Cakey
05-23-2006, 02:00 PM
I need to buy a camera for work purposes. I do most of the graphics for a nonprofit and would like to purchase a decent camera. This will be my first digital camera purchase, so forgive my ignorance!
Budget -- $400 total (camera, case, memory stuff) -- it's a nonprofit so budget is pretty important!
Size -- Doesn't really matter
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? -- I don't know! I'll use some photos for web, some for print graphics but don't need super high quality.
* What optical zoom will you need? -- Standard (?)
* How important is “image quality” to you? -- 8
Do you care for manual controls? -- Don't care
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for? -- Taking photos of buildings and people. Not a lot of fast action stuff.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? Not often; do not need super print quality.
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? No
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? -- No
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate? -- Nope
Are there particular models you already have in mind? Nope
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) -- I want image stabilizationa, some zoom capabilities, good and efficient battery use, good memory. I will never use it for movie stuff. I prefer an old-school view finder.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Budget -- $400 total (camera, case, memory stuff) -- it's a nonprofit so budget is pretty important!
Size -- Doesn't really matter
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? -- I don't know! I'll use some photos for web, some for print graphics but don't need super high quality.
* What optical zoom will you need? -- Standard (?)
* How important is “image quality” to you? -- 8
Do you care for manual controls? -- Don't care
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for? -- Taking photos of buildings and people. Not a lot of fast action stuff.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? Not often; do not need super print quality.
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? No
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? -- No
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate? -- Nope
Are there particular models you already have in mind? Nope
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) -- I want image stabilizationa, some zoom capabilities, good and efficient battery use, good memory. I will never use it for movie stuff. I prefer an old-school view finder.
Thanks for your suggestions!