I am looking for a new digital camera, but i don't know which one to go for any recomendations.
Mark
Mark
Digital cameras.
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recently bought olympus mju 700 7 million pixs rechargeable batt with right card can do panoramic pictures metal waterproof body . now discontinued as with all electronics all in all very pleased
Mark & Sharon.
What type of digital camera are you looking for, compact or digital slr, what price range, when it come to digital cameras there are so many on the market.
Here is a website for you to have look at http://www.steves-digicams.com/ , it's an American site but it will give you a review on almost every digital camera on the market.
What type of digital camera are you looking for, compact or digital slr, what price range, when it come to digital cameras there are so many on the market.
Here is a website for you to have look at http://www.steves-digicams.com/ , it's an American site but it will give you a review on almost every digital camera on the market.
Hi Tredordee
The wife asks for me.
We are a bit lost with them now days as you can get camcorders which will do the same as a digital camera.
We would like one with a lot of pixs (no less 6 million)
What is optical zoom
What is digital zoom
We would like a good zoom on it as well no less 5x as we got x3 and t hat does not seem much.
It mite have to be a compact one as we would like to pic it up and press not to big.
I used to have a SLR camera some years back but do not won't to go back to doing all the work that goes with them and I used to work for Colour Care developing damage films as well.
Now come on you lot give us so help please ...
Mark
The wife asks for me.
We are a bit lost with them now days as you can get camcorders which will do the same as a digital camera.
We would like one with a lot of pixs (no less 6 million)
What is optical zoom
What is digital zoom
We would like a good zoom on it as well no less 5x as we got x3 and t hat does not seem much.
It mite have to be a compact one as we would like to pic it up and press not to big.
I used to have a SLR camera some years back but do not won't to go back to doing all the work that goes with them and I used to work for Colour Care developing damage films as well.
Now come on you lot give us so help please ...
Mark
Hi Trebordee
Ben to the web sit
it came up with this one which I like
http://www50.shopping.com/xPO-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ3
is it any good
Mark
Ben to the web sit
it came up with this one which I like
http://www50.shopping.com/xPO-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ3
is it any good
Mark
First of all do you want a compact or an slr? If it is a compact then you have to consider what size of pictures you will want to print.A good 5 or 6 million pixel camera will produce a good A4 size print. What constitutes a good camera?
1. A camera with a good lens.
2. A good optical zoom. Digital zooms are a waste of time.
I would consider 8x optical zoom as a minimum.
3. A large sharp LCD screen.
4. Video capability with sound.
5. Multi settings I.E. Landscape, sport, portrait, night setting etc.
6. A camcorder will not take anything like the quality of still photos as a good still camera.
Sony compacts have Zeiss lenses.
Lumix compacts( panasonic) have Leica lenses.
Top of the range Canon compacts have good lenses.
Also it is no use having a good camera unless you have a good photographic printer like a Epson Photo 360,
1. A camera with a good lens.
2. A good optical zoom. Digital zooms are a waste of time.
I would consider 8x optical zoom as a minimum.
3. A large sharp LCD screen.
4. Video capability with sound.
5. Multi settings I.E. Landscape, sport, portrait, night setting etc.
6. A camcorder will not take anything like the quality of still photos as a good still camera.
Sony compacts have Zeiss lenses.
Lumix compacts( panasonic) have Leica lenses.
Top of the range Canon compacts have good lenses.
Also it is no use having a good camera unless you have a good photographic printer like a Epson Photo 360,
I would consider the Lumix with 10x optical zoom and Leica lens as advertised in the press this week. Don't forget to get spare batteries so you have a spare set fully charged.Hi Hamer
Can you recommend one please?
Mark
Hamer
I use a JVC Everio Camcorder that is fantastic. It has a hard drive and takes fantastic still photo's. %mp covers every need i find.
I rarely bother with a stills camera any more as the Everio covers nearly every need.
Depending on Budget it could be an option. www.pixmania.com
James
I rarely bother with a stills camera any more as the Everio covers nearly every need.
Depending on Budget it could be an option. www.pixmania.com
James
Mark & Sharon.
Digital SLR are total different to the old film SLR. I have a Canon 350D, i have a 28 by 135 Canon IS lens plus a Sigma 50 by 500 APO-FX-DG Lens, and i get great results, but at the end of the day with Digital imagine it come down to the Photo soft ware you use on your computer, the Canon 400D is the upgrade to 350D.
If you don't want to go SLR then can suggest a Fuji FinePix S600fd 10.7x optical zoom, I have the older version to this it's the Fuji s602pro, won top awards in all of the Digital Photo Magazine i get great results from this.
Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ3 the you fancy seems to be a very good choice, my daughter is also looking at Lumix at the moment, she want a good camera for her holiday, but she want something that is small and light so it will fit in to her bag, but she still wants the quality of the other cameras that i have.
I suggest to you, go down to your local Jessops shop and try out the ones you fancy, and if you see one you like go home put the camera name and model into Google search and find out where is the cheapest place ( as long as it is a British company ), do a print out and go back to see jessops for a price match you will get a surprise at some of the saving you can make.
