Author Topic: Digital Camera's (Read 810 times)

Furball · « **on:** February 28, 2004, 01:11:23 PM »

Anyone recommend a good digital camera? looking to spend about £150 - £200 max (max is about $380 ish i think)

i like the look of the slim minolta dimage XT

thanks!

APDrone · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2004, 04:01:56 PM »

Here are some hints..

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108418

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2004, 04:21:15 PM »

I got a Kodak
4530

for $299.00 and it is a 5.0 megapixel cam.

Takes fantastic pictures.

I was able to return a 2.0 cam I got as a gift, so for me I got to minus 129.00 of the price.

May not be the best cam, but it is the best price I saw for a 5.0

eilif · « **Reply #3 on:** February 29, 2004, 12:42:18 AM »

The nikon coolpix 2500 is great especialy for the fact that it has a digital display and a rotating lense that allows you to take pics when riding motercycles and such.

beet1e · « **Reply #4 on:** February 29, 2004, 11:56:42 AM »

Furb - didn't you see Nexx's that time we all met up? (I don't think you want me to name the place where we met!) His was a cute thing, USB interface, and if I decide to upgrade mine, I'd find out more about that one.

Replicant · « **Reply #5 on:** February 29, 2004, 12:09:41 PM »

Furby, the Minolta Dimage Z1 is what I have and a little more than you want to spend, but it's around £224, but then you do get 10x optical zoom with it! That includes a 16mb memory card, but there are more options available at obvious greater expence.

What I like about this is that it has all the usual features found on a SLR - Auto mode, shutter priority, aperture priority, mpeg, flash, LCD display plus ability to view TTL, etc., but the main reason I bought this was its price and optical zoom ability.
http://194.206.235.236/uk/uk/33597/art/minolta/dimage_z1.html

beet1e · « **Reply #6 on:** February 29, 2004, 12:36:22 PM »

Yeah, that's the one. ^

stiehl · « **Reply #7 on:** February 29, 2004, 01:22:34 PM »

Has anyone heard of Concord? Why are their cameras so cheap?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1067389448955&type=product

Otto · « **Reply #8 on:** February 29, 2004, 01:41:47 PM »

Canon A60/A70/A80.

BB Gun · « **Reply #9 on:** February 29, 2004, 01:48:37 PM »

For somewhat pocket sized cameras, the Canon A-series can't be beat feature for feature (lots of control over individual settings on top of the standard automatic settings) and image quality.

But if you DO get one, get a card reader to go with it. Canon software sucks, and the cameras use a TWAIN interface to talk to the computer. Blech. Just rip the CF card out of the canon and drop it in a card reader, and drag and drop just like any other drive.

BB

Replicant · « **Reply #10 on:** February 29, 2004, 02:10:45 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by BB Gun
For somewhat pocket sized cameras, the Canon A-series can't be beat feature for feature (lots of control over individual settings on top of the standard automatic settings) and image quality.

But if you DO get one, get a card reader to go with it. Canon software sucks, and the cameras use a TWAIN interface to talk to the computer. Blech. Just rip the CF card out of the canon and drop it in a card reader, and drag and drop just like any other drive.

BB

I used to have a Canon A-20 and I found the software very user friendly and had no problems with it whatsoever.

Furball · « **Reply #11 on:** February 29, 2004, 03:51:40 PM »

http://www.pixmania.com/uk/uk/minolta/dimage_xt_silver/29639/fiche.html

This is whats tempting me atm.. SUCH a cheap price for that camera, and i know its very good.. What ya think?

Also the batteries are good, hate the fact the canon's take 4 AA batteries

Replicant · « **Reply #12 on:** February 29, 2004, 03:58:46 PM »

Really depends on what you want it for. I had a Canon A20 and although it had a 3x optical zoom I found that it was limited to what I wanted it for, hence why I got the Dimage Z1.

If you want it for casual snapshots, pubs etc., then it looks ideal.

BB Gun · « **Reply #13 on:** February 29, 2004, 04:20:35 PM »

I guess to each his own, replicant.

When it can be as simple as making the camera a USB drive on the system (like Olympus does it), I find the Canon solution (TWAIN driver, two pieces of software, plus other junk) unnecessarily cumbersome.

Oh, and AA batteries are the shiznit. No proprietary batteries to buy, EVER - as iPOD owners can attest to, rechargeable batteries eventually wear out. If they're AA's, you just get a new set at your local Kmart/Walmart/etc. (NiMH rechargeables, of course - I can fill my 256 MB CF card a couple times on one charge) And if I ever get caught without my spare set and my batteries die, I can slap some plain old alkalines in there as a temporary solution.

They do add to the bulk a bit, but the A-40 still fits in my jacket or jeans pocket.

BB

stiehl · « **Reply #14 on:** February 29, 2004, 04:27:26 PM »

Well I just did a bit of shopping.

Canon Powershot A300 Digital Camera $143.00
BATTERY CHARGER & 4 AA NiMH BATTERIES KIT $29.00
Subtotal: $172.00
Shipping (Saver): $19.95
Tax (0%): $0.00

Total: $191.95

from buydig.com

USB CREADER|7/1USB2 UGT-CR712 VT RT $12.99
COMPACT FLASH 128M|CF/128 -K RTL $35.00

Subtotal $47.99
Tax $.00
S@H $4.00
Total $51.99

from newegg.com

Of course now that I bought a camera, I'll see better deals everywhere. Same thing happened when I got my pc