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Topic: Need new digital camera
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| QiSoftware | Posted – 3/25/2008 11:45:33 AM | show profile I need a new digital camera for web work. I am interested in the new 10mp non-SLR cameras. Kodak has one. The SLR cameras are about twice as much with only 6-7megapixal and I am wondering if the difference is notable. I believe it is the zoom that makes the difference-- but I wanted personal opinions. Regina Thomas QiSoftware.com ------ qblog.qisoftware.com |
| Letterbox | Posted – 3/25/2008 2:41:11 PM | show profile If you're only doing web work, you don't need an SLR or 10 megapixels. There is a big difference in quality, though you won't really see it at web resolutions. And more megapixels doen't necessarily mean better. It's marketing hype. Just look at how much more glass there is in an slr lens versus any point and shoot. Panasonic makes some nice super zoom digitals. The Lumix series has a 12x stabillized zoom with Leica glass. |
| chucho | Posted – 3/26/2008 1:50:19 PM | show profile Lumix is good. The best thing about SLR is that the quality of the lens is paramount to getting good pictures. Point-and-shoots will do the job, but under a small set of circumstances. And most lenses on these cameras stink because they're just small and limiting. I find using this class of camera to b frustrating when you have seconds to get a shot and you push a button, the camera has to "wake up" then you push the button and it takes a second for the shot. Newer cameras are getting much better in this regard, though any point-and-shoot that has to protrude the lens is going to have an annoying delay. And cameras with button-sized lenses aren't very good. I would recommend a digital camera with the best immobile lens. I think the Samsung NV10 is very sexy. I've checked it out more than once. It almost looks like a mini DLSR camera because of that external lense. It's very retro and eye catching in design terms. It's about $300 and is 10.1 megpixels. It has a huge back screen and an really neat way of navigating the options. Check it out. I've tested it in-store and because it has a large (large in terms of this class of camera) lens that doesn't have to extend itself before working. It shoots pretty quickly. I have two SLR cameras and I want that NV10. |
| chucho | Posted – 3/26/2008 1:52:20 PM | show profile Oops, I think I mean the NV7 (or NV12). Anyway, it looks like this: http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/07/samsung-nv7.jpg |
| QiSoftware | Posted – 3/27/2008 4:41:57 PM | show profile Thanks for your responses. ------ qblog.qisoftware.com |
| ArtDir | Posted – 3/30/2008 5:43:46 PM | show profile If you do not want to mess with lenses I would suggest the Canon PowerShot G9. Great price, control, features, etc. But I would recommend digging around dpreview.com to find something that suites your needs. |
| chocolatebuckeyes | Posted – 3/31/2008 4:00:25 PM | show profile Canon PowerShot I have the Canon PowerShot A620. It's 7 mega pixels. From what I understand, anything over 7 isn't necessary, *especially* for web. The A620 has a manual focus option and all kinds of other fancy stuff. I've really liked it. It's 2 years old, so there's definitely a more recent version in the market. One thing that is either a plus or a minus: it takes batteries. This makes it kind of heavy, but then if you run out of juice in the middle of a shoot you don't have to recharge, just pop in new batteries. |
| QiSoftware | Posted – 4/6/2008 6:03:12 AM | show profile Thanks for the responses-- I got the Canon A590. I love it. Regina Thomas QiSoftware ------ qblog.qisoftware.com |
