A camera for posting pictures

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .OK Tractor Boy, top this pic with your scanner!

..I have both types of cameras, a Pentax 35mm and an Olympus C-3000 (the above pic was taken with a digi-camera), and digital is by far a better choice for posting on the internet & for printing. First of all a digi-camera allows you to preview the pics you've just taken, this is probably one of the best features of the camera itself. You don't want to get back from the once a year tractor show you might attend and find out that some of your pics didn't turn out; there's no opportunity to go back & retake them.

Once you get the hang of it it's easy to download your pics from your camera if you have a USB connection to the PC (there are factors here too like what type of operating system are you using; WIN95 you can have problems, WIN98 & 98SE are ok, WinXP works error free for me). Most of them nowadays are USB, but some of the older models still use the slower parallel port connection; DO NOT BUY A CAMERA WITH THIS FEATURE IF YOU CAN AVOID IT!

One of the downsides of a digital camera is if you use the LCD viewfinder, which most people do, it does put a drain on your batteries, but if you get a good charger and an extra set of the re-chargable nickel-metal hyride batteries (which you should use instead of the AA throw-away type), you won't have to worry about your batteries running down. I've taken a lot of pics at tractor shows and have never had a problem with this type of battery running down.. just remember to turn your LCD viewer off when you are not taking pics and you shouldn't have a battery problem.

Amazon.com has a lot of digi-cameras to choose from and each models features are outlined there.. they also have reviews from people that have bought that paticular model and will usually tell you what they like & don't like about their camera choice, so you might want to check that out option too.

I guess once again that I am going to be the odd-man-out. Digital cameras are just like anything else in this world; you get exactly what you pay for.

I have been using a Canon Power-Shot A5 for quite a number of years now, and am just now in the process of shopping for a Power-Shot G5.

The price of compression is resolution, therefore, a high pixel rate (2meg, minimum)is needed at the onset.

The good news is that the prices have come down somewhat. These models now sell in the $500 to $700 range. They are not a throw-away item and are comparable in quality to the high end 35mm cameras and have a resolution rates of 5 megs with a combined 16X zoom.

It all depends on what you plan on using the camera for, I guess.

Regards,

Allan

On the disc backup, are you using floppy disc or cd-rom? I back everything up to CD-R and have no problems at all. Depending on resolution, etc. I can store 500 to 600 pictures on a CD.

Hiya,

I’m another Kodak user, mine is a DC3400. I bought it as a discount model when a newer camera model replaced it. If I were shopping again today I’d look for another orphaned model that has been replaced by a new model, think $avings! One comforting thing about buying from the major players in the digital camera game is the support for their product. If you suddenly need to buy a new computer, the reputable camera companies will still provide software to work with your older camera. Look at camera manufactures web sited for information on the camera you are considering.

I agree that any two mega pixel camera is more that adequate for web pictures and will also provided nice 8”X10” prints from a photo processor.

Storage media will vary from make to make but they accomplish the same task - holding your pictures until you download them. The more popular are Compact flash & Smart Media.

Happy Hunting!

Like Chuck, I bought a camera on eBay. It's a HP Photosmart 318, and it has an extra card in it so I can take near 2,000 lowest res pictures. The book says it's 2.31 megapixels. I think I got for $60-65 shipped. That's what I use to take all my pictures. I have a scanner, too, but I don't use it very often. I think a digital camera is the way to go, but as Chuck says, don't over buy.

FRank

You dont need to spend a lot . I use a 35 mil. Kodak or a cheap digital or someone sends me the pic over the puter . All works real good .You can scan them also .

this is taken with a 35 Mil. camera scanned in my puter

Heheheheheheheheh.

Frank