Digital Cameras..My Oh My

**oaktownboy** · 06-27-2007, 11:58 AM

Best Buy has a billion choices. I want good resolution..I know the pixels are important from when I was using Photoshop in high school. I am just gonna be taking pics of fam and friends, so I don't need a fancy one. Anyone have any recommendations? Obviously, I'm gonna be uploading them to my computer.

**Doublebase** · 06-27-2007, 12:06 PM

I always buy Canon cameras.

**KelJu** · 06-27-2007, 12:25 PM

I bought a Sony Cybershot, and it is a piece of shit.

**PreMier** · 06-27-2007, 12:56 PM

Canon

**Bakerboy** · 06-27-2007, 01:14 PM

How much do you want to spend? I would look at some consumer reports. I have used both Canon and Nikon and both were pretty good. Canon has a better lens but their batteries suck. How compact do you need the camera. Get a camera that has a stabilization feature so your shops won't be fuzzy.

**oaktownboy** · 06-27-2007, 01:20 PM

how much do i want to spend? nada..LOL...how much will i spend? i dunno..size really doesn't matter to me..just need great quality and be easy to work..non of that red-eye bs either

**DOMS** · 06-27-2007, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by oaktownboy

how much do i want to spend? nada..LOL...how much will i spend? i dunno..size really doesn't matter to me..just need great quality and be easy to work..non of that red-eye bs either

How about this one? It's a Canon Powershot, 5 megapixal, for $122.

"size really doesn't matter to me"

You say that now...

**BoneCrusher** · 06-27-2007, 01:42 PM

Woot!!! Comes with a 7.1mp and a bluetooth printer fro $155.

**Dub guy** · 06-27-2007, 01:56 PM

You wanna crap camera spend $150...you want a pretty decent camera spend above $350....you want a great camera spend above $500.

Fuji Film Finepic S6000FD....look no further!

**MeatZatk** · 06-27-2007, 02:05 PM

I've had three Canon's and liked them all a lot. Very easy to use. I just bought the Nikon Coolpix S50 and like the fact that it's very slim and takes quality pics, but it's a little tough to use.

**fletcher6490** · 06-27-2007, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Woot!!! Comes with a 7.1mp and a bluetooth printer fro $155.

Hahaha, I was gonna post that same thing. Woot kicks ass...sometimes.

**maniclion** · 06-27-2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Dub guy

You wanna crap camera spend $150...you want a pretty decent camera spend above $350....you want a great camera spend above $500.

Fuji Film Finepic S6000FD....look no further!

You mean the Fuji FinePix, I bought one for my GF the Z5fd. Even though it seemed complicated looking through the Manual, it's actually easy to navigate the Menu's. I bought it for her because it was pink, compact and the LCD screen is supposedly scratch resistant and she likes to just drop it in her purse so she can grab it easily. I would rather have the S9600, the shutter lag is .001 second and the start-up is less than a second, plus it has the barrel zoom lens that you control by twisting it manually, I hate those push button zooms because you have to toy with them back and forth to get accurate focus.

**Bakerboy** · 06-27-2007, 03:30 PM

This is a very nice camera. Leica Camera AG - Photography - M8 Leica makes sweet cameras- but expensive- I love the old school look.

**KentDog** · 06-27-2007, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

I bought a Sony Cybershot, and it is a piece of shit.

Which one did you buy? I have been buying Cybershots for the past five or so years and I love them. I was about to recommend the t100 (8.1 megapixels, 5x optical zoom!) or its predecessors, the t10 or t9. They are slim so you can take them anywhere, and the picture quality is wicked.

Sony - Cyber-shot 8.1MP Digital Camera - Black - DSC-T100/B

**KentDog** · 06-27-2007, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

This is a very nice camera. Leica Camera AG - Photography - M8 Leica makes sweet cameras- but expensive- I love the old school look.

I don't think he's looking for an SLR.

**BoneCrusher** · 06-27-2007, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by fletcher6490

Hahaha, I was gonna post that same thing. Woot kicks ass...sometimes.

Bag of crap is due ...

**soxmuscle** · 06-27-2007, 06:00 PM

I support Canon as well. My mother runs a photography studio, my uncle and family are all photographers. I don't know what the hell I'm doing but they got me a Canon for Christmas and I can't complain.

**Dub guy** · 06-28-2007, 08:32 AM

Consumer Reports is claiming the Fuji Finepix s6000FD as best camera in its class. I find it very easy to use and takes great pictures...it has lots of features and adjustability....and its not crazy expensive.

