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ok! Digital Cameras...which one?
DarkSymphony
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ok, my friend wants to know what Digital Camera is worth getting? like, what's really hot and shit. He didn't say the price range, which I know is crucial to aquiring knowledge of which ones are good, but we'll say...hmmm, $200-300. So, for $200-300 which Digital Camera would be real good?
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It has a 6.1 MP (2856x2142 pixels) max resolution, records video, and has a whole slew of picture modes depending on the kind of picture and location you're taking, as well as a bunch of color options, too.
Here's Kodak's page for it if you want to check out the specs. Someone will probably list something better for 200-300 USD, but if he's just taking general pictures or videos, this might not be a bad choice. It does have a high resolution, and it's never failed me in taking great pictures, whether it be nature shots or of people or otherwise.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=1841&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=2747
Edit: If you wanted one with a higher resolution and zoom, looking at Best Buy they have plenty of Kodak Easyshares, but with that higher resolution. There's one that's even 12 MP for about 280 USD.
- Megapixel ratings are bullshit, and after a certain point (passed by anything on the market today), mean nothing. A 10MP camera can have a worse picture than a 7MP one. And they often do.
With that in mind:
- For a better picture, having a good lens is still the most important factor. If you can't focus the light in the first place, why does the amount of pixels even matter? It doesn't. For this, the best factor to rely on is brand. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, are all good pics. Choose a company that knows cameras, and has been making them for years, NOT just a company that knows technology.
- Sensor size -- I mean, physical size -- is the next most important factor. Ever wonder why your cellphone, with a 2MP sensor, takes worse pictures than your old 2MP fullsize camera used to? It's because the cellphone sensor has been packed into a tiny space, and the individual pixels don't reliably measure light as well as the larger pixels in a larger full-sized camera's sensor does. For this, again, the best factor to rely on is brand. Regardless of actual physical camera size. The better companies just know how to make this balance better, to walk the tightrope between a too large camera and a bad picture quality. They have experience.
So, what have we learned so far? Stick to brand. Sure enough, most people on these forums will tell you to stick to a Canon, how good they are. I'll bet anything, because this thread comes up all the time, and the same answer always comes back: Canon, Olympus, Nikon.
Kodak has also supposedly started to become much better in recent years, as they've made the full switch to digital. But the jury is still out whether they'll stand the test of time.
Stick to those, and you should be fine.
One more, completely unrelated to the above, but I just wanted to point out a great resource for cameras, giving you the most information before you make a choice: www.steves-digicams.com -- By far, the most in-depth, detailed reviews on the internet.
For every single camera, they have a 6-8 page review, including reference picture samples, overviews of the GUI, detailed specs and background info on components... Just a great site. I use it every time I go look to buy a new camera.
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My only worry is that it uses CompactFlash which I thought was a pretty dead technology.
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