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I need some recommendations on a new digital camera. I want something above 5 megapixels. Thanks in advance.
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I wanted a small compact camera as my Olympus 8080 wide angle was too bulky to put in my pocket. I wanted something I could tuck away in my pocket and use indoors without using flash. I picked the Fuji F10. It has a large 2 1/2" LCD screen, but no viewfinder. It is about the same size as Joe's recommended Casio EX-2750 eccept it is thicker. What I like about the F10 is that it can take very good pictures with ISO's of 800 and 1600, -which is a first for inexpensive compact cameras, only professional cameras have this high of ISO sensitivity. This means I have been able to take very good pictures indoors without flash, -just what I needed. Another great feature is the incredibly long battery life, up to 500 pics before recharging. But, like all digital cameras, they all seem to have good features and some niggles, the F10 and the Casio EX-2750 are no ecceptions. None of them can beat my compact point-and-shoot Leica CM film camera.
Incidently, my son-in-law, who is a professional photographer bought my daugher a new Casio EX-2750 for their trip to Honduras. When they get back I sure she will have some comments about it.
The Casio EX-Z750 is my favorite compact camera as of July 2005. I bought one and carry it everywhere in my pocket. It has instant operation, easy navigation through simple menus and has all sorts of clever features and excellent ease- and speed-of-use lacking in Nikon and Canon compacts. It has 7 megapixels, a 3 x zoom and full manual controls if you need them. It's super easy to use, and even gives usable images at ISO 400 unlike most other compacts. Image quality for static subjects at low ISO is the same as my Nikon D70 DSLR and quite unlike what you'd expect from a girlie-sized camera, as I'll show later in this review here. Everyone else who buys one loves it, too, like this review here.These Casio credit-card style cameras are the best thought out, fastest and easiest to use compact digital cameras with more salient features critical to serious photography than any other compact digital camera I've ever used.
Canon Rebel XT 8 megapixel and, at $1000, a bargain.
ease of handling, simplicity of operation, flash sync to 1/500, quality body and top notch lenses.You can't go wrong.
How complex are the projects that you want to use this camera for? The Canon Digital Rebel is considered a fine camera that's almost at a pro level.
On the other hand, there's the Konica Minolta Z5, with 5M pixel for either a point and shoot or advanced amateur level where you can set aperature and shutter speeds. It has a small built in flash and a zoom lens. You can find it on the internet for less than half the price of the Canon Rebel. However, you won't be in the same class as the Canon. You can find a 1 G memory card at CostCo for around $90 and have the capacity to take around 400 hi-rez jpeg pictures. Add the highly suggested rechargeable batteries, a camera bag, tripod, and lens cleaning kit and you'll still be under the cost of the Canon. You could even add Photoshop Elements 3 for less than the cost of the Canon.
Still, you won't have the same potential for high quality pictures as you would with the Canon.
Try posting over on the Shutterbug Strasse Asylum and see what advice you can get there.
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To all for your recommendations. I just sold my Minolta X-700 and now i'm looking for a point and shoot. I will mostly use the camera at family gatherings and to post items for sale at AgoN and eBay. Nothing fancy but i want a good quality camera with the highest resolution possible at a modest price.
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