Digital Camera
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I say this every time someone asks for a recommendation, but the Canon S2IS is a *great* camera at around $250-280. Alot of members on the board here use it and Im sure would be more than happy to share a couple of their detailing pictures taken with it. I'll try to dig up some of my own.
Like mentioned below here are some more threads to look at with S2 shots:
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/81950-handful-past-zaino-details.html
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/79752-black-f-150-chevy-envoy.html
Don't want to hi-jack your thread but here are some pictures I took, nothing special to look at picture wise but it shows the clarity and detail of these photos even stuff in the background.
Like mentioned below here are some more threads to look at with S2 shots:
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/81950-handful-past-zaino-details.html
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/79752-black-f-150-chevy-envoy.html
Don't want to hi-jack your thread but here are some pictures I took, nothing special to look at picture wise but it shows the clarity and detail of these photos even stuff in the background.
Joshua312 said:
I got my S2IS a while back when Office depot was clearing them out for $150.
Excellent camera! Just search for my user ID in the click and brag to see all of my pics. I am pretty clueless when it comes to cameras, so I use it in auto mode. Got the wife a A620 at the same time, good camera too but the red eye reduction is a little on the poor side IMO.
I would stick with Canon or Sony for P&S cameras, and I am partial to Canon, as I have been well pleased with the performance of their A series cameras. You can shop around for VERY good deals on those cameras too. Right now, I am really wanting the new A640 with 10MP. Believe it or not, I have extensively compared its pictures with the entry SLRs and notice almost no difference in pic quality! Of course, the SLR offers much more flexibility, but if you don't really need it, then its a non point.
If you are looking to go entry SLR, stick to Canon XTi or Nikon D50/D80.
BTW, my only dig cam right now is a 5MP Canon A95 that I have taken well over one thousand pics with, and the camera is a joy to use and the results are terriffic! I guess I am just a big Canon fan.
Regards,
Mike
If you are looking to go entry SLR, stick to Canon XTi or Nikon D50/D80.
BTW, my only dig cam right now is a 5MP Canon A95 that I have taken well over one thousand pics with, and the camera is a joy to use and the results are terriffic! I guess I am just a big Canon fan.
Regards,
Mike
White95Max
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I've got a Canon S2 IS and couldn't be happier with it. There are far more features on it than most people would ever use, like focus bracketing, exposure bracketing, variable flash intensity, manual focus, custom white balance setting, exposure compensation, etc...
I personally try to use every setting, and I've been impressed with every one. It's a terrific camera. I also bought +1/+2/+4/+10 macro filters, a UV filter, polarizing filter, ND8 filter, 52mm lens adapter, and tripod for it. It suits me beautifully. 99% of the time I use it on AV or Manual mode.
I personally try to use every setting, and I've been impressed with every one. It's a terrific camera. I also bought +1/+2/+4/+10 macro filters, a UV filter, polarizing filter, ND8 filter, 52mm lens adapter, and tripod for it. It suits me beautifully. 99% of the time I use it on AV or Manual mode.
White95Max
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I'll tell you right now though...having all of the fancy settings doesn't do you a bit of good if you don't know how to use them. Read the owner's manual, do your research, and experiment.
imported_Frugle
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I 100% agree Paul..
Also look at getting a used powershot g5... that is what I use and you can get a used one real cheap.
Frugleography
Also look at getting a used powershot g5... that is what I use and you can get a used one real cheap.
Frugleography
Cleaning Fool
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Depends on how much you want to spend to really answer the question. Ill give you info from Consumer Reports, top 3 in each category: Basic compact camera Top 3 Canon Powershot A510, Kodak Easy share CX7430, Olympus D-580 Zoom. All around $200. Advanced Compact top 3 Fuji Finepix E550, Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom, Canon Powershot S60. $300-350 for those. Super Zoom Advanced top 3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 (I own this one, real nice)Olympus C 765 Ultazoom, Canon Powershot S11S $325-425. Top 5 with LEAST repair problems #1 Sony, #2 Panasonic, #3 Canon, #4 Olympus, #5 Fuji. Worst repair problems Pentax, Toshiba. Anything Sony, Panasonic or Canon would be the way to go.
Asking which camera to buy is a very vague question as you can see. Since you already have a pretty good Nikon, what DON'T you like about your current camera and what are you looking for in a new one.
I have a Canon Digital Rebel and absolutely love it. I bought it because I wanted continuous mode shooting, which at that time, P&S cameras didn't have. Not too bulky and got it for a good price.
If you go with a P&S, you might want to consider a viewfinder vs a big viewscreen. the farther away from your body, the more camera shake appears (blurry results). With a viewfinder (peep hole), you reduce the amount of camera shake.
But as white95max (Paul) said, it doesn't matter what camera you get, if you don't know how to use it, the results will all be the same.
Hope that's not too much. Good luck!