At the end of the day it comes down to personal choice and the money you are willing to pay, let me know how you get on.
Digital SLR are total different to the old film SLR. I have a Canon 350D, i have a 28 by 135 Canon IS lens plus a Sigma 50 by 500 APO-FX-DG Lens, and i get great results, but at the end of the day with Digital imagine it come down to the Photo soft ware you use on your computer, the Canon 400D is the upgrade to 350D.
If you don't want to go SLR then can suggest a Fuji FinePix S600fd 10.7x optical zoom, I have the older version to this it's the Fuji s602pro, won top awards in all of the Digital Photo Magazine i get great results from this.
Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ3 the you fancy seems to be a very good choice, my daughter is also looking at Lumix at the moment, she want a good camera for her holiday, but she want something that is small and light so it will fit in to her bag, but she still wants the quality of the other cameras that i have.
I suggest to you, go down to your local Jessops shop and try out the ones you fancy, and if you see one you like go home put the camera name and model into Google search and find out where is the cheapest place ( as long as it is a British company ), do a print out and go back to see jessops for a price match you will get a surprise at some of the saving you can make.
At the end of the day it comes down to personal choice and the money you are willing to pay, let me know how you get on.
I've just updated my digital camera, since I wanted something that had a better range when taking distance photos and it had to be easy to use!!!
After looking around, I settled on the Panasonic Lumix FZ8 - I had seen prices between
After looking around, I settled on the Panasonic Lumix FZ8 - I had seen prices between
The problem with buying a digital camera is that you need to really know what you want before hand, something small to fit in your pocket, something large and serious to give you hours of fiddling and endless opportunities to spend money buying 'bits', or some other of a dozen possible criteria.
You say you want lot of pixels, but don't say why, more pix squeezed onto the same size sensor means more noise, bigger sensors mean bigger lenses, means more money.
I have a Lumix FZ-7 (6mpix 12x optical zoom) still available and much cheaper than the FZ-8 which is not that big an improvement, extra pixels (not always a good thing) and RAW mode (a bit specialized), the FZ-7 is a well make camera, with a seriously high quality lens, it is a mini-slr style (but not an SLR), I really like it, but others may tell you the noise levels are too high, but I don't find it a problem at normal ISO values. It has all options when it comes to use, point and shot (a 5 year old could manage it) to full manual, with all options in between.
Then again if you don't want a camera that big (it's not very big, but not 'pocket' sized) there is also the compact version, the Lumiz TZ-3, or if you want something bigger, Lumix FZ-50 (SLR sized), and that's just a few Panasonic options (they have many more).
I haven't even mentioned storage media preferences !!!
For seriously in depth reviews see
http://www.dpreview.com/
The digital camera market is huge, the choices are endless, the price range is vast, you really need to do some research, or then again, just buy the one you like the look of. In the end, it's not the camera that counts, but the photographer.
George
You say you want lot of pixels, but don't say why, more pix squeezed onto the same size sensor means more noise, bigger sensors mean bigger lenses, means more money.
I have a Lumix FZ-7 (6mpix 12x optical zoom) still available and much cheaper than the FZ-8 which is not that big an improvement, extra pixels (not always a good thing) and RAW mode (a bit specialized), the FZ-7 is a well make camera, with a seriously high quality lens, it is a mini-slr style (but not an SLR), I really like it, but others may tell you the noise levels are too high, but I don't find it a problem at normal ISO values. It has all options when it comes to use, point and shot (a 5 year old could manage it) to full manual, with all options in between.
Then again if you don't want a camera that big (it's not very big, but not 'pocket' sized) there is also the compact version, the Lumiz TZ-3, or if you want something bigger, Lumix FZ-50 (SLR sized), and that's just a few Panasonic options (they have many more).
I haven't even mentioned storage media preferences !!!
For seriously in depth reviews see
http://www.dpreview.com/
The digital camera market is huge, the choices are endless, the price range is vast, you really need to do some research, or then again, just buy the one you like the look of. In the end, it's not the camera that counts, but the photographer.
George
I've just updated my digital camera, since I wanted something that had a better range when taking distance photos and it had to be easy to use!!!
After looking around, I settled on the Panasonic Lumix FZ8 - I had seen prices between
Hi HamerHi Hamer
Can you recommend one please?
Mark
Just got one
just now got to get to now how to use it
Thank you for your help
Mark
Hi Mark and Sharon,Hi Hamer
Just got one
just now got to get to now how to use it
Thank you for your help
Mark
Just a couple of thoughts. Don't forget to Format each new memory card. It will tell you how to do it in the instruction book. It is a simple process and does make a difference.
It is an excellent camera and deserves all the awards it has received.
At first i would just take photos in automatic and get used to using the excellent zoom lens.Then get used to one facility at a time. The mistake a lot of people make when at first using a digital camera is trying to grasp to many manual settings at once.
I hope you really enjoy your photography.
Hamer.
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