whlmn
03-19-2007, 02:47 PM
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. 300 or hopefully less
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
leaning toward larger than compact but not a big heavy camera
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? 6
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) 6 or larger
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
8
Do you care for manual controls?
not necessary may be fun to learn
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
family and activities, outdoor wildlife, fish photos
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
sometimes, probably not anything really large though
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
yes
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
yes
Miscellaneous
We already have three xd picture cards, not that this is a deal breaker. Unless convinced me otherways I probably want one that we can use regular batteries in.
Are there particular brands you like or hate? no
Are there particular models you already have in mind? olympus 510uz, canon 630, fujifilm (Cannot remember the model)
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) would like image stabilization.
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. 300 or hopefully less
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
leaning toward larger than compact but not a big heavy camera
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? 6
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) 6 or larger
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
8
Do you care for manual controls?
not necessary may be fun to learn
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
family and activities, outdoor wildlife, fish photos
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
sometimes, probably not anything really large though
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
yes
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
yes
Miscellaneous
We already have three xd picture cards, not that this is a deal breaker. Unless convinced me otherways I probably want one that we can use regular batteries in.
Are there particular brands you like or hate? no
Are there particular models you already have in mind? olympus 510uz, canon 630, fujifilm (Cannot remember the model)
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) would like image stabilization.