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Passerbye
I am much older than you.in Beach CityRegistered User regular
I am much older than you.in Beach CityRegistered User regular
Pondering which new camera to get, since my Canon PowerShot A520 is going down for the count. This is what I'm looking for:
1) Relatively simple controls, much like my poor dying PowerShot. (If I want complicated I'll just go to my N70)
2) Built-in and fairly good quality macro-capabilities. (Switching out lenses? See above.)
3) Runs on AA's. (Fancier batteries? See #1.)
4) A manual setting.
5) More than 4 megapixels.
6) No more than $200, preferably under $150.
It has been... 6 years now, about, since I even looked at camera stats and who has what, which is why I'm asking for recommendations in this. Please include links. Thanks in advance.
1) Relatively simple controls, much like my poor dying PowerShot. (If I want complicated I'll just go to my N70)
2) Built-in and fairly good quality macro-capabilities. (Switching out lenses? See above.)
3) Runs on AA's. (Fancier batteries? See #1.)
4) A manual setting.
5) More than 4 megapixels.
6) No more than $200, preferably under $150.
It has been... 6 years now, about, since I even looked at camera stats and who has what, which is why I'm asking for recommendations in this. Please include links. Thanks in advance.
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Some Stats:
Lens: Wide-angle 28mm optical zoom
Maximum aperture: f/2.8
Optical zoom: 3.6x
Face detection: Yes
Blink detection: Yes
Self-portrait: Yes
Smile shot technology: Yes
Image stabilization: Yes, optical and digital
Dual image stabilization: Yes
Red-eye fix: Yes
Video recording: Yes, via MPEG-4 format
Display: 2.7-inch Intelligent LCD
Supported memory cards: SD/SDHC (not included)
Scene modes: 11
Shutter speeds: 1 to 1/1,500 second (auto); 8 to 1/1,500 second (manual)
ISO: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, 3,200
Battery: Rechargeable lithium ion
Item width: 3.6 inches - Item height: 2.4 inches - Item depth: 0.9 inches - Weight: 4.9 ounces
http://digital-camera-avatar.blogspot.com/2009/04/samsung-sl-310w-131mp-digital-camera.html
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SL-310W-Digital-Stabilized-Black/dp/B001BS810G (has 19 customer reviews, 10 5s, 2 4s, 7 1s).
Personally I've never had any problems with it and it takes really good resolution shots. I do carry a spare battery on me if I'm going to have extended periods of pics without a nearby power source to connect to for some recharging. FYI, It's my only camera though so its the only suggestion I have, Passer.
1) How long is 'extended periods of pics'?
2) I'm assuming you had to buy a separate charger for the fancy battery. How much did it cost?
3) How do the macros come out?
I use rechargeable AA batteries for the Canon I've got right now, they work just fine for my purposes. I just need something that'll last through 3-4 hours of sporadic use (ie - walking through some place and snapping the occasional picture of something every few minutes, in most cases having the camera off between photos.) This isn't going to be a long-photo session camera, just a glorified point and shoot with a little more room for play and the ability to take pictures of ants.
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1) Sadly, I do not recall how many pics I had gone thru before I noticed it dying. I know it died at the zoo so I'll count those up when I get home and PM you a number. That was when I knew I needed a spare battery and hadn't thought about it. We found a local best buy and I picked up my spare battery there.
Except for that one trip I haven't really had to do extended picture taking. The battery is only 1050 mAh I think so if you can get a 1500 mAh secondary you should have plenty of power. Not sure how much power is eaten if you go max resolution with super fine pixel quality.
2) actually I just picked up an extra battery (about 25 bucks I think). The camera charges thru the usb connector so basically I just use the camera to charge. The camera for me came with a wall mount usb connector so you can have a full charge in a couple of hours. So that's what I use for charging. Basically I charge a battery, put it in my camera case, then charge the next one which stays in the camera. If you do want a stand alone charger they may run around 60+ dollars if I recall (when I found out what the camera came with I pretty much neglected a charger). They might be down in price now.
3) For the macros I was doing close ups on my painted miniatures. Lighting was not the greatest so I had to use a flash but it looked decent. I am not a picture expert so your mileage will vary but at the 13mp resolution the definition was pretty sharp. If I can find where I put my pics I'll try to link them so you can get an idea. If you can find one in your city to test out, by all means do so and see what you think. I know I picked up this model since it had the highest megapixel count and was oddly the cheapest at the time that I had seen in this type of camera and it had the macro option in it.
It also takes pretty damn good pictures*, and has all of the fancy schmancy image-stabilization features and whatnot. It's bulky though, it's not one of those slim cameras that fits inside of your wallet.
* Warning - Link is 1.6 megs. Also is creepy.
MGHM - That's not creepy, that's fantastic. And I don't mind bulky cameras.
Face Twit Rav Gram
Here are macro shots.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Jakarrd/Warhammer%2040k%20Models/Daemonette1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Jakarrd/Warhammer%2040k%20Models/ChaosDP3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Jakarrd/Warhammer%2040k%20Models/ChaosP2.jpg
Just taken macro shots. Done with a flash and without a flash, resized.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Jakarrd/Warhammer%2040k%20Models/SDC10845.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Jakarrd/Warhammer%2040k%20Models/SDC10844.jpg
Face Twit Rav Gram