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Advice On A Digital Camera

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TomKease

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Oct 9, 2008
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Hi Guys...

I was looking to get a new camera for taking pictures from a distance.

I want good pics, say if i was at a concert and at a distance.

I want good pics, say if i was at a graduation and outside in the stands.

I want good pics, say if i was at a distance in general.

I have a cannon 870is and a sony t700 and both kinda lose light