Re: Seeking advise on good digital camera
aNdY wrote:
> Hi I am new here. I plan to get a very good and worthy Digital camera
> but there are so many brands and types out there and so I have no
> idea which is best for me. Please , anyone to advise me?
1. How much money are you prepared to spend?
2. What do you want to do with the pictures? Do you simply want to view
them on your computer screen or use them on a website? If so, 2 megapixels
would be enough. If you want to make prints, 3-4MP is good enough for A4.
For good A3 prints you'd need 6-8 megapixels. You don't really need more
than 8 megapixels unless you want to make huge prints or you're a
professional.
3. Do you plan to make adjustments to your photographs afterwards? If so,
get a camera that can save in RAW mode.
> I want one which allow super clear and sharp high megapixel type with
> large screen behind camera so I can see what I took. Beside these I
> think it need to have big memory. I'm not sure which type has
> removable memory SD or something similar such that I can get a high
> storage Sd card or something similar and plug in to store more
> picture. Need advise on this too.
All digital cameras use memory cards.
> Beside these I have no idea what I should expect from a very good and
> worth the money digital camera. it does not need to be those
> professional looking type
Maybe it does. What about lenses? Everybody seems to be obsessed with
megapixels these days, but you need good quality lenses to get the best
results. Many digicams have poor lenses. As a simple rule of thumb, the
bigger the lens the better the quality (I don't mean length, I mean the
width of the glass). For the best quality, get a DSLR with interchangeable
lenses, if you can afford to spend that much.
> but one with everything as auto as possible
Everything's got auto-everything these days...
> with stabilise features
Not many cameras have that, it's usually something you get on certain
lenses, another good reason for getting a DSLR.
> and perhaps some good special effects or
> something.
You do that in the processing software afterwards.
Personally I'm a fan of Canon. If you want very good quality without
spending a fortune, I recommend the Canon 350D. It's an excellent quality
and value 8MP DSLR, but you'll have to buy a few extra lenses to get the
best out of it. Buy this if you're serious about quality.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_eos350d.asp
If you'd prefer something a bit more modest, the Canon G6 is a very good 7MP
digicam, and you can get wide angle and telephoto adapters for it too.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_g6.asp
Somewhere in between those is the Minolta A2, an 8MP digicam with a very
long lens range, and it has image stabilisation.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Konica_Minolta/konicaminolta_dimagea2.asp
If you want something lightweight but still powerful, take a look at the
Panasonic LX1. It's extremely small and light, 8MP in widescreen format and
can do decent widescreen video too. Like all the above cameras it has a RAW
mode, and also the image stabilisation you'd like.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Panasonic/panasonic_dmclx1.asp
Also take a look at the Sony DSC-R1, a very good quality 10MP digicam which
has DSLR quality (due to the large sensor) and an excellent quality lens.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/sony_dscr1.asp
That lot should get you started.
Paul
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