I need a new camera .. my one is going a bit old .. i hate the quality and kinda crazy since I dropped it all over the place .. it's a canon powershot 6 megapixel .. doesn't go beyond 2 gb card .. awful. Any recommendation??
lol is it the AS series? anyways, depends on what you're looking for... do you want to stick with the point and shoot class? up to a high zoom? or a d-slr?
^ why is that? @Dan .. I am looking for something fast, simple, and give good, crisp, and clear quality photograph; small size with dual functions - pic and vid w/ zooming ability; big memory card - 8 gb; yeah .. for now .. lol I was thinking about getting the Samsung Memory cuz it got high megapixel camera and vid; however, there's no wireless or something I forgot ...
read 1 review of the G10 and you'll see why. Its the ultimate point and shoot camera. Its infinitely simple, but at the same time has the potential to be as complex as you want it to be in terms of professional shoots. At 450+ dollars its quite the sum of money, but you will probably never need a camera again after buying that.
i just recently made the jump DSLR, Nikon D40 to be exact. i was sick of using point and shoot cameras, they never really turn out that great and a lot of noise. im still learning the ins and outs but difference is night and day. the trade off with DSLRs is that the large lens its not as portable, but the lens is one of the most important aspect to getting a good picture. so you really have to think about whats the perfect balance between portability and high quality pics. also dont worry about megapixels when choosing a camera unless you plan on printing very large prints.
if you are to make the move to d-slr, fork out more to get a decent d-slr. d40s just suck, and for the same sum of money, you can get yourself that g10, which will probably be a better deal. not point and shoots are as you described "a lot of noise" and also, by getting yourself a d-slr before knowing how to properly use it, your pictures will turn out worse than your point and shoot photos. i've seen some better point and shoot photos than d-slr photos. it's not about the camera, it's about the person using it hell im still using a 4MP camera. some pictures turn out better than a d-slr picture. remember that d-slr does NOT mean having better pictures. in fact, it may just mean worse pictures if you don't know how to use it
well to learn how to take better pictures first is that your camera needs to have to ability to change those settings. for my needs id rather get a entry level DSLR with head room to learn and expand than a high end point shoot. im by no means an expert in photography im still learning like most people, im just lending my POV.
Gonna have to agree with dan, a lot of people pay quite a bit for a d-slr and have no clue as to how to use it and their pictures look really pathetic. If you have no intentions of learning how to use one, just stick with a point and shoot cam. I don't really know what to suggest but I haven't heard any complaints about the sony ones.
if you're going to go slr, just go straight for a decent one. i don't see the point in buying an entry level d-slr, and fork out more money for a better one. a decent d-slr has everything an entry has. and you save yourself the cost of an entry one in the long run. the d40 is the biggest waste of money ever.
what's the hell is a dslr .. i am no photography expert here so i enjoy the point and shoot camera .. portability is important. can someone post up the print difference between one from the quick shoot and slr one ..
point and shoot: high zoom camera: dslr: point and shoot: - simple, for the non-photographer, as its category suggests, a point and shoot. - certain models offer more control on aperture and exposure control. - zoom is generally 3x or 4x. - light high zoom: - gives a wider amount of freedom on controlling features such as aperture, exposure, shutter control. - zoom is generally around 10x - for those who enjoy a bit more control of their photos, but do not want to opt for a dslr dslr: - total control over the resulting image. - requires knowledge of photography to fully utilize the potential of a dslr.
Thanks ya'll .. I will read up on the G10 later when I get home. I have a question though ... is the point and shoot camera relapse time the same across all brands? my old one is pretty slow .. i like those that can chop chop chop ... rather chop ....... chop .... chop ......chop .. kills me.
keep in mind, cameras are analogous to cars, point and shoots are like automatic transmissions, and dslrs are like stick shift. the reason why it's called a point and shoot is because you have the camera's computer automatically control the aperture, shutter, exposure etc etc for you. when you press on the trigger, it has to take all of that into account, and calculate the correct variable for each of the mentioned factors. it's like an automatic car. the car's automatic gearbox calculates the best time to shift, whereas on a stick shift, you shift when you want it to. when you use a dslr, you sent those factors yourself, you know what settings will result in what picture. the camera is set specifically at a specific configuration, and just snaps the picture based on your configuration. or moreover, it's like people who still use MS-DOS now, as opposed to GUI interfaces. GUI is slow. Prompt command makes the computer do exactly what you want it to do. same goes for cameras. point and shoots will NEVER perform like a dslr. it does NOT mean that it CANT take better photos than a dslr. and as for the g10, if you're not gonna be using the complex side of it, it's a waste of money for you. and by "using it" i don't mean just play around with the complex features here and there. in that case, just go for any other point and shoot and save yourself 300 bucks unnecessarily. unless you have the money of course.
