Author Topic: Digital SLR / SLR like camera (Read 640 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #30 on:** September 24, 2006, 08:17:18 AM »

Eskimo is aboslutly right.. 6MP is more than enough. I have found that its only if you get pro prints above the A4 format that you may need abit more.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 24, 2006, 08:23:33 AM »

I also highly reccomend the Canon Digital Elph.

Furball · « **Reply #32 on:** September 24, 2006, 08:47:32 AM »

thanks

Halo · « **Reply #33 on:** September 24, 2006, 10:09:57 AM »

(QUOTE) Wouldnt you be better off capturing the shot as a video then editing the still out of it you want? (UNQUOTE)

That's a possibility, but although the video capability is quite good (I shot a great little Thanksgiving dinner sequence with my Elph and the excellent video quality including sound surprised several guests who always use larger separate video cameras), the best photo quality comes from still photos, which also can be shot in bursts.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #34 on:** September 24, 2006, 10:37:39 AM »

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Originally posted by Halo
(QUOTE) Wouldnt you be better off capturing the shot as a video then editing the still out of it you want? (UNQUOTE)

That's a possibility, but although the video capability is quite good (I shot a great little Thanksgiving dinner sequence with my Elph and the excellent video quality including sound surprised several guests who always use larger separate video cameras), the best photo quality comes from still photos, which also can be shot in bursts.

Yea; the new Elphs capture video at 640x480 frames per second. For a still that is enough to get very good resolution. In video mode, however, the quality is greatly compressed and is not that sharp.

Here is a typical raw 640x480 frame from a movie clip. It was taken outside on a cloudy day. Frames can be sharper in brighter light, on a tripod and without movement, but this one is typical.