Posted: 11/16/2008 10:52:26 AM EDT
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So I've been contemplating getting a halfway decent digital camera. Was looking at point and shoots such as the Sony Cyber shot DSC-H10/B and the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS.
I want something that can zoom decently (thus the optical zoom, Ive never been impressed with digital) and take good close up images (gun stuff duh!). Are these camera's decent? Anyone have other recommendations? |
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I work on digital cameras daily for a living. My recommendations would be : Sony Olympus Stylus Casio Exilim Canon and Kodak are okay but seem failure prone (lens mechs are WAY too fragile) and parts cost WAY too much. Is it worth springing for the 10X sony above or would one of the much smaller cybershots with only 5x be sufficient for most uses? I'm not really sure how useful 10x optical zoom is over 5x... |
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If you're just looking for a point-and-shoot, I recently got a Casio Exlim and like it a lot. The reason I picked that one is because I sometimes like to take a lot of videos, and I liked the Casio's dedicated video button. No switching modes to take video, at any time just press the same button to start and stop. You can even take stills while taking video, though it does leave a minor jump showing in the video.
ETA: Here's a video I took with it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xD0K81GftN8 The quality of the video is very good IMO, but of course Youtube kills the resolution some. |
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If you're just looking for a point-and-shoot, I recently got a Casio Exlim and like it a lot. The reason I picked that one is because I sometimes like to take a lot of videos, and I liked the Casio's dedicated video button. No switching modes to take video, at any time just press the same button to start and stop. You can even take stills while taking video, though it does leave a minor jump showing in the video. ETA: Here's a video I took with it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xD0K81GftN8 The quality of the video is very good IMO, but of course Youtube kills the resolution some. Which model specifically? |
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I have an old Canon Power Shot A40. Still works fine. Reasons why I bought it:
price, zoom lens with Macro focus, AA batteries, Compact Flash memory card, manual shutter settings, USB. Mostly, I use it as a point and shoot. If I bought a new camera, I would want more zoom and more pixels. Watch out for proprietary memory cards and batteries. These are not necessarily bad, but you should be aware of what you are getting. |
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If you're just looking for a point-and-shoot, I recently got a Casio Exlim and like it a lot. The reason I picked that one is because I sometimes like to take a lot of videos, and I liked the Casio's dedicated video button. No switching modes to take video, at any time just press the same button to start and stop. You can even take stills while taking video, though it does leave a minor jump showing in the video. ETA: Here's a video I took with it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xD0K81GftN8 The quality of the video is very good IMO, but of course Youtube kills the resolution some. Which model specifically? EX S-10 ETA: One thing I'm not used to is it uses it's own type of battery, and I'm used to AA. AA was nice because I could always carry spares, and if you really need them you can pick them up almost anywhere. But the battery life for this camera has been exceptionally good anyway, so as long as you keep it charged, it should never be much of an issue. |