pajabb
05-21-2006, 07:38 PM
Hi,
I'm looking for my second digital camera. My last camera was a Fuji F700 and I really liked how fast it was to turn on and take pictures, and also how long the battery lasted. But then one day I was taking pictures and turned it to the "preview" mode or whatever, and then switched it back to take more pictures and everything went black. It still works with the preview mode, but won't take pictures. Fuji customer support was not helpful and the repairs will cost more than a new camera. I had the camera just under 2 years, and took very good care of it (I never dropped it or anything). I mostly take pictures of dogs, both stationary and action shots and both inside and outside, and also of people. My old camera didn't do as well inside, so I'd like a camera that can take good pictures inside (if there is such a camera in my price range).
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
around $250 would be great, could go up to $350 if the camera is worth it
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
compact, needs to be able to fit in my purse
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
4-6 will probably be fine
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
standard, ultrazoom would be nice but not necessary
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
7-8, I would like a camera that took consistently nice looking pictures
Do you care for manual controls?
no, I never used them on my last camera. I pretty much want a "point and shoot" camera, but different "scenes" would be nice
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
Mostly for taking pictures of people and dogs, I would like a camera that I can carry with me that will take nice pictures inside and outside without having to change the camera settings a whole lot.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
not generally, but will occassionally want to frame larger pictures (probably not bigger than 8x10)
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
yes, I take a lot of pictures inside, and I'd like a camera that could take pictures of moving dogs inside (doesn't seem like many can, though)
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
yes, most of my pictures will be of moving sujects, and I'd like a camera with as short of a shutter lag as possible and preferable one that turns on quickly, too. And if possible I'd like the "burst" mode that can take an action sequence.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
I'm a little hesitant to get another Fuji because their customer service seems really bad when there's problems, but I would still consider it. I'm pretty much open to any brand
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
I've been doing a lot of research in different review sites (probably too much), and I've been looking at a lot of different models. Here are some that I'm considering:
Canon A610 (seems to have very orange color with the indoor pictures that I've seen)
Fuji F10 (seems to have dark pictures inside)
Sony P200
Canon SD400/SD500
Sony W50
Panasonic DMC-LZ5 (some review said the picture quality was poor?)
Panasonic DMC-FX01
There probably isn't a camera that will be good for everything I want, but I'd like to get as close as I can. Any suggestions? Or am I looking for the impossible?
Thanks!!:D
I'm looking for my second digital camera. My last camera was a Fuji F700 and I really liked how fast it was to turn on and take pictures, and also how long the battery lasted. But then one day I was taking pictures and turned it to the "preview" mode or whatever, and then switched it back to take more pictures and everything went black. It still works with the preview mode, but won't take pictures. Fuji customer support was not helpful and the repairs will cost more than a new camera. I had the camera just under 2 years, and took very good care of it (I never dropped it or anything). I mostly take pictures of dogs, both stationary and action shots and both inside and outside, and also of people. My old camera didn't do as well inside, so I'd like a camera that can take good pictures inside (if there is such a camera in my price range).
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
around $250 would be great, could go up to $350 if the camera is worth it
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
compact, needs to be able to fit in my purse
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
4-6 will probably be fine
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
standard, ultrazoom would be nice but not necessary
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
7-8, I would like a camera that took consistently nice looking pictures
Do you care for manual controls?
no, I never used them on my last camera. I pretty much want a "point and shoot" camera, but different "scenes" would be nice
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
Mostly for taking pictures of people and dogs, I would like a camera that I can carry with me that will take nice pictures inside and outside without having to change the camera settings a whole lot.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
not generally, but will occassionally want to frame larger pictures (probably not bigger than 8x10)
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
yes, I take a lot of pictures inside, and I'd like a camera that could take pictures of moving dogs inside (doesn't seem like many can, though)
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
yes, most of my pictures will be of moving sujects, and I'd like a camera with as short of a shutter lag as possible and preferable one that turns on quickly, too. And if possible I'd like the "burst" mode that can take an action sequence.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
I'm a little hesitant to get another Fuji because their customer service seems really bad when there's problems, but I would still consider it. I'm pretty much open to any brand
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
I've been doing a lot of research in different review sites (probably too much), and I've been looking at a lot of different models. Here are some that I'm considering:
Canon A610 (seems to have very orange color with the indoor pictures that I've seen)
Fuji F10 (seems to have dark pictures inside)
Sony P200
Canon SD400/SD500
Sony W50
Panasonic DMC-LZ5 (some review said the picture quality was poor?)
Panasonic DMC-FX01
There probably isn't a camera that will be good for everything I want, but I'd like to get as close as I can. Any suggestions? Or am I looking for the impossible?
Thanks!!:D