Digital Cameras...
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stay away from olumpus,their autofocus sucks (checked in 3 different versions) Sony Cybershot series are good cameras too. Look for scenes that most of the camera now a days support, like night mode, indoor, etc, etc.
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Sony Cybershot series are good cameras too.
I agree. I've had my DSC-S75 for six years now and it's a great camera in terms of design, with the controls within easy reach and it isn't missing any features. I can usually live without the RAW format support or an interchangeable lens, since i don't really require either for work or play. It does have an option to save pictures as TIFF instead, which is relatively uncompressed, but it takes a full 20 seconds to write that to memory stick - i wonder if that's determined by BUS speed or the media, since i can probably get a newer memory stick if that helps any. The only drawback is Sony's typical problem, a defective sensor, but i've been lucky that it hasn't failed completely. I may end up replacing the sensor, since the rest of the camera is well built and can last for years more, even if i decide to upgrade. Roswell
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I've got one of these[^] and love it. Any of the latest Canon powershots will do what you want.
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Agreed, we recently purchased a Canon A710IS and it's a great little camera for taking happy snaps (flushable or otherwise) 7ish megapixel, 6x optical zoom, supports SDHC and takes AA batteries. Very handy indeed!
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So... digital cameras are a really important part of daily life for us. We take pictures of things I won't describe with Katie (flushable things) and we use them to take contrast pictures of how much she eats start plate vs. end plate. We also use them to have fun and our 2 year old has no patience. Our last 2 cameras were throwbacks that were given to us by people who were being nice. We are now in a situation where the most recent and only throwback we have left is DEAD and DEAD IS AS DEAD DOES. We've been reading reviews but now I think we have review-confusion. So many reviews and none of them really agree on the details. BUT!!! I know CP has more than a few camera toting nerds who must have some insight into this topic. What digital camera do you recommend? The things we want most: - Battery life. - Minimal shutter delay. Our 2 year old moves really fast. - Ability to record movies. - Good up-close (our camera is our scanner) pictures. What do you recommend, what's a solid camera across the board? Maybe I can contrast your opinions with the reviews and find something that actually does make sense. - Rex
I'd have to agree that the camera fit to you is very subjective. For Point and Shoots if you're looking for something with a lot of zoom, I've enjoyed playing with the Canon S5 IS and the Panasonic TZ3. The TZ3 is a nice compact super zoom and the sport mode focuses fairly quickly. Not the most user friendly manual shot mode however. The Canon S5 has the extra benefit of allowing you to add on a shoe mounted flash if your shots are getting more complicated down the road. Focus speed is fairly quick but as mentioned in an early reply you could always switch to a priority mode and manually bring down the fstop. I haven't had a chance to use the equivalent Nikon gear so I can't speak on that subject.
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So... digital cameras are a really important part of daily life for us. We take pictures of things I won't describe with Katie (flushable things) and we use them to take contrast pictures of how much she eats start plate vs. end plate. We also use them to have fun and our 2 year old has no patience. Our last 2 cameras were throwbacks that were given to us by people who were being nice. We are now in a situation where the most recent and only throwback we have left is DEAD and DEAD IS AS DEAD DOES. We've been reading reviews but now I think we have review-confusion. So many reviews and none of them really agree on the details. BUT!!! I know CP has more than a few camera toting nerds who must have some insight into this topic. What digital camera do you recommend? The things we want most: - Battery life. - Minimal shutter delay. Our 2 year old moves really fast. - Ability to record movies. - Good up-close (our camera is our scanner) pictures. What do you recommend, what's a solid camera across the board? Maybe I can contrast your opinions with the reviews and find something that actually does make sense. - Rex
Or apply lateral thinking. I find child #1 has thousands of pictures taken of it. But child # 2 tends to have birthday photos only!, if that. So instead of a new camera possibly baby #2 :)
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