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K.B.-826

01-04-2006 18:13:07

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Thinking about getting one. I see they're rated by megapixels, I assume the higher the number, the better the quality of the photo? What else do I need to know? What do you guys recommend?

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Jon Holt

01-05-2006 20:43:08

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

I would stay away from Kodak. I have a cx7530 that I bought in February of 05 and have had to send it in for repair four times. I wanted my money back, they wouldn't do it, I wanted a new camera, they wouldn't do it. They offered me an upgrade. My camera is a 5 megapixel and I paid about 300 dollars for it. They wanted to trade my camera for a 3.1 megapixel and 200 dollars. What a great deal. I told them to stick it where the sun don't shine. My 2 cents.

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Jayw

01-05-2006 13:25:02

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

K.B
I just bought the wife a Kodak 4 megapixel with the docking station and it is GREAT does a great job. My cousin is a professional photographer and she tells me that 4 megapixels is enough for the hobby picture taker, But if you wish too take alot of 8x10 and bigger photos you need 6 megapixels or larger.

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Randy_NE

01-05-2006 11:19:21

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

There are so many choices & prices out there on cameras.

Go here to start
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Bus Driver

01-05-2006 10:00:40

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

I am glad this topic is being discussed. My situation is that I know where there is large framed photo of one set of my great-great- grandparents. Made in the 1800's. Person in possession will let me look but not touch. So I have considered using camera on tripod and taking picture of the big photo. Some digital cameras have 3x zoom, others have 12x zoom. What zoom, megapixels and other features do I need for this job?

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captaink

01-05-2006 06:42:08

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

As others have said it depends on what you want to do with them. I have a 1.3 and a 5.0 mega pixel camera. The 5.0 cameral takes 1.0+ mg files and takes a lot of computer to work with them. In Windows XP the photo editor can be used to open them and save back out as a .JPG file that is only a few KB and doesn�t seem to lower the quality a large amount. After they are loaded on the computer, if you zoom in (or enlarge an area of the picture) on the 5.0 the quality stays a lot better as you blow up the area.

Another thing that you might be interested in considering is that some of the digital still cameras can also take video clips. A couple years ago when I was shopping, you couldn�t get good still pictures and good video in the same camera. That probably has changed by now, you might want to research this a bit if you�re interested.

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Kendog

01-05-2006 06:10:36

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

Check www.computergeeks.com or www.geeks.com for a refurb with a dock. The dock is a recharging base that with the push of a button transfers images to your computer or printer, and keeps the battery healthy. 'Geeks' often has great deals.

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vernMN

01-05-2006 03:02:25

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

As they said it depends on what you use it for. 1.5 MP is about right for e-mailing pictures and will not discourage any one when they get a download from opening it up. I have had a digital camera since '99 and have 3.I find that for me the cheaper ones are best, no matter what brand. I use my camera for work and the my cheap 100 dollar one I bought 3 years ago is best. It is about the size of a pack of cigarattes. It is easy to carry and cheap enough if I loose or damage, not to cry over. I have over 3000 pictures in my computer with it.

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P Backus

01-04-2006 21:30:23

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

depends on what you want to use it for. I have a hand-me-down old Olympus that is 1.3 megapixels. All I use it for is e-mailing photos and posting photos on the board and I find that it is very sufficient. Any higher resolution is lost on the monitor and in fact seems to be a drawback when posting pics as the image needs to be reduced or it gets too big.
It"s probably painfully obvious that I"m pretty ignorant about it, but in my case, I don"t need the latest and the greatest.
Paul

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Don L C

01-04-2006 21:29:13

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

I have a Kodack, with 3.1 megapixel....I was told anything above 3 you cant tell the differance..... .seems that way....

