#283993 - 09/07/2006 12:54
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: sein]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 13/09/1999
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Loc: Croatia
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This is something I caught with my Canon G2 on macro, at 4MP.
Ah, Fred's thinner brother 
Agreed, pixel count is the least important feature of modern cameras. 8Mp pictures from my Sony DSC-F828 get resampled down to 1Mp or so for most purposes, anyway.
BTW, I am currently drooling over Sony DSC-R1, which, with sensor more than five times bigger than 828's, is probably free of damned purple fringing, the only beef I have with F828. Besides, the lens starts at even wider angle (although the zoom is only 5x, not 7x: 24-120 vs. 28-200 35 equiv); I often run out of the zoom range on the wide side, never on tele. Higher ISO rating and supposedly lower noise (again the result of relatively huge sensor) would also come handy. Does anybody have any experience with R1?
Then again, all this talk about entirely pocketable 3 or 4Mp, 3-4x zoom wonders with image stabilization and what not also got me wondering.... I have to repeat: "I don't need two digital cameras!"
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#283994 - 09/07/2006 15:47
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: bonzi]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/04/2000
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The Sony super-zoom is certainly attractive, but I think a two-camera solution is the right answer. I've had my Nikon D70 for years, and it still works great (and can be gotten now for a very reasonable price). When my daughter was born, I got a smaller 5MP pocket camera (a Nikon 5900, since discontinued), whose purpose is to ride around in the diaper bag, always being there for those "moments". Perfectly reasonable pocket cameras now come in under $200. Dual camera -- works for me.
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#283995 - 09/07/2006 20:52
Re: Camera Recommendation
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
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Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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If you're in Santa Cruz and fancy some "country chinese" food (it's very good) try O'Mei. It's worth the drive from Cupertino, even (some might say a quick wibble over 17 is worth the drive even with nothing at the other end, as long as nobody gets in your way  ). Hugo
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#283996 - 09/07/2006 22:26
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
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Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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If you're in Santa Cruz and fancy some "country chinese" food (it's very good) try O'Mei.
Sounds good - not that I would know what the difference between country and urban chinese cuisine is.... 
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#283997 - 10/10/2006 17:13
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: DWallach]
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Registered: 21/03/2002
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Loc: MA but Irish born
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In follow up to Dan's diaper bag post, what would be the recommendation for a decent point and shoot diaper bag digital camera?
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#283998 - 10/10/2006 19:26
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: Phoenix42]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 12/02/2002
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Loc: Berkeley, California
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Well, I'm partial to Canon, so I'd look at the recently released G7. I look at all compacts from a underwater photography perspective, so I'd be very unhappy with canon dropping RAW support from it. Other than that, it looks like a very nice P&S. The flash hot shoe (with an attached flash) will improve your indoor shots incredibly. The IS is helpful, the zoom range is very practical, and it's got Canon's logical menus and nice speed.
I've currently got an Oly SP-350 for underwater photography, and it's damn near useless in raw mode, as it takes a good 8 to 10 secconds to write a raw file out to flash, and has no buffer at all.
Matthew
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#283999 - 12/10/2006 17:53
Re: Camera Recommendation
[Re: matthew_k]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/04/2000
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I'd say that a "diaper bag camera" is all about being lightweight and cheap, not being full of features. You want features, get a D-SLR. I'd look for one of the smallish pocket cameras with image stabilization. I think Canon's new SD800IS (a.k.a. Ixus 850IS) is the current benchmark for the category. A nice bonus is that you get a 28mm-equivalent wide angle. Panasonic, Leica, and Ricoh have camera with similar specs, including the wide angle bit.
The other intriguing compact camera is the Fuji F20 or F30. That's the current high-ISO king, which is great if you want to shoot indoors without a flash.
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