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Bereta_Eder
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Is there any use in buying a digital camera? I recently saw an ad about some mobile phone with 2 megapixels analysis. Pretty soon it'll be much more than this in mobile phones. So what would be the use of someoen buying a digital camera? What do you think? Someone who's not professionally into photography that is.
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Bereta_Eder
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is 4 megapixels the acceptable limit for photo quality?
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Bereta_Eder
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This is all very complicated. I hate all of it. Digital cameras and digital photographic cameras. It's just that my historic old photo analog(?) camera broke and I was thinking about getting a digital one.
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Bereta_Eder
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Right thanks.
I also see storage: xD card....
What I mean is besides megapixels and the zoom is there anything else I should be careful about? What about maximum picture resolution. Pixels?
It seems there's no analog cameras anymore! Not in the big stores sites (plaisio, korasidis, germanos, multirama) anyway. And the prices are quite alright. I guess up to 200 or so I may pay.
Timewatch you mentioned "SLR", what is this?
Also if you had to say what are the 3 top brands of digital cameras what would you choose?
Thanks again 
Last edited by Bereta_Eder on 07-08-2005 at 05:02
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CerberusIV
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Not sure there is really much difference between the 2 cameras you are asking about, but there are a few more issues to consider.
I bought a Fuji Finepix S5500 a couple of months ago from Amazon for €275 plus VAT. I'm very pleased with it. 10x optical zoom and the choice between point and shoot and being able to play with the settings. They do a cheaper model, the S3500, which may be in your price range.
Unfortunately it doesn't stop with the camera. Digital cameras use batteries quickly, especially with optical zoom. So you probably want 2 sets of good (1400 mAh or better) rechargeable batteries and a battery charger. Also the memory capacity is critical. If I understand correctly the two cameras you are looking at have around 14.5 Mb memory. That will hold as few as 12 pictures at 4mp quality. If you want more than that you will need to buy a bigger capacity memory card. A 512Mb XD card cost me around €50 when I bought the camera (I also got a free carry case for it as a special offer).
Don't plan on using the digital zoom. Basically it gives a zoom effect but by reducing the picture definition. So you get more zoom but maybe only a 3mp definition picture - if that matters to you.
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CerberusIV
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If it specifies a particular type of memory card (there are several types and they are not interchangeable) then you should be able to put a larger capacity card in.
I do all my photos at 4mp.
This is a picture of the US Coastguard barque "Eagle" take using optical zoom off Waterford at the start of the Tall Ships Race 2005 to give you some idea of 4mp picture quality.
 Attachment: eagle.jpg
This has been downloaded 50 time(s).
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Urban Ranger
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Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic
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To take good photos you want at least one of these decent Lumix cameras. Don't forget, a digital camera is essentially the same as a traditional one, except the film is replaced by CCD. So the lens is still the most important element for a digital camera.
As Markos said even 2 mega pixels gives you nicely sized photos, so that's only a secondary concern. Depending on your use, more important factors are things like shutter speed, different modes (T, B, etc.) available, availability of external flashes, metering modes, etc.
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