clueslesscameraguy
08-14-2008, 03:25 PM
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. $450 tops.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you? just not a supercompact, otherwise doesn't matter
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? 6 - 8MP will suffice, but more ok if must
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) Need: standard; nice to have: ultrazoon
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10) at least 7
Do you care for manual controls? Yes. Should have both auto and manual
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for? general indoor/outdoor around the house family pics, pics of show dog in competition and practicing outdoors or indoors (note: not dog action shots or sports shots). I need fairly fast picture-to-picture response time - take one shot, then need to be ready quickly for the next before I lose the dog pose or moment.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? not necessarily
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? fair amount of indoor and indoor arena (dogshows)
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? not really
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate? Like Canon, Nikon. I might like others, just don't know that much about them all.
Are there particular models you already have in mind? Canon S5 IS, G9, A650IS
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) Need IS.
I've started looking at cameras. Have used a friend's Canon S5 IS. Have played with Canon G9, Sony H10 and others in BestBuy. Hard to tell by just playing around with them. I want something I can grow into. I can't afford DSLR (maybe one day). My current cheapo Kodak P&S EasyShare just has too much delay in between pictures - the recovery time is way too slow and pictures are only average. Thanks :)
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. $450 tops.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you? just not a supercompact, otherwise doesn't matter
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you? 6 - 8MP will suffice, but more ok if must
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) Need: standard; nice to have: ultrazoon
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10) at least 7
Do you care for manual controls? Yes. Should have both auto and manual
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for? general indoor/outdoor around the house family pics, pics of show dog in competition and practicing outdoors or indoors (note: not dog action shots or sports shots). I need fairly fast picture-to-picture response time - take one shot, then need to be ready quickly for the next before I lose the dog pose or moment.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? not necessarily
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? fair amount of indoor and indoor arena (dogshows)
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? not really
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate? Like Canon, Nikon. I might like others, just don't know that much about them all.
Are there particular models you already have in mind? Canon S5 IS, G9, A650IS
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) Need IS.
I've started looking at cameras. Have used a friend's Canon S5 IS. Have played with Canon G9, Sony H10 and others in BestBuy. Hard to tell by just playing around with them. I want something I can grow into. I can't afford DSLR (maybe one day). My current cheapo Kodak P&S EasyShare just has too much delay in between pictures - the recovery time is way too slow and pictures are only average. Thanks :)