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I need help choosing a new digital camera. Help? |
I used to own an old Kodak and want to experience more of the digital photography world without spending a lot on a Dslr. I was considerig spending $200-$300 for good prints for an advanced photagrapher. I was considering Canon cameras like: Powershot A610, Sd 450. Also another one that came to mind was Casio: Casio Exilim Z60 I have the Canon Powershot A540. I think that it was about $250. Yeah it's pretty good. There are a whole lot of features that can make your pictures good. I love it. You should get it. =) Source(s): I have it. Sony Cyber Shot is a great camera. I personally have a Kodak Z740. I would go with that! It is in your price range. The web page I've given you says it is closer to $500, but I paid close to $300 at Target. That was about seven months ago, so I'm sure the price is cheaper now. It has a 10x optical zoom and an additional digital zoom. It is 5mp, I think. It takes great pictures. The only real drawback to it is the size. It isn't pocket size. Check it out... http://www.imaging-resource.com/prods/z7... Canon S3 IS ... it is a bit more than your price range, however, it has the best reviews on the Internet. I recommend this camera highly. You have options of buying an SLR camera or a compact camera. Read on to see a third option. SLR is Single Lens Reflex as the others have already mentioned. The image that you see from the viewfinder is captured from the main lens and reflected onto the viewfinder with an intricate arrangement of mirrors (or prisms). When you click the shutter, the mirror moves out of the way and the image is imposed on the CCD sensor. What that effectively means is that you see EXACTLY THE SAME IMAGE from the viewfinder as is captured on the CCD. That helps, doesn't it? Disadvantages with D-DLRs (or film SLRs) range from need to have expensive lenses, no inbuilt zoom, bulky size, extremely high price (sometimes greater than $800 that you mention and even if its lesser, the cost of the lens is always additional), no image stabilization etc. Serious photographers prefer SLR cameras because they allow hordes of manual settings and addition of filters, zoom lenses, wide angle lenses, fish eye lenses and other unimaginable things. Non-SLR cameras have come in with these features these days but those arent too many in number. Please please please check out the Panasonic Lumix FZ-20 to get a really good camera with absolutely mindblowing features + 12x built-in optical zoom + image stabilization (very important when taking long range photos with zoom and in low light conditions) + east point-and-shoot modes for secondary users like your sister or mom or your little brother + ability to add lenses, filters, external flash....in short - the best possible combination of the features of an SLR and a compact non-SLR camera alongwith features unique to both (like image atabilization). They have recently introduced FZ-30 which is even better and offers an extended zoom upto 19x (optical). Check out one of the sites I list below and search for both the cams. For $300 odd, the FZ-5 should be an absolute STEAL with the amount of features it has. It has everything I mention in the last paragraph for FZ-20 except the manual focussing and ability to add an external flash. One more thing, you should NOT need anything more than 3 megapixels for casual photography. The only advantage of having greater megapixels is the ability to take LARGE size prints. So, you might safely go in for a 5 megapixel camera and it will allow you prints as large as you might ever need. Source(s): www.stevesdigicams.com www.dcresource.com www.dpreview.com |
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