Planning to buy camera

[truth]

Planning to buy a compact digital camera, looking at Nikon Coolpix S560, if you guys can give me any inputs to purchase a compact digital camera which is good and not so expensive will be very helpfull.

[Uncle Sam]

Depends on your budget... I am not a great big fan of Nikon in digital tech, red eye reduction is pretty ordinary. Canon is good but the best of the best I have used so far is SONY DSC series, it also has the best reviews on various websites, and if u could wait till another month.. a new generation "Mega zooms" is on its way in compact camera ... Look for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 in April 09, it has 20 X Optical and unbelievable 28 mm to 560 mm in the same compact size. Totally mind boggling stuff at $500.00

[Uncle Sam]

^^ And it has Panorama view function... what else can u ask for ?

[Oxy]

Just bought this:

Fuji FinePix S8000fd - havent used it yet!

[truth]

Originally Posted by Uncle Sam Depends on your budget... I am not a great big fan of Nikon in digital tech, red eye reduction is pretty ordinary. Canon is good but the best of the best I have used so far is SONY DSC series, it also has the best reviews on various websites, and if u could wait till another month.. a new generation "Mega zooms" is on its way in compact camera ... Look for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 in April 09, it has 20 X Optical and unbelievable 28 mm to 560 mm in the same compact size. Totally mind boggling stuff at $500.00

Thanks for your input

[Informer]

Originally Posted by Oxy Just bought this: Fuji FinePix S8000fd - havent used it yet!

18X optical. Wow. Now thats what I need to take some good cricket pictures

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by truth Planning to buy a compact digital camera, looking at Nikon Coolpix S560, if you guys can give me any inputs to purchase a compact digital camera which is good and not so expensive will be very helpfull.

Here are some owners opinions on the camera from dpreview ...

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read...y=nikon_cps560

I suggest you look around on the website (www.dpreview.com) and look in the camera databases and forums. Lots of info.

You would need to make a choice between a compact camera that has average zoom capabilities (3x or 4x) and one that is larger and has much better zoom capabilities. I would go for better zooming.

Best is to go into a camera shop and have a look.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by Informer 18X optical. Wow. Now thats what I need to take some good cricket pictures

I have a 600mm to 1000mm lens with a 2x converter (i.e. 1200mm to 2000mm) that I use with a DSLR. Only problem is that the lens is manual focus.

[Informer]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherFan I have a 600mm to 1000mm lens with a 2x converter (i.e. 1200mm to 2000mm) that I use with a DSLR. Only problem is that the lens is manual focus.

1000mm would be my dream lens but I don't think I would be able to afford those.

I have an olympus DSLR and I have a adapter that allows me to use my old Zuiko SLR lenses. I attached my 500mm mirror lens( 850mm) on digital but I don't like the little donut rings of the mirror lens

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by Informer 1000mm would be my dream lens but I don't think I would be able to afford those. I have an olympus DSLR and I have a adapter that allows me to use my old Zuiko SLR lenses. I attached my 500mm mirror lens( 850mm) on digital but I don't like the little donut rings of the mirror lens

My brother-in-law overseas picked it up on Ebay as a wedding present. It wasn't a fancy lens as such (Vivitar ... I had never heard of it).

I was able to pick up some decent camera equipment a few years ago. A nice Canon DSLR and some lenses and a few accessories etc. I will admit that I do enjoy packing the rucksack or other camera bags and spending time taking photos.

In general I enjoy wildlife photography the most.

[Uncle Sam]

I think carrying those big zoom lenses will prolly become thing of the past when you are about to be exposed to first generation of "mega zooms" (28mm to 650 mm) in a small compact digital camera for the "point to shoot crowd".
truth, you can also look into DSLR in Sony's Alpha series if you are an advanced user.

[Informer]

In general I enjoy wildlife photography the most.

I also enjoy wildlife photography especially the wild life on Cliftons third beach

[truth]

Originally Posted by Uncle Sam I think carrying those big zoom lenses will prolly become thing of the past when you are about to be exposed to first generation of "mega zooms" (28mm to 650 mm) in a small compact digital camera for the "point to shoot crowd". truth, you can also look into DSLR in Sony's Alpha series if you are an advanced user.

Thanks Uncle SAM,

I am not in favour of bulky camera, looking for a compact one which is handy for a casual user, if you had come across a compact camera which is good for a casual user pls let me know.

[Waseem]

Originally Posted by truth Planning to buy a compact digital camera, looking at Nikon Coolpix S560, if you guys can give me any inputs to purchase a compact digital camera which is good and not so expensive will be very helpfull.

