charlie boy
09-30-2005, 12:05 PM
Greetings all, I'm currently looking for a new camera but I'm really not sure what I should be spending my money on. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated! My current camera (which I've had for nearly three years now) is an Olympus C-350.
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
About £250 ($500), give or take.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Reasonably small, but I'm not too fussy. Smaller than my current camera.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
Minimum of 4.
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
I'll settle for 3x, but 4x would be a bonus.
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
9-10
Do you care for manual controls?
Not especially, I'm more the "point and click" type.
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
General use, i.e. holidays, family gatherings etc. A variety of situations, but nothing out of the ordinary.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Probably not, but who knows?
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
A lot of indoor photos I guess.
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Possibly, but not a lot.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
It would be handy to have something that is XD compatible so I can stick with my current memory cards, but it's not essential.
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
I've heard many a good thing about the Fuji FinePix F10. But should I be concerned about the low res LCD? Is it worth holding out for the F11 considering I probably won't need the extra manual controls? I'm open to any suggestions.
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
Not too sure about any of the above, but I'm looking for a camera that has a decent movie mode.
Cheers!
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
About £250 ($500), give or take.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Reasonably small, but I'm not too fussy. Smaller than my current camera.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
Minimum of 4.
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
I'll settle for 3x, but 4x would be a bonus.
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
9-10
Do you care for manual controls?
Not especially, I'm more the "point and click" type.
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
General use, i.e. holidays, family gatherings etc. A variety of situations, but nothing out of the ordinary.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Probably not, but who knows?
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
A lot of indoor photos I guess.
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Possibly, but not a lot.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
It would be handy to have something that is XD compatible so I can stick with my current memory cards, but it's not essential.
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
I've heard many a good thing about the Fuji FinePix F10. But should I be concerned about the low res LCD? Is it worth holding out for the F11 considering I probably won't need the extra manual controls? I'm open to any suggestions.
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
Not too sure about any of the above, but I'm looking for a camera that has a decent movie mode.
Cheers!