Comments on: Poor digital camera http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22816 Chris Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:52:26 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22816 Unless you're planning on making huge posters, an 8MP should work fine. The specs on Amazon say that the 8MP will print up to "16 x 22-inch prints" and the 10MP "18 x 24-inch prints." How often to you print poster size images? A family member of mine as a Canon PowerShot S70 that he loves because of its wide angle lens and it's reliability on many trips abroad. I've seen numerous slide shows and the pictures look very good. Unless you’re planning on making huge posters, an 8MP should work fine. The specs on Amazon say that the 8MP will print up to “16 x 22-inch prints” and the 10MP “18 x 24-inch prints.” How often to you print poster size images? A family member of mine as a Canon PowerShot S70 that he loves because of its wide angle lens and it’s reliability on many trips abroad. I’ve seen numerous slide shows and the pictures look very good.

]]> By: Lex http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22642 Lex Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:09:57 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22642 I got an HP R927 8.2 megapixal camera this past Christmas and I love it. The HP is small,but it also has some nice, reasonably priced carrying cases that you can get. I'd never done that, but got one this time that will go across my shoulder. It's not big at all. It doesn't use standard batteries, but it comes with a charger and that puppy keeps a charge. Good luck with your search! I got an HP R927 8.2 megapixal camera this past Christmas and I love it. The HP is small,but it also has some nice, reasonably priced carrying cases that you can get. I’d never done that, but got one this time that will go across my shoulder. It’s not big at all. It doesn’t use standard batteries, but it comes with a charger and that puppy keeps a charge. Good luck with your search!

]]> By: carolyne http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22636 carolyne Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:45:20 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22636 We are on our third digital camera. They all still work, but my husband had "megapixel envy". All three are Canon. one requirement we had was that any camera had to use standard batteries, not a battery pack. If the battery died in the middle of a trip we wanted to be able to rush to the nearest store and purchase new ones. We also had invested in external card reader and wanted the same memory card. That worked for the first two, but the latest has a sd card. We did not care about digital zoom (I can do that later at home), but wanted max. optical zoom. Because we take sports photos of the kids, we also wanted it fast. indoor photos (think hockey arenas) can be done easily by setting a programme (mostly by trial and error) and keeping it for future events. We are on our third digital camera. They all still work, but my husband had “megapixel envy”. All three are Canon. one requirement we had was that any camera had to use standard batteries, not a battery pack. If the battery died in the middle of a trip we wanted to be able to rush to the nearest store and purchase new ones. We also had invested in external card reader and wanted the same memory card. That worked for the first two, but the latest has a sd card. We did not care about digital zoom (I can do that later at home), but wanted max. optical zoom. Because we take sports photos of the kids, we also wanted it fast. indoor photos (think hockey arenas) can be done easily by setting a programme (mostly by trial and error) and keeping it for future events.

]]> By: Jerr http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22624 Jerr Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:58:03 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/04/08/poor-digital-camera/#comment-22624 My wife and I love the Panasonic FZ-7. Great speed and zoom. Good looking photos. A blast to use. I hear the FZ8 is a great followup. the only downside is color noise at higher ISO/poor lighting. Mind you, it's not a camera that fits into a pocket and it doesn't use AA batteries (which was an original desire of ours, but the battery gets 300+ shots before giving out so we're happy anyway). Here are two great websites for camera reviews... http://www.megapixel.net/html/cover.php http://www.dpreview.com Good luck! My wife and I love the Panasonic FZ-7. Great speed and zoom. Good looking photos. A blast to use. I hear the FZ8 is a great followup. the only downside is color noise at higher ISO/poor lighting. Mind you, it’s not a camera that fits into a pocket and it doesn’t use AA batteries (which was an original desire of ours, but the battery gets 300+ shots before giving out so we’re happy anyway).

Here are two great websites for camera reviews…

http://www.megapixel.net/html/cover.php
http://www.dpreview.com

Good luck!

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