What digi-cam?
03 December 2008, 09:09 PM
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What digi-cam?
Im after a new digi camera.
Looking for >10megapixels. Any recommendations please?
Looking to spend £150 ish
Im wanting one that has good battery life, lots of memory, relatively simple to use.
Leaning towards a Sony but open to recommendation!
Looking for >10megapixels. Any recommendations please?
Looking to spend £150 ish
Im wanting one that has good battery life, lots of memory, relatively simple to use.
Leaning towards a Sony but open to recommendation!
04 December 2008, 08:02 AM
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Ignore the number of pixels - seriously. The manufacturers have, for several years, been locked into a race to see who can produce the highest pixel count, simply because it's one of those headline figures that people use when deciding between products.
With anything less than a good (and physically large) lens on an SLR, there's simply not that much detail available to capture - and even if there were, you need a solid tripod to hold the camera still enough to capture it. 3 or 4 MP is about all you really need - and yes, that does mean that every single camera out there has too many pixels. (More pixels means each one is smaller, gathers less light, and therefore produces more noise - and a worse picture).
FWIW all my kit is Canon and has served me well - take a look at the Ixus 85IS.
With anything less than a good (and physically large) lens on an SLR, there's simply not that much detail available to capture - and even if there were, you need a solid tripod to hold the camera still enough to capture it. 3 or 4 MP is about all you really need - and yes, that does mean that every single camera out there has too many pixels. (More pixels means each one is smaller, gathers less light, and therefore produces more noise - and a worse picture).
FWIW all my kit is Canon and has served me well - take a look at the Ixus 85IS.
04 December 2008, 08:59 AM
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Consider the Canon powershot range 650A or 580A.
The amount of memory depends on what size card you buy, I think £20 will get you a 4gb card.
The amount of memory depends on what size card you buy, I think £20 will get you a 4gb card.
05 December 2008, 09:20 PM
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can i get this moved to the photgraphy section?
need more input!
Im wanting to do a lot of travelling next year so im wanting a small but v good digi camera to caputre the views
need more input!
Im wanting to do a lot of travelling next year so im wanting a small but v good digi camera to caputre the views
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