unrthdxdream
08-05-2006, 08:54 AM
Alright so I'm gonna be buying a camera here in the next couple days... I would like to have it delivered by next friday so I need to order soon. Any help will be much appreciated.
Budget
$250 - $300
Size
Compact to ultracompact. I want something I can carry everywhere. After all there is never a dull moment in college so lets catch em all :)
Features
6 megepixels will do. I want to be able to take pics and have them fill up my 1920x1600 laptop screen after they've been cropped a little.
Standard zoom will work fine I guess. I like the idea of a wide angle (28mm) ability.
I want the best image quality I can get really.. doesnt everyone? ill give it a 9
I can take or leave manual controls. I would like to learn how to fiddle around with them but once I get it taking pics the way I want I wont change em before every shot.
General Usage
I will want a camera thats small and durable so I can take it everywhere. I really wanna take it snowboarding some with me this coming year and around the mountains of Colorado when I go camping. I will also use it inside at parties and random night shots. So there will be indoor shots, sports shots and panoramic shots.
I probably wont make big prints but I want great looking pics at 100% cropped to fit my 1920x1600 monitor.
Miscellaneous
Had an old fuji but dont like its xD memory card. It would be great if it had SD so I could pop the card out of the camera and right into my laptop (Dell XPS2).
Right now I am sort of looking at 3 models. Casio Exilim Card EX-S600 (like the image stabilization and small size, heard it has build quality problems though), Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 (like the burst mode, wide angle and image stabilization), and either the Canon Powershot SD550 or similar.
Image stabilization would be nice, I know I have messed up many a photo before because of moving the camera a little while taking the picture. And short shutter lag would be nice too. Weatherproof isnt necessary I will take good care of it when I do take it snowboarding.
Budget
$250 - $300
Size
Compact to ultracompact. I want something I can carry everywhere. After all there is never a dull moment in college so lets catch em all :)
Features
6 megepixels will do. I want to be able to take pics and have them fill up my 1920x1600 laptop screen after they've been cropped a little.
Standard zoom will work fine I guess. I like the idea of a wide angle (28mm) ability.
I want the best image quality I can get really.. doesnt everyone? ill give it a 9
I can take or leave manual controls. I would like to learn how to fiddle around with them but once I get it taking pics the way I want I wont change em before every shot.
General Usage
I will want a camera thats small and durable so I can take it everywhere. I really wanna take it snowboarding some with me this coming year and around the mountains of Colorado when I go camping. I will also use it inside at parties and random night shots. So there will be indoor shots, sports shots and panoramic shots.
I probably wont make big prints but I want great looking pics at 100% cropped to fit my 1920x1600 monitor.
Miscellaneous
Had an old fuji but dont like its xD memory card. It would be great if it had SD so I could pop the card out of the camera and right into my laptop (Dell XPS2).
Right now I am sort of looking at 3 models. Casio Exilim Card EX-S600 (like the image stabilization and small size, heard it has build quality problems though), Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 (like the burst mode, wide angle and image stabilization), and either the Canon Powershot SD550 or similar.
Image stabilization would be nice, I know I have messed up many a photo before because of moving the camera a little while taking the picture. And short shutter lag would be nice too. Weatherproof isnt necessary I will take good care of it when I do take it snowboarding.