Digital Camera

Madhu Cheriyedath

Could anyone suggest a good point and shoot digital camera?(price range $400-$450) I have been using a Canon S50 for the last 2 years. Though I am happy with the quality of the pictures, I am not happy with the "red eye" problem. I know that a point and shoot camera is notorious for "red eye". Some of my friends suggested the new Nikon model(P1) which has some built-in "red-eye" reduction features. Anyone used Nikon's point and shoot digital cameras?(cool pix). How is it compared to Canon's models? Thanks, Madhu.

Douglas Troy

I have a Nikon 5700 with red eye reduction and it doesn't always help. Instead of buying a new digital camera just to deal with a "red eye" problem, why not download Google's Picasa[^] that has a red eye tool, along with a host of other very useful tools, built into the interface (and the application itself is free). It'll save ya some $$$ and frankly, editing a picture to remove red eye, doesn't take but a second or three.

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El Corazon

http://www.dpreview.com/[^] is the best source I knew to review and preview cameras. You can follow the review to photo samples as well as noise evaluations of the sensor. But red-eye is actually pretty easy to solve. The primary problem is the flash is too close to the lens, so you are seeing the reflection off the back of the eye. If your camera has a hot-shoe flash option, move the flash to the hotshoe and now the angle is different, red-eye is reduced. The so-called red-eye reduction is a pre-flash that essentially overpowers the eye of the err.... victim... and forces their eye to dialatecontract to compensate prior to the real flash/exposure. Although cute technique to close the pupil, you will find that red-eye reduction feature also results in squints and blinks more often in your photos. Those are much more difficult to cover up digitally than a red-eye. Red-eye can be fixed via software, most photo packages at the store (and some online, as mentioned) have red-eye fixes. Digitally fixing red-eye is actually pretty easy, replace the red with black for wide open pupil, or fill in the pupil matching the outside color and reduce the size of the pupil as if a pre-flash was used. I have used both at different times. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) -- modified at 15:27 Thursday 29th December, 2005

Alvaro Mendez

My in-laws have the Canon SD400[^], which I really like. It's super compact with a large LCD and takes great pictures. Regards, Alvaro

BrockVnm

I just got my wife the Canon SD450, its amazing. She loves it. I would diffently check it out!

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Kant

I am using Canon Powershot S30 for the last 4 years. It's awesome. I agree with the 'red-eye' problem, but I use Google Picasa to remove any red-eyed photos. BTW, 90% of my photos are take in day light or good lighting condition at night.

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Brian C Hart

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4300 that's decent, and no red eye either. They use compact flash/USB and have easy-to-use controls. Very point and shoot. I like mine alot. Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart Department of Physics and Astronomy University of California, Irvine

Madhu Cheriyedath

Thanks guys..I tried Picasa earlier, still problems... May be I will try some of your suggestions.. Thanks, Madhu

Madhu Cheriyedath

Thanks Alvaro ...I might try the new version of Canon SD series (SD 500 or 550) Regards, Madhu.

El Corazon

Madhu Cheriyedath wrote:

Thanks guys..I tried Picasa earlier, still problems...

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