717 (my christmas present) and a DSC-P32 for the wife. she complained that our current DSC-F505V was too 'complicated' for her taste. therefore, she got the better end of it, and got the P-32 as a second christmas gift. so, does that mean i can get a second present for the MDX?!?
going to retire the F505V, and probably give it to my brother-in-law or my dad.
I have had the f505v for several years now, and I absolutely love it.
I would love to upgrade to the DSC-F717, but I cant really rationalize it. The increase in megapixals would have little or no impact on my useage. Its really a great camera and actually quite simple to use. |
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| s2k000L |
quote:
I would love to upgrade to the DSC-F717, but I cant really rationalize it.
there's always a way to rationalize buying toys! my thinking: why not spread the fun the F505V has been these past 3 years, and get one of the latest toys on the market. besides, i've heard some great things with the F717 when it comes to night shots and stuff. anybody have input on the F717? |
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| evoge |
quote:
Originally posted by Taiwanese
How is the battery holding up?
My Ricoh RDC-5000 drains the battery. Maybe because it's old.
I use nickel metal hydride ones.
It takes four AA batteries so I guess that's a lot of juice. I switched to 2000ma nmh rechargeables and the average life is surprisingly good for the amount of flash photos, monitor use, and downloading we do. The battery warning shows up only when it's low, but that doesn't happen very often. The A80 is out now, too. |
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| XStatic |
| The Nikon digital cameras all do a much better job than anything I have found for macro or close up photos. |
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| ndahbar |
Personally, I upgraded from my awesome-quality Canon S30 to the SD100. It is part of the Digital Elph (heheh, "elf" get it?) family. It's REALLY small and everyone that sees it is wow-ed by it (more than I think they would be).
I am very happy with Canon's User Interface, and the quality of the pics is just amazing. Icing on the cake which drove me to pick this camera, is that it's perhaps one of the very very few out there that can take movie clips IN 640x480 RESOLUTION. That's right, 640x480. Now that ROCKS. I love taking short clips.
SD100 has the new battery type, so the battery life is WAY better than my "old" S30. Also uses the new compact flash memory type, it's the size of a stamp, amazing.
The downside is, I can only zoom 2X optical, but of course I can do like 6.4x zoom digital (reduced sharpness of course). Eh, I wish it was 3X optical but whatever, for the price and the other aspects it's a worthy price to pay.
There is a newer, smaller one from Canon, the SD10. But it doesn't have the movie features like mine.
Here's a review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd100/ |
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| greatscot |
Just purchased new digital camera today, Canon Powershot A80, from Circuit City. Small, excellent quality 4 megapixel camera.
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| zafer |
quote:
Originally posted by greatscot
Just purchased new digital camera today, Canon Powershot A80, from Circuit City. Small, excellent quality 4 megapixel camera.
:yesyes:
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by zafer
:needpics:
Why did you single out greatscot? Besides, he would have to be damn fast to take a picture of his own camera.... :4: |
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| Mocking-DX |
got me a sony dsc p-10 5 megs.
sony was very satisfied until i started tweaking pictures with
photoshop 7. i saw lots of noise when I magnify them.
Then got my Canon digital rebel. It was a big difference when it comes to noise. The rebel pics are a lot clearer compared to the 5 mb sony.
But sony still steals a place in my heart for it's size and the movie mode, plus you can buy the marine pack and use it underwater for caribbean vacations. |
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| RonH |
I'm a Sony man. I have a:
Sony MVC-FD71
0.35MP .. 10X Optical Zoom .. Saves to 3.5' Floppies
My first digital camera. Bought it because it saves images directly to floppies, but soon learned it becomes a bummer carrying around 50 floppies all the time.
Sony DSC-P52
3.2MP .. 2X Optical Zoom ... Memory Stick
I basically bought this as a fairly inexpensive camera to use when out goofing off. My only complaint about this one is that it seems to take dark pictures unless you're in open sunlight. It as decent battery life on alkalines, but since I use rechargeable AA batteries it is shorter than it could be.
Sony DSC-F717
5.1MP .. 5X Optical Zoom ... Memory Stick
This is my "Cadillac" camera. Takes unbelievable pictures. I have several external lenses for it. Excellent battery life ... I can get several hours of photos on a single charge, and I always have a couple spares. Only real disadvantage to this camera is it's overall size ... it's far from small. This camera only goes out when I plan on taking really nice pictures.
Sony DSC-P10
5.1MP .. 3X Optical Zoom ... Memory Stick
Bought over xmas to get 717 size pictures out of a camera 1/4 the size. Still can't match the 717's quality, but still a very nice camera. Only problem I see with this camera is the retractable zoom lens ... I just see it as something that will eventually break. |
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| kudo |
Got my first digital camera back in Dec.
Sony DSC-F828 Cyber-shot Digital Camera
8.0 Megapixel
7X Optical Zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens
Best of all, it uses both Memory Sticks and CF! |
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| greatscot |
quote:
Originally posted by zafer
:needpics:
DaleB already said it, how do you take pics of your camera with your camera? :p Anyway, I'll see what I can do.
