Sequoia225
08-08-2006, 10:40 PM
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Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
up to 400
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Had a Sony W1 before would not like to be much bigger than that. Have tried a couple ultra compact and some of the buttons are very small for my fingers. some zoom levers are small too.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
6 fine but would go higher if other features important to me fall on those cameras.
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
Standard
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
9 or 10
Do you care for manual controls?
would like them and get myself to learn how to use them better
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
snapshots everywhere from indoor events with friends to outdoor camping trips, some landscape during this. Found on my old Sony W1 I used the video feature a lot so will like a good video mode as well.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Would like to print an occasional print I like if possible up to 8X 10 I guess
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
Fair amount
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Occasionally
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
No but tend to like Sony just cause I loved the W1 camera and Canon and Kodak and Fuji strike something in me that makes me look to them first
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
Not really. models Ive seen here (a fuji and a Canon that is rated great on this site) I dont see in local stores like Best Buy. confused at what is the newest and if Im seeing the newest stuff here or at Best buy in general. I feel unsure that Sony has made a camera as good as the W1 since some of their review here dont pan out as good as Canon and Fujy cameras.
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
Weather proof is something I want to consider but would buy separate camera for that if it meant sacraficing anything else important to me. I guess this means low priority overall but a thought. Good movie mode is important to me.
Thank you for anyone that makes suggestions here
Dave
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Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
up to 400
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Had a Sony W1 before would not like to be much bigger than that. Have tried a couple ultra compact and some of the buttons are very small for my fingers. some zoom levers are small too.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
6 fine but would go higher if other features important to me fall on those cameras.
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
Standard
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
9 or 10
Do you care for manual controls?
would like them and get myself to learn how to use them better
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
snapshots everywhere from indoor events with friends to outdoor camping trips, some landscape during this. Found on my old Sony W1 I used the video feature a lot so will like a good video mode as well.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Would like to print an occasional print I like if possible up to 8X 10 I guess
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
Fair amount
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Occasionally
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
No but tend to like Sony just cause I loved the W1 camera and Canon and Kodak and Fuji strike something in me that makes me look to them first
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
Not really. models Ive seen here (a fuji and a Canon that is rated great on this site) I dont see in local stores like Best Buy. confused at what is the newest and if Im seeing the newest stuff here or at Best buy in general. I feel unsure that Sony has made a camera as good as the W1 since some of their review here dont pan out as good as Canon and Fujy cameras.
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
Weather proof is something I want to consider but would buy separate camera for that if it meant sacraficing anything else important to me. I guess this means low priority overall but a thought. Good movie mode is important to me.
Thank you for anyone that makes suggestions here
Dave
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