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Ian Price
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1714
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-30-2001 07:53 PM
Lowest price or cheapest isn't usualy the best mesure of a camera or any toy for that matter.I use a Kodak DC280 Zoom to great effect. They are down in the $399 range now. Kodak has a newer 3 megapixel camera that I lust after (DC480 Zoom) and Sony has a very nice, very small 3 megapixel camera that I like (DSC-P1). But I have heard you can get a digital camera for free just by signing up for a magazine subscription. But would I use it? I think not! Check out www.cnet.com for comparisons and prices.
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Andrew McCrea
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 645
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-31-2001 08:57 AM
Thanx...But i'd rather get a scanner, now!  ------------------
Andrew McCrea "I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way!" - Jessica Rabbit
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Randy Stankey
Film God
Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-01-2001 04:14 PM
My first question is, "What do you want to do with this camera?"
If you are just going to take pics of friends and family and post them to the internet then you don't need a whole lot of camera. If you are going to print pictures out and just share them with friends, you need a better camera but you still don't need a super-duper camera. If you are planning to use the camera for "professional" work or if you want high quality pictures for a "serious hobby" then you need to get the better cameras.The camera that I have has two resolution modes:
640 X 480 (For internet pics, etc.)
1152 X 864 (For better quality) It has a couple different levels of JPEG compression for a total of four different "quality" settings.
This is about all I'll need for the forseeable future. IF I find that I need a better camera I can always buy a better one but for $200 I think I'm doing OK. What I suggest you MUST get is a camera that has removable storage media. (ie: "Digital Film")
The cameras that have to be connected up to the computer via some kind of "serial cable" are just the PITS! If you get the "digital film" you can remove the memory card and plug it into a reader that is connected to the computer. This gives you two benefits: You can keep shooting with the camera while you are downloading your first batch of shots.
You have virtually unlimited capacity to store pictures.
Caveat: This assumes you buy more "digital film". (It's not too expensive though... about $50 per.) There is one brand of camera that I know of that can be had for about $100 but it only has one resolution mode (640 X 480 I think.) If you just want a camera to "play" with and maybe post pics to the 'net, then this is the one that I suggest for you. (Unless you want to spend more $$ to get a better camera.)
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