If you don't wanna go for SLR cameras and still want somerthing good then go for this one:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ15 - 9.1MP 10x Optical Zoom I.A. 28mm 3.0
http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=4534

I bought it last year and LOVE it, extremely good result. Very easy to use and 3 inch screen is awesome. 10x optical zoom (9.1 mp) is probably the best you can find in a compact (non SLR) digital camera.

[truth]

Originally Posted by Waseem If you don't wanna go for SLR cameras and still want somerthing good then go for this one: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ15 - 9.1MP 10x Optical Zoom I.A. 28mm 3.0 http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=4534 I bought it last year and LOVE it, extremely good result. Very easy to use and 3 inch screen is awesome. 10x optical zoom (9.1 mp) is probably the best you can find in a compact (non SLR) digital camera.

thanks will surely look into the camera u suggested

[truth]

I had a look at the touch screen option on the Compact Camera is that a good option to go for Nikon S630 has a touch screen option with 7X zoom ......

[hashman]

Originally Posted by Waseem If you don't wanna go for SLR cameras and still want somerthing good then go for this one: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ15 - 9.1MP 10x Optical Zoom I.A. 28mm 3.0 http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=4534 I bought it last year and LOVE it, extremely good result. Very easy to use and 3 inch screen is awesome. 10x optical zoom (9.1 mp) is probably the best you can find in a compact (non SLR) digital camera.

I second that man, it is a great camera, great 10x zoom as compared to most of the sony cameras which have 5 or 6x optical zoom.

[deathstreak]

Originally Posted by Waseem If you don't wanna go for SLR cameras and still want somerthing good then go for this one: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ15 - 9.1MP 10x Optical Zoom I.A. 28mm 3.0 http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=4534 I bought it last year and LOVE it, extremely good result. Very easy to use and 3 inch screen is awesome. 10x optical zoom (9.1 mp) is probably the best you can find in a compact (non SLR) digital camera.

its an awesome camera.
Lumix rules in this segemtn.
others are poor second at best..

[truth]

Originally Posted by deathstreak its an awesome camera. Lumix rules in this segemtn. others are poor second at best..

thanks for your suggestion guys

[truth]

Thanks guys for your inputs and suggestion ....................

Have decided to buy Panasonic DMC TZ4 Digital Camera.

http://www.buy.com/prod/panasonic-lu...207390675.html

[Geordie Ahmed]

Thinking of buying a Digital Camera - havnt a clue about them, though im aware its not just about Megapixels

What do people reckon about this one?

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...archtype=genre

[tdigi]

^^ I have owned a Canon compact and a DSLr. Not too keen on Samsung brand. If your budget is around $200, then let me suggest this -->
1) http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...8503274&sr=1-1
2) http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Powersho...8503377&sr=1-1

Read the reviews.

[zaid65]

I just purchased this Lumix GF1 few days ago. I am still in learning mode but so far, I am very happy with the results.

This is the smallest digital SLR ( micro 2/3rd) camera out in the market.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09...onicdmcgf1.asp

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355118,00.asp

[tdigi]

^^ Read the reviews. That's nice but way expensive...not sure if it fits Geordie's budget.

[Fawad_Bhai]

Originally Posted by Oxy Just bought this: Fuji FinePix S8000fd - havent used it yet!

GR8 Camera!! Really good picture quality...i hav another similar fujifilm camera...really enjoyed using it

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by tdigi ^^ Read the reviews. That's nice but way expensive...not sure if it fits Geordie's budget.

You are not wrong there like - £500 for a digital camera?

As for budget im thinking around the £150 range, maximum £200 - Also would like the camera to have HD recording if possible BUT primarily it has to be good at taking photo's (obviously)

Thanks for your suggestiongs - will look at those in detail in the coming days

[Geordie Ahmed]

Thinking of going for this one - any reasons i should avoid it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001SEQMB...S&linkCode=asn

[12thMan]

Wait for Christmas sale for deals. I don't know if you have thanksgiving sale but in USA it will start end of next week. Isn't that called Black Friday in USA???

[deathstreak]

Originally Posted by Geordie Ahmed Thinking of going for this one - any reasons i should avoid it? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001SEQMB...S&linkCode=asn

are you using other Sony products?
Sony uses propriety memory cards, which means most laptops cant read the memory card directly.

Other than that it got good lens, nice zoom (you don't really need more than 5x optical unless you are into serious photography, never use digital zoom)

check out the ISO range and its abilities in low light before you buy.

Using flash is an art, and flash usually makes photos flat and gives you shadows. So its important to see how low light photo comes out since usually you find using the camera in less than optimum conditions most of the time. That is if your culture is based around evenings.