RE; Sony - I gave up on my Sony Cybershot 3.2 mp after 4 years. It was a good camera, but the smoothness of the pics left something to be desired. This new Canon also has a much longer video capability. I get a lot more flexibility with this Canon, which is important as I use the camera a lot for work (accident investigations, making company safety posters, and other Risk Management tasks.) I'll be using it a lot for taking pics of my granddaughters too, 4 of 'em now. |
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| RonH |
I'm been seriously considering selling my F717 on ebay and buying one of those new F828s. It looks like such a sweet camera. :drool:
To take a picture of your camera with your camera ... a mirror?
I'm basically stuck on Sonys, if for no other reason that I have a small fortune in memory sticks, and they're just a tad proprietary. |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by RonH
I'm been seriously considering selling my F717 on ebay and buying one of those new F828s. It looks like such a sweet camera. :drool:
To take a picture of your camera with your camera ... a mirror?
I'm basically stuck on Sonys, if for no other reason that I have a small fortune in memory sticks, and they're just a tad proprietary.
I thought of a mirror too, but it's not quite the same. Same 'problem' here..I am all geared up for memory stick and Sonys, from my laptop, camcorder and still cam. I have DSC-F85 which is getting a little long in the tooth..may upgrade soon....would like to jump to an SLR though when I do. |
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| zafer |
Tsk tsk tsk. :1pat: ...kidding, right?
You don't truely think I ment pictures of the camera itself?
Come now... You get a new digi cam, you take digi pix, and post them. Man, this is like a Dan Quale, or dubya joke.... |
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| greatscot |
quote:
Originally posted by zafer
Tsk tsk tsk. :1pat: ...kidding, right?
You don't truely think I ment pictures of the camera itself?
Come now...
Uh, yeah! I think we all did. :rolleyes: |
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| XStatic |
| Any suggestions for a 1.3 camera with LCD under $50? |
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| greatscot |
quote:
Originally posted by XStatic
Any suggestions for a 1.3 camera with LCD under $50?
Don't know if any exist. Try cnet.com for suggestions though. |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by XStatic
Any suggestions for a 1.3 camera with LCD under $50?
Might also try Ebay or ubid.com for auctions. Demand would be low now for such cameras, especially after the Holidays. |
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| JimH |
Following is a current poll on www.newegg.com which asks:
Who makes the best digital camera?
Canon (34%), Olympus (16 %), Sony (15 %), and Nikon (14%)
are the current leaders in the poll (out of 113856 votes).
Question: Who makes the BEST digital camera? CANON 34.61%
39401 votes
FUJI 6.52%
7429 votes
HEWLETT-PACKARD 1.95%
2223 votes
KODAK 5.4%
6144 votes
MINOLTA 2.98%
3395 votes
NIKON 14.84%
16892 votes
OLYMPUS 16.28%
18534 votes
SONY 15.6%
17765 votes
OTHER 1.82%
2073 votes
Total Votes: 113856 |
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| DaleB |
Some of the latest reviews on TechTv.com ('thescreensavers.com')
are interesting. 8 MP cams are coming out!! Sony is releasing one for around $800.
Plus, they are coming out with an excellent 5mp at $400.
And Canon is capitalizing on the ever popular Elph types, with a 4mp around $300.
On the high end there is joint-venture Panasonice/Leica camera that can be used just like the old manual Leicas, even though the actual innards are electronic. It looks like a classic Leica too.
I recently read a review of a Sigma SLR in a British publication, and considering it used the new Foveon receptors, the results were not all that sensational. Good, but not what one would have expected after all the hype.
It seems the kingpins of the industry are using more conventional technology, but keep increasing the resolution with every model year. |
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| greatscot |
quote:
Originally posted by DaleB
. . . 8 MP cams are coming out!! Sony is releasing one for around $800.
I saw this camera at Circuit City, very nice but more than I wanted to pay. |
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| DaleB |
quote:
Originally posted by greatscot
I saw this camera at Circuit City, very nice but more than I wanted to pay.
Entry price, of course. It will drop as they all do with time. But there are so many other alternatives besides. |
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| zafer |
| The DSC-F828? Unfortunately reviewers said it has unacceptable noise at ISO 400+. Maybe its predecessor... |
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| A2MDXer |
| Canon just announced (in the last few weeks) a competitor to the F828 that will be called the Powershot Pro1 and will be out in April. I have my eye on this one although I am perfectly happy with my G3. |
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| MDteX |
quote:
Originally posted by JimH
Olympus has a new 8-megapixel digital out now.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/c8080.html
This is the one I have my eye on. Does anyone have any experience with it yet? My wife wants it for Mother's Day/Birthday--1 day apart. Her current film camera is having some issues and our current Sony P1 digital is not "good" enough for her. Go figure. Oh well, if I get a new driver then she can get a new camera. :cool:
The "official" site:
http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/pro1/index.html |
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