Recommend me a digital camera

GeoffW · Jul 22, 2004

My reccommendation is a canon, I haven't kept up to date with what they offer, however, I think I'd be looking at a A80 or similar. I've got a S40 and it's a nice camera, pretty heavy built, thus a little bulky, but I'd glady take well built over light and fragile. Pictures come out quite well, although Canon's software is average.
I'm not sure what their like, but the Sony P92 (5 megapixel) camera looks like a great deal.

KleinMp99 · Jul 22, 2004

I'd also recommend canon. I have a powershot a70 and its been nothing but perfect since I got it. 2 sets of rechargable batteries and I never run out of power. The camera has tons of features also, and the video it takes is really good!

dropkick · Jul 22, 2004

I'd say get a canon too. Check out dpreview.com for a ton of good reviews and sample photos.

I have an A80 and it has been great so far. Definitely recommended if you can find a good deal on one. I've heard good things about the A70 and A75 too.

The Kadvang · Jul 23, 2004

Canons are awesome. I got an a75 for my birthday and it is great. Just got a water housing for it too.

RideND · Jul 30, 2004

Opie, I have read good things about the A60 and right now Target has it on sale for 150. I think 64mb would be enough or maybe a 128. I was at one of the brands website and it said how many photos each size could hold, but I don't remember which one it was now.

binary visions · Jul 30, 2004

LordOpie said:
I assume that the A60 is just as good with a lower resolution? Money's tight and it appears that the A70+ models on ebay go for ~$100 or more than the A60. So, would y'all recommend the A60?

Also, it appears the A60 comes wit 16Mb CF card. That sounds pretty low. How much memory would you recommend for weekend trips?

Get a 128mb card if you can, and yes, the A60 is the same quality as the A70 with a little lower resolution... Very nice little camera.

Jozz · Jul 30, 2004

Canon all the way, but look in the Elph series (smaller) easier and lighter to carry while biking and hiking. Get also a 256mb 12x card minimum.

pixelninja · Jul 30, 2004

LordOpie said:
How much memory would you recommend for weekend trips?

As much as freakin possible.

To give you an idea on storage, when the wife and I went to Europe in '02, I brought my 3.3 mp camera. We filled up 4 128 mb cards.

Edit: And I recommend Canon also. I have a G1 and an S500 and love them both.

manhattanprjkt83 · Jul 30, 2004

i just got a Nikon coolpix 3200 with a 256 card i am real happy with it, i needed a quick point and shoot job, now for the SLR :evil:

Big_Papa1080 · Jul 30, 2004

check cnet for reviews on all kinds of electronics. heres the top 10 in the 2mp and 3mp category:
3 megapixel

2 megapixel

Meat Foot · Jul 30, 2004

LordOpie said:
Thanks all! Good to know the A60 is almost as good as the A70... since I really shouldn't drop the money on the A60.QUOTE]

We have 4 A60s at work with 128 MB cards. They are used extensively in the field (dusty, proly get dropped, damp NW weather, etc.). I have the bigger bro, the A70 w/128 MB card too. So far so good. Either way, you can't go wrong. If price is the issue, the A60 is plenty camera for the $$. All of the above is IMHO. Good luck, and post some photos!

Mike

jmvar · Jul 30, 2004

I bought a Canon S110 from Buydig.com...they had the cheapest price and shipped fast. very happy with it....

fuzzynutz · Jul 30, 2004

I have a Sony DSC-S70 3.3 megapixel. It's a couple years old, but the image quality is excellent. The only thing that blows with this camera, and perhaps other digital cameras, is the 3 second delay I have from the time I press the button 'til the time the photo is actually taken. Do other digital cameras have this as well??? I'd like to know b/c for action shots while biking it's a pain in the ass. I have to time it just right otherwise I'll get a landing shot and not a mid-air shot. Does anyone have a digi that doesn't have this delay? Do they make one? thx

pixelninja · Jul 30, 2004

fuzzynutz said:
I have a Sony DSC-S70 3.3 megapixel. It's a couple years old, but the image quality is excellent. The only thing that blows with this camera, and perhaps other digital cameras, is the 3 second delay I have from the time I press the button 'til the time the photo is actually taken. Do other digital cameras have this as well??? I'd like to know b/c for action shots while biking it's a pain in the ass. I have to time it just right otherwise I'll get a landing shot and not a mid-air shot. Does anyone have a digi that doesn't have this delay? Do they make one? thx

Digicams are getting faster and faster. My G1 had a pretty slow startup time. My new S500 has a startup time that is about 1/4 the time. Shutdown time is faster, as is the time to it takes to focus.

When taking shots, do you pre-focus (push the button down halfway to set the focus) before you shoot?

fuzzynutz · Jul 30, 2004

no usually just hold down the button until it takes the photo, which is about 3 seconds.
will pre-focus cut the time down?

I should try some test photos....

fonseca · Jul 31, 2004

There are Scandisk 256MB cf cards going very cheaply on ebay, which is the most storage for the money that I could find. I bought two for $27 each shipped.

However, this particular model is extremely slow when it comes to browsing through photos and transferring to pc. But no problem with write time, I can do 30 5MP shots in a row with quick shot mode and not run out of buffer.

I'm using a Canon S500. It's a nice little camera.

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