Can someone recommend.....

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:18 pm

Can anyone recommend a decent Digital camera?

want decent picture quality (not great)

but it needs to have loads of memory and take short vids (its gonna be used for shows)

No price limit but nothing ridculous please!

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:54 pm

Most (if not all) camera's allow you to insert any size memory disc/card in so you can decide for yourself how much memory you want. I'd recommend you mine but it's not that good - it's excellent for taking car pics (since they tend to be stationary) but anything that isn't perfectly still will make the pic all blurry. Also, if you look real close some parts of the pic aren't as sharp as they should be.

There are some dedicated digicam boards out there, I'll try to find some usefull links.

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:02 pm

cheers mate

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:07 pm

I can wholeheartedly recommend the Panasonic Lumix range of digicams.

They are fast
They have amazing viewfinders
They have Leica Lenses
They take amazing pics

erm...

They are the dogs!

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:25 pm

Right:

Try this site --> www.dpreview.com

Very useful IMO.

funkyfatbeatz · Post by **funkyfatbeatz** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:10 am

I have just got a Canon Powershot G3,
very impressive camera.
It's a semi pro non SLR, I got it for Â£400.

As Alex said look at dpreview.com, excellent site.

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:06 pm

anybody used one of these before? is this brand a good one?

Click Me! Click Me!

thanks all

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:56 pm

Can't say I've heard of it before. Judging the specs, there's a few things that I notice:

- No optical zoom (could be unimportant to you)
- Only 1,3 Mp (again, could be...)
- What brand?

If you stick to that general price range and the shop you're looking at, I'd probably go for the Fuji Finepix a202 @ 99 quid. Doesn't have a zoom either, but at least it's a brand I know and trust. Tried two Fuji's now *but higher up in the tree*, and both are top quality.

On the subject of Megapixels:

I've made the nicest photos of my car with my brother's 2mp Canon camera. The 3mp cameras I tried (mine, dad's, other brother) didn't match the output of the Canon. Same price, lower mp, but still better pics. Lens quality is something you find out afterwards, most of the time...

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:21 pm

cool, to be honest - all i need it for is to get some quick snaps at shows and cruises. i can borrow a top spec camera for taking pics of mine. But cheers for the input

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:25 pm

Right. In that case:

Still spend the tenner more and get the brand name.

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:38 pm

i have a fujifilm finepix 2800z

not a bad camera, a little bulky, but takes some noce 2mp pics...

it takes video with sound too.

i would say get a digi camcorder if you want video though, as most digital still cameras seem to struggle in low light with movies...