Digital camera's

Can someone tell me a great deal for a nice digital camera with about 4 mega pixels. Iv been looking for a nice camera, mine now is a 3 mega pixel. Any good deals out there, a link or some details would be nice.

I don't know an awful lot about digital cameras, but is 4MP really much
better than 3MP? I'm quite interested in getting one and have been for
a long while now, so I'm asking as much for my sake as anbody else's :smile:

There is a differents, it might not be so noticeable but if you want nice then I guess I would get a 4 maybe 5 mega pixel digital camera.

the difference between 3 and 4 is so marginal its not worth the idea of getting another camera

storage, thats where its at.. getting better storage, as in cheaper and bigger. the SD storage disks are cheap and hold a s**tload.

i would suggest investing the money in either storage or printing, not a 4 mp camera

to answer Duncan's question.. i have a 5.2 mp camera, but i only use the 1.2 mp option.. its great clarity and stores well. the documentation that came with my camera simply stated that 3.2 mp is perfectly optimized for 4"x6" photo reproduction.. sounded odd to me considering that 3.2 mp is far larger than 4x6.. i suppose it formats well or some such.

i have a 128mb SD card and 32 megs internal storage.. i can take 400+ pictures at 1.2mp.. believe me, i have tried to fill up the card alone which takes 320 pics.. its very difficult.

my advice, find the most common storage mode (around here its SD) and buy a camera that utilizes it.. so you can obtain it cheaply.. also buy last years model camera.. 5.2 is not top of the line anymore so you can get them cheaper than i did :biggrin:
/ 2 cents

I have no idea myself, but if you find a real bargain - share it with us, i'm interested in getting a digi camera as well :smile:

Well since mine is still nice I might as well go ahead and get some more storage. All I was planning on doing is taking a few pics and importing them into a map or two iv been workin on. But I cant bump map so I might wait.

things to look for in a camera

1) brand.. IMO at least in camera name is of some significance.
2) internal storage.. you will need some, whether you think you do or not.
3) external storage.. SD works great and is cheap.
4) USB ported.. make sure it will connect to your pc.. some are USB 1 and some are USB 2, if your computer is old, and the camera is new, the 1 and 2 may not talk to each other.. i am unsure of this though.
5) flash capable.. you need to have a flash, or no dark area pictures.
6) power source.. the batteries for cameras are expensive as hell.. i got one with rechargeable capabilities.
7) picture mode.. mine is in jpg i think.. but make sure its compatible with your machine.

i think thats about it.

Well I guess Best-buy would have some nice camera's. But everything there is so damn expensive. Whats a good brand btw?

http://www.tpd.tno.nl/Pics/DII/gigazoom/Delft2.htm

2.5 gigapixels.. interesting. :smile:

TwoKnives said:
http://www.tpd.tno.nl/Pics/DII/gigazoom/Delft2.htm

2.5 gigapixels.. interesting. :smile:

mmm detail.

Thats cool. Nice find I messed around with that for like 5 minutes.

Speaking of cameras I'm thinking of doing a little photography myself. I noticed a lot of people around here are into photography so I might as well get into it. My dad has 3mp camera. It should take some nice pics. I'd also like to see more peoples work in the art forum.

Well as soon as I get around to it, Ill start taking some scenary pictures. The main reason I started is because I like photography. As well as many others it is a hobby for them, but me I was looking forwards to getting some prints of some pictures. Ill problably edit them in photoshop and do some highlight work and a few otherthings.

The average 3MP digital camera SUCKS. Most of them can't shoot in low light conditions unless the entire scene and the photographer stay still for almost 10-15 seconds. So you can forget the action shots. They have very low battery life, and almost no internal storage. Oh and the Flashes are crap.

My advice: If you're not interested in too much quality, buy a 4MP camera with at least 3x optical zoom. Digital Zoom is just a marketing gimmick. Try whatever you want to buy first in any lighting conditions you plan to use it in. Make sure the software you have to install is not crap. And make sure you have enough battery life, storage space, etc.

BTW: My Old Olympus OM10 beats almost any digital camera hands down in every department.

Hmmm ill take that into consideration when I go lookin for one. Thx

My Camera.

dunno how it ranks in the world standing, but i love it.

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<DIV class=quotetext>BTW: My Old Olympus OM10 beats almost any digital camera hands down in every department.</DIV></DIV>

yup, i'd say the same about my old canon t50.
the main thing i would be looking at with a new digi camera, would be the lens size. as a general rule of thumb, the larger the lens diameter, the less barrel distotion you will get. it would also need a non-digital zoom of at least 5x.

A good lense doesn't just help the distortion, it seems to make nicer images. My dad has a 3 megapixel camera with a massive lense, and it's as good as some of my friends more compact 5 megapixel ones.

my lens is about as big as a penny (about 1/2 inch across), is that big or small?

if that's the diameter of the actual lense, that's just above average I would say. You would have to ask somebody who actually knows about cameras :smile:

There is a great article about choosing digital cameras and how megapixels are by no means the end of the story. But it is long, so you might not want to read it:

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article.php?directory=beyond_megapixels_part_1

the lens is all that black area.

Thats cool so your saying if I have a 3 mp digital camera. And get a atachment lens then I can increase my picture quality? If so thats great.

No, if you are limited by an internal lense, another external one won't help. What I meant was that getting a 4 mp one won't give you a better image if your 3 mp camera has a big lense and the new 4 mp one has a small lense.