I need a nice, sturdy, reliable (that won't fuck up with a little beach sand, etc.) and quality digital camera for this summer, and that takes vid clips longer than just 30 sec. Something in the range of $500 USD. Also one that runs on AA batteries instead of rechargables and thats fast/easy to set up on netcafe computers to upload pics/vids.
Can anyone recommend anything?
Feb-17-2004 15:18
jp
Retired tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Holland
Panasonic DMC-F1 has 3.2 Megapixel and a Leica lens
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Earth, Solar System
I want a digital SLR they are Godly and finally getting cheaper, they will take better shots than any other POS insta snap digi cam out there.
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Feb-20-2004 05:18
LKD
Omni-peasant
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Its June 18th, 2005, I'm at the Skybar
quote:
Originally posted by ProDiGaL
I want a digital SLR they are Godly and finally getting cheaper, they will take better shots than any other POS insta snap digi cam out there.
i want one too but those things are way too heavy to carry aroun in a club cos thats mostly where i take photographs
and if ur thinking of taking those on a trip...best of luck in enjoying urself cos ur gonna be worrying bout ur camera the whole time...
unless ur into professional photography as a hobby or a proffession, its pointless to get an SLR
my canon s230 is the shiznit. 3.2 megapixels, all these cool features and its like the size of a cigarette box..it goes everywhere with me
for $500 maybe an s400?
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Feb-20-2004 05:56
kypez
.:LikWit Addict:.
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, CANADA
If i were you id go with Nikon. They specialize in lens technology. I just bought a Nikon Cool Pix 4300 Camera. Its amazing. 4.0 megapixel 12 scene modes. PM me and i can show you some pics ive taken with it.
Feb-20-2004 06:03
DJ Lac
Trance veteran
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Long Island, NY
Only brands you can go for are canon or nikon
But in my best suggestion the powershot canon cameras beat the nikon cameras by a lot in quality and clarity. The images are much sharper and you can change the lens . I was about to buy a coolpix camera but then I read the reviews and asked my friend for advice since he's a pro at digital cameras. Lucky bastard got a digital rebel for 1700 with new lens and a gig card .
I have the powershot a80 4 megapixel and its amazing. If you saw my panorama shot thread thats what it looks like. I just resized the image since the max size was huge.
But ya if you check the top 5 in that price range the powershots are the best.
Powershot S400 is a very nice, and small camera. No complaints here, except I haven't quite figured out how to do wide angle shots. You might want to also invest in a larger CompactFlash card, as 16MB isn't that much, as you'll soon find out.