Looking to purchase new camera..

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Crazystick

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Hey guys .. im looking forward to purchasing a new camera..
yes im moving on up (from the eastside.. .lol)
but no seriously.. New digital camera.
Im looking in the 100 - 300 range.. but i might go up to 400 ..
im looking for a reliable brand.
sony , minolta.. or nikon.
i dunno who is great anymore..
I am looking for cameras that can not just get great far away pics, But also get a great shot up close without having problems with flash distorting the image. My sister has a camera now where if you try and get close up shots its very horrendous, thats what you get when you buy a 30 dollar piece of crap camera.. but like i said i wanna be able to show detail. Say a motherboard or video card with its components.
i was looking at a camera
Been a fan of it for a while just loved the way it looked. Black plain and simple. Although the price isnt. Priced at 300+ bucks we have the

Nikon Coolpix 7900 Digital Camera
http://omximages.officemax.com/images/kreb_large/888820953513.GIF
http://omximages.officemax.com/images/kreb_large/88882095351X.GIF
just something of a tease. Im not a huge photo guy but wanted to know if anyone has any review on this or any other camera maybe in this range.
Elsewhere camera ranges to 400 + bucks. but hopefully ill get it for a good 320 or so. thanks for any info on links or what not
 
canons hands down. i just bought the canon sd300 4.0mp for my gf and picture quality was very very nice. 2.5" lcd bright and crisp, i highly recommend. dpreview.com if you need to check out some more digi cam full reviews. bought it off dell when they had their 15% off and 25% off flash memory. got the sd300 + 256mb SD + DPA 2% for 307 shipped.
 
I LOVE my Canon SD500 -- 7.1 megapixels. The dimensions is only around 3.5 x 2.0 x 1.0. I purchased it for $440 shipped (with three day select shipping.) Using a SanDisk 1GB Ultra II SD Card.

Also, check out the Canon SD400 which is 5 megapixels; you can surely get it for around $320-330. I've always had Sony's, but in this case Canon beat everybody in my book. I was looking for a small, take-anywhere P&S camera that has very good quality. Found it here -- only dislike is the flimsy battery door and usb cover, and no battery meter. www.dcresource.com is THE place to go for reviews.
 
i agree get a canon... i have an powershot A80 point and shoot... it does some really good close ups with the macro mode....

i also have a finepix s3100 (which i found in the middle of the road!!!) but compared to the a80 the finepix doesnt compare... both are 4mp

take a look at the powershot a95... its a 5mp camera and i dont think it will break 400 so you can same some and pick your self up a 1gb CF card
 
im sorry for being ignorant.
But a few people from my job seem to be electronic guru wanna bees.
Now they have a bit of outdated electronics. Like their digital cameras are a bit older. One guy has an HP built camera. The other , an older model of some sony based camera.
Now what i have noticed out of older cameras are the , I guess its called speed, of how gast the camera takes the picture.BLURRING!!!
Here is an example from another forum showcasing my friends caca kodak.



When purchasing a camera what feature does one turn to in order to avoid this.

Also my sis ... as mentioned above had bought a crappy 30 something dollar digital camera and it is notorious for blurry pics.
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vs
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Same predicament as you, parents just asked me for a list of digital cameras ($150-300) I'd accept for my birthday/vacation. Here's my list, as a guideline.
Olympus
D535
$150MSRP

D540/D545
$180 MSRP

Stylus 300
$220 MSRP

Stylus 410
$300MSRP

Stylus Verve S (5MP, 2x Optical/4x Digital- Lowest Zoom, but contemporary and ergonomic)
$300MSRP

Canon
SD200
$200-250

SD300
$300
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That's the exact list I'm giving them, so I hope it helps.

I've always loved Canon for its simplicity, although they are tied with Olympus for optics quality in my book. Also note that the PowerShots are smaller, but the Stylus series is weatherproof. Also, the Verve S can be operated with one hand- a tradeoff for only having 2x/8x zoom compared to the rest, which are 3x/10x and higher.
 
I am looking at the Canon Power Shot SD400
Here is a pichttp://consumer.usa.canon.com/app/images/d_camera/sd400_586x225.jpg
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I think i will test it out like at Best buy and buy it for like a day or 2 and then take it back .
Then buy one online. I will hopefully post pics later on.
 