**AKIRA** · 06-28-2007, 08:48 AM

I used to use a 2.0MP Nikon and now I have a 5.0MP Nikon and I cant tell the difference in quality of the pics. Really, I dont.

I also kinda wish I had a camera that can focus on one object and not everything in the picture. Anyone else notice digitals dont (normally) do that?

**Witchblade** · 06-28-2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I used to use a 2.0MP Nikon and now I have a 5.0MP Nikon and I cant tell the difference in quality of the pics. Really, I dont.

Try zooming in and out.

I also kinda wish I had a camera that can focus on one object and not everything in the picture. Anyone else notice digitals dont (normally) do that?

They should actually.

**JerseyDevil** · 06-28-2007, 01:02 PM

I used to be a professional photographer. With film cameras I have used everything from a 35mm up to 8 x 10 view cameras. I must admit, I love digital.

My first digital was an Olympus, and it was a dog. Not user friendly at all, and was unreliable. It seemed like every time I went to use it I had to look up something in the user manual to locate a setting. I ditched it and bought a Canon Powershot A620. Couldn't be happier. Has more features then the older camera, but is so intuitive to use. Highly recommend Canon.

**tucker01** · 06-28-2007, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I used to use a 2.0MP Nikon and now I have a 5.0MP Nikon and I cant tell the difference in quality of the pics. Really, I dont.

I also kinda wish I had a camera that can focus on one object and not everything in the picture. Anyone else notice digitals dont (normally) do that?

Yeah I am not a big fan of the Nikon either. But I guess you can't expect much from a point and shoot.

**JerseyDevil** · 06-28-2007, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I used to use a 2.0MP Nikon and now I have a 5.0MP Nikon and I cant tell the difference in quality of the pics. Really, I dont.

Do you only view the images on a PC monitor? If so, that is why. A typical monitor can only resolve so many pixels. If you compare images printed on 8 x 10 paper, I'm sure you would see a difference.

Most point and shoots, even cheap ones, allow you lock the focus by depressing the shutter release halfway. This way you can put the focus bracket where you want the focus, depress the release halfway, then compose and shoot.

**Bakerboy** · 06-28-2007, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by JerseyDevil

I used to be a professional photographer. With film cameras I have used everything from a 35mm up to 8 x 10 view cameras. I must admit, I love digital.

My first digital was an Olympus, and it was a dog. Not user friendly at all, and was unreliable. It seemed like every time I went to use it I had to look up something in the user manual to locate a setting. I ditched it and bought a Canon Powershot A620. Couldn't be happier. Has more features then the older camera, but is so intuitive to use. Highly recommend Canon.

A friend of mine has that same camera. I have taken pictures with it and thought it was a great point and shoot. My mom has the 5 mega pixel version of the same camera which is almost as good. They feel good and have a nice weight to them both are good for the price.

**AKIRA** · 06-28-2007, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by JerseyDevil

Do you only view the images on a PC monitor? If so, that is why. A typical monitor can only resolve so many pixels. If you compare images printed on 8 x 10 paper, I'm sure you would see a difference.

Most point and shoots, even cheap ones, allow you lock the focus by depressing the shutter release halfway. This way you can put the focus bracket where you want the focus, depress the release halfway, then compose and shoot.

Yeah when I depress the button halfway the entire image can be focused, but not objects in the image.

**JerseyDevil** · 06-28-2007, 06:59 PM

Are you talking about selective focus? Like having something in sharp focus in the foreground, but the background is blurred? Rather then have everything sharp?

**AKIRA** · 06-28-2007, 07:25 PM

Yes, like it movies. I see some people have pics like that and the part thats focused actually looks extremely sharp.

**JerseyDevil** · 06-28-2007, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

This is a very nice camera. Leica Camera AG - Photography - M8 Leica makes sweet cameras- but expensive- I love the old school look.

btw.... Leica ROCKS! German optics are the best.

**JerseyDevil** · 06-28-2007, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Yes, like it movies. I see some people have pics like that and the part thats focused actually looks extremely sharp.

All brands have a different way of handling it, but what you need is this. You should be able to select either 'aperture priority' or 'shutter priority' mode. In aperture priority, you select the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed. In shutter priority, you select the shutter speed, and the camera selects the aperture. In this case, you want to use aperture priority, and select something like f/2.8. This will ensure shallow depth of field. Higher f/ numbers (like f/11 for example) will bring almost the entire image in focus depending on distance.

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