I have a Canon Digital Rebel and absolutely love it. I bought it because I wanted continuous mode shooting, which at that time, P&S cameras didn't have. Not too bulky and got it for a good price.
If you go with a P&S, you might want to consider a viewfinder vs a big viewscreen. the farther away from your body, the more camera shake appears (blurry results). With a viewfinder (peep hole), you reduce the amount of camera shake.
But as white95max (Paul) said, it doesn't matter what camera you get, if you don't know how to use it, the results will all be the same.
Hope that's not too much. Good luck!
accordmaniac
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I have a Canon A620 and I love it. Still have to learn how to use the manual settings though.
Keep the camera you have and learn how to use it. Pixels mean little, lenses mean more, but if you can't compose, frame and understand how aperature and shutter speed interact, don't waste your money.
The Nikon 5600 is a great camera. I have a D100 DSLR with a bunch of $1,500 lenses, but I've also taken photos with my Nikon CoolPix 950 (2.1 megapixel) that were published in car magazines.
The Nikon 5600 is a great camera. I have a D100 DSLR with a bunch of $1,500 lenses, but I've also taken photos with my Nikon CoolPix 950 (2.1 megapixel) that were published in car magazines.
After my search I ended up with the Panansonic DMC-FZ7. From my research it's one of the best P&S cameras for lens quality. This camera out of the box will give you some of the best quality pictures outdoor in decent lighting. It does get knocks for not having great low light quality because of more noise at hight ISO settings than others like the Canon S3, but from the research I did I don't think the noise is much of an issue, which can be fixed with software if needed. I'm not a photographer at all, and am just learning how shutter speeds and aperture work, so with the great pictures I've already gotten on the simple mode and messing around with manual settings are very encouraging.
Here are a few shots I've taken with it so far. The first few are with different settings I was playing with, and the last one is my son taken in simple mode. The first one was at ISO 400 and shows the noise I was talking about. This was in a basically dark room (a light was one in the hall) using the flash diffused with a piece of paper in front of it. Others I've taken at ISO 200 or lower have come out fine.
Here are a few shots I've taken with it so far. The first few are with different settings I was playing with, and the last one is my son taken in simple mode. The first one was at ISO 400 and shows the noise I was talking about. This was in a basically dark room (a light was one in the hall) using the flash diffused with a piece of paper in front of it. Others I've taken at ISO 200 or lower have come out fine.
Haha, thanks! You probably are referring to the second one since you caught me in the middle of adding a couple more I found. It took me about 25 tries to get that. I took about 15 at the faucet and about 10 at the base. I got like 3 at the faucet, and I think 3 at the base. This and one at the faucet were the only ones that turned out decent.
And none of those pictures were processed, only resized uploading to imageshack.
Also to the OP, don't get caught up in the megapixel stuff. I always thought bigger was better, but after reading up on it that is not true. All cameras in the P&S line of each manufacturer have the same sensor size for taking the picture. When a new camera comes out with more MP, all they do is cram more MP into that sensor. So while you do get larger pictures with the higher MP, the image quality is compromised because they are cramming more MP into the sensor. So the higher MP don't do you any good (until they increase the sensor sizes) unless you get a SLR camera. From what I've read, 5-6 MP is all you need to print up to 11x14.
As far as brands, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic and Canon seem to be the best. I think Fuji is regarded as the best for low light pictures, but they don't have the image stabilization that the other brands have. Canon seems to be thought of as the best overall image, but many feel the pictures are "soft". Panasonic is regarded as having the best lens quality for nice sharp pictures. But check out Digital Camera Reviews and News: Digital Photography Review: Forums, Glossary, FAQ , Digital Camera Reviews from the Digital Camera Resource Page and Steve's Digicams - Main Menu for research.
And none of those pictures were processed, only resized uploading to imageshack.
Also to the OP, don't get caught up in the megapixel stuff. I always thought bigger was better, but after reading up on it that is not true. All cameras in the P&S line of each manufacturer have the same sensor size for taking the picture. When a new camera comes out with more MP, all they do is cram more MP into that sensor. So while you do get larger pictures with the higher MP, the image quality is compromised because they are cramming more MP into the sensor. So the higher MP don't do you any good (until they increase the sensor sizes) unless you get a SLR camera. From what I've read, 5-6 MP is all you need to print up to 11x14.
As far as brands, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic and Canon seem to be the best. I think Fuji is regarded as the best for low light pictures, but they don't have the image stabilization that the other brands have. Canon seems to be thought of as the best overall image, but many feel the pictures are "soft". Panasonic is regarded as having the best lens quality for nice sharp pictures. But check out Digital Camera Reviews and News: Digital Photography Review: Forums, Glossary, FAQ , Digital Camera Reviews from the Digital Camera Resource Page and Steve's Digicams - Main Menu for research.