zambo
05-05-2005, 04:02 PM
Ideally looking for family use, taking pictures of kids, mainly indoor or low light situation. Looking for nice point and shoot with bigger zoom. Camera should take excellent pictures without changing too much settings. Nice and powerful flash and red eye reduction.
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
Around $450, may be little more if gets me a dream camera.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
No bulky ones. If it fits in pocket then excellent otherwise should be able to carry easily.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
4 or 5, I don't see ever needing anything larger than an 8 X 10
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
I've been leaning towards Ultrazoom, 10-12, but 6-8 would probably suffice
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
This is the most important, given a 10 probably doesn't exist, I'd say 9
Do you care for manual controls?
Not more than using different modes like potrait, night, fast etc.. Changing ISO speed would be good.
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
I have two small kids I'd like to capture memories of them from time to time. Mostly indoors, low light condition. capturing kids playing in action in park etc.
Night time pictures.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Not more than 8 X 10, and that only rarely... mostly 4 X 6
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
Yes, this is important
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Kids playing, water park, disneyland etc.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
No
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
No
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
I think Image stabilization, and AF assist would be nice. Good and power in built flash. Rotating LCD looks like a nice feature but isn't a necessity if camera has all the other "requirements".
Budget
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
Around $450, may be little more if gets me a dream camera.
Size
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
No bulky ones. If it fits in pocket then excellent otherwise should be able to carry easily.
Features
How many megapixels will suffice for you?
4 or 5, I don't see ever needing anything larger than an 8 X 10
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
I've been leaning towards Ultrazoom, 10-12, but 6-8 would probably suffice
* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
This is the most important, given a 10 probably doesn't exist, I'd say 9
Do you care for manual controls?
Not more than using different modes like potrait, night, fast etc.. Changing ISO speed would be good.
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
I have two small kids I'd like to capture memories of them from time to time. Mostly indoors, low light condition. capturing kids playing in action in park etc.
Night time pictures.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Not more than 8 X 10, and that only rarely... mostly 4 X 6
Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
Yes, this is important
Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Kids playing, water park, disneyland etc.
Miscellaneous
Are there particular brands you like or hate?
No
Are there particular models you already have in mind?
No
(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
I think Image stabilization, and AF assist would be nice. Good and power in built flash. Rotating LCD looks like a nice feature but isn't a necessity if camera has all the other "requirements".