[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Tell Me About Your Digital Camera
- From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:05:26 -0500
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Nancy,
That loaded question is just like the Garmin/Magellan, Ford/Chevy, and
Palm/PPC discussions.
But, here's my 2 cents. I've got a Nikon SLR so equal quality from a P&S
digital isn't necessary.
I've had a Casio 5MP QV-R51 for about 3 years which I'm very happy with. It
has 3x/4x optical/digital zoom (digital is useless), uses an SD card,
rechargeable AA's or alkaline AA's so you can always have a spare set of
batteries. It also has a poor quality (15FPS) video w/o sound so that is
more of a toy.
I took some test pics when I first got it of a sculpture at Laumeier (the
big red tubes) and 2, 3, 4, and 5 mp and took them to SAM's for 4 x 6
pictures. Even the 2MP pic looked great, but looking very close comparing
the other pics, it was a notch below the 3-5. But for that reason, if I
don't need to crop (since it has an optical zoom), or print an 8 x 10, all
my pics are shot at 2MP.
Now just last Monday, I found a Casio Exilim S500 credit card camera at
Sam's for $150 but it was missing the charger. It uses a proprietary battery
but as it is, my Toshiba PDA 5v charger fits the camera. So far it's great
but I still need to do some playing. It's 5 MP. 3x/4x zoom, 2.2" LCD
display, 30FPS video (MPEG 4) w/ sound, SD card (same as my other camera and
Toshiba PDA), voice only recorder and 33 presets they call best shots (or
BS). The BS are things like night shots, sunsets sepia, B&W, etc. It does
basic editing in the camera, such as crop and resize, but I always use a
photo editing program for that. It also gives the option of manual focus but
not manual setting for aperture or shutter speed. Because of the size, there
is no view finder, although my other Casio has one. I really like the
smaller size but time will tell how it holds up.
I think too that most stores; Best buy, CC, CompUSA, etc have a 15 day
return policy if you want to trade for a different camera. I think the
restocking fees are only if you return it for money back just because you
didn't like it.
Rich
Now, about those Magellan vs. Garmin differences........
----- Original Message -----
From: "tnands" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Geocache STL List" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 12:39 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Tell Me About Your Digital Camera
> -
> Your "point and shoot" that goes everywhere with you in your pocket and
> your purse.
> I HAD a 5 mp Sony Cyber shot DSC P100 --but it was missing "Accident
> Insurance".
> I LOVED this camera. It's replacement, the P200 is expensive for what it
> is, isn't easily found and other lower end Sony's all take AA batteries.
> I don't want to mess with batteries. The lithium battery in the old one
> lasted forever. (Of course it's not compatible with anything currently on
> the market).
>
> I looked at the newest Sony Cyber Shots and the zoom controls are on the
> top and stick out just enough that I can easily imagine it being ripped
> off. The Sony T series are the "Credit card" cameras and I think I REALLY
> like those (the smallest is a 7.2) but would love to hear from someone who
> has before I spend that kind of cash.
>
> I don't want a digital slr; my "real" one works just fine.
>
> Of course the media cards for the old camera won't work with anything new,
> nor will the card readers, batteries etc. It's like replacing cell phones
> (which we HAVE "Accident" insurance for ... ).
>
> What are your favorites? What features do you love or can't live without?
> I like the digital zoom and editing features on the cameras. The new
> Sony's we looked at aren't as intuitive as the old one, but could work
> well enough. Do you have other favorite brands and features?
>
>
> Nancy
>
>
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