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jeffcat

01-04-2006 21:10:16

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

Just remember , with the small cameras the image chip is very tiny. You DO get the megapixels but the rays of light are thinned out. If you pop for a bigger and badder camera like the SONY 10 meg. unit. Around $900 quality goes way up. The pictures are better than 35mm film cameras! Nikon and Cannon both make VERY high end stuff but you need to buy what you can afford and need. Don't sell yourself short.When you work with a quality tool you can start to do great stuff.I have worked with the real big old babys in film. Try a Graflex with a 4x5 inch negative!You can make prints the size of a bathroom door! Off on a wild tear here. Just remember you get what you pay for. Make sure you take very good care of it. READ the stupid owners BOOOOO K! Go to a camera shop if you still have one and ask questions!
If you have a good computer-good printer-and camera you may get into the photo hobby. Enjoy Jeffcat

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Jay (ND)

01-04-2006 19:40:21

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

Ignore what I said about Kodaks - obviously some have had great luck with them.

I would do your research at epinions.com

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Dave H (MI)

01-04-2006 19:35:05

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

Best thing since sliced bread. More uses than you can imagine. But to be the voice of dissent yet again, we have a Kodak and it is a great little camera. Nice little printer to make snapshots with. AND....it is less than 5.0 pixels and it takes real nice clear shots. A good zoom is a nice advantage and it has that too.
My 2 cents.

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Bob, Nor MN

01-04-2006 19:29:09

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

Just purchased a Canon-520 4 meg.and impressed with the picture quality, have only used auto mode so far,If I learn all thats in the book it will take me a year or more. Now if some one can tell me how to get a picture out of comp. storage and on to the tractor board I would be happy. Thanks

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John *.?-!.* cub owner

01-04-2006 19:01:23

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

One thing to remeber, you need a fairly fat computer with quite a bit of memory to process the larger pictures. I learned the hard way. My present camera I am very happy with is a sony DSC-H1. It is a very good camera, but a little bulky. I also have an older Toshiba I carry at tractor shows.

One other thing to consider is the zoom. higher optical means better quality phots when zooming. didigtal zoom detracts form quality when it is used.

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Steven@AZ

01-04-2006 18:51:55

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

We got a Kodak Z760 a few weeks ago and I like it. It is 6.1 megapixels and relatively easy to use. My mom got a C340 Kodak for Christmas and I like that one too.

Be sure to get 5 megapixels or better if you want clear printed pictures. Make sure it has plenty of optical zoom, once you go into the digital zoom picture quality tanks really fast.

Our previous digital was a Kodak that worked flawlessly since 99 until I dropped it on the concrete and broke the zoom switch. Other than that it still worked fine after the drop, but looked really beat up. So I've had no problems with Kodak.

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Levi Keech

01-04-2006 18:26:09

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

We got a new Canon Powershot A610 w/5.0 megapixels and a 4x telephoto zoom. I recommend a camera greater than 5mp and a telephoto zoom not a digital zoom.

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Allan in NE

01-04-2006 18:19:04

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Re: digital camera in reply to K.B.-826, 01-04-2006 18:13:07

KB,

Ya get what ya pay for in this arena. I vote Canon all the way.

Allan

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Jay (ND)

01-04-2006 18:28:02

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Re: digital camera in reply to Allan in NE, 01-04-2006 18:19:04

I agree 100% - And ironically, stay away from Kodak in my opinion.

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Janicholson

01-05-2006 10:42:29

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Re: digital camera in reply to Jay (ND), 01-04-2006 18:28:02

I have professional Nikon Film camera systems (and I teach Graphics at St. Cloud State Univ.)
With Professional film and from a tripod, it will take far higher resolution images than my Sony DSC F-828 8 megapixel Digital. If I project them to a 6' screen width, the film image with a Kodak projector is obviously better. It would take about 50 Mb of data to project to the same quality of Gnats hair resolution, and the projectors are limiting factors as well.

I think that the advice given is good. Price is dependant on what you intend to do with the images. Burn CDs or Data DVDs to archive your pics. Hard drives fail and when they do your images are toast.

I use both systems, my Sony makes me very much more likely to take images because the results are free, and the delets button is handy. I use 512mb of ram in the camera and can take ~140 3mb Jpegs.

Enjoy. JimN

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