My wife and I asked for and were given a Canon Poweshot A95 for Christmas. It rocks. The whole A series is very nice. It's great for point and shoot, intermediate shooting, and OK for proffesional (manual settings) shooting. It is 5 mega pixel. But the best part is the quality of pictures it takes, they are just awesome.

See for yourself. Check out the pictures I took from bear hunting:
http://www.ryerse.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=22

While at Whistler, BC:
http://www.ryerse.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=20

And during a trip to see family in Montana:
http://www.ryerse.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=18

There are some exceptionally good photo's in there (with a bunch of ok ones due to them just being family shots and not "scenery" shots).


Some of my favorite features are:
The flip out high-res LCD. They upgraded the LCD res in the A95, so it looks much better. Plus, you can flip it out and point the camera at your own face and still see the LCD so you know what the pic looks like. It's cool for auckward shots where you can't get a good angle unless you hold the camera away from your face.

Scene settings. You can set the camera to specific scene settings for what turns out to me MUCH better snapshot photos. Example scenes are fireworks, beach, snow, foliage, nightime snapshots, indoors. Using these settings sometimes takes much better pictures than "auto". But sometimes auto is better, you've just got to play with it. I like manual cameras for excellent pictures, but the A95 is a great all-around camera, and if I could only have one, this is it.

Good quality pictures. Canon has just impressed me with pretty much any of their mid end cameras and video cameras. I like other brands, just happen to really like what Canon is putting out.



Oh yeah, we got the 1GB memory card as well. When I went bear hunting, I took over 220 high-res pictures, and like 30 videos, and only used up half of the storage. And most of it was the videos. I have no doubt you could reach over 700 pictures before nearing full use of a 1GB card.

Oh yeah, price. I think you can get a retail box A95 for under $300 now. That only comes with a 32mb card, so you'll definaly want at least a 256MB card, 1GB recommended. You can get a decent 1GB for $50-$100.

The A95 is not as small as some other models, but it still fits in my pocket, and I like the features/quality it comes with so I don't mind.
 
SOrry guys I went with the NIKON Coolpix 7900..
it was 325 with 2-3 day shipping thru UPS .. im hoping it will be here saturday..
but anyways.. yeah the MACRO function was pretty cool. I had a demonstration at a camera shop .. we compared the Canon sd400 vs the Nikon... side by side..
Nikon was preferred hands down.. they were even sold out ..
but the Canon did have some features I thought were awesome.. and I give it that.
 
Crazystick,

(A) We have a photography forum for discussing cameras, please post to the most appropriate place.

(B) Don't be ganking bandwidth by hotlinking images from other sites. Use your own space or an image host instead.
 
1)I apologize
2)whoops
3)I did not know that. I will quit being lazy and post wherever its appropriate.
thx!



):-p
 
Just to answer a question of yours about blurry pics....

This has to do with having a slow shutter speed and camera shake or subject movement. It can be fixed by having a faster shutter speed, or using a tripod. However, if you use a faster shutterspeed under low light conditions, you will get very dark pictures. So increase the light and set a faster shutter, or keep the lighting conditions and set the camera on a tripod or stable surface. In addition to this, you could use a higher ISO, such as 800 or 1600 which would allow you to have faster shutter speeds in lower light conditions.

There are other things that can affect blurry pictures as well, such as focusing, aperature, etc. But, I think you aren't quite on that level yet. Read the manual that comes with the camera throughly and it will explain some of these things. Also, check out another thread we have on the forum for shutter speed:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=910046
 
camera comes in next week. and yes .. found out how these camera focus in ..
for this particular one.. you hold the button halfway down.. and it focuses on object by taking a point of focus and displaying it on the 2 inch lcd it has
so its a bit neat.
 
Crazystick said:
camera comes in next week. and yes .. found out how these camera focus in ..
for this particular one.. you hold the button halfway down.. and it focuses on object by taking a point of focus and displaying it on the 2 inch lcd it has
so its a bit neat.
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Actually all cameras focus that way. Out of focus can make blurry shots, but the majority of the time it has to do with the shutter speed being too slow and camera shake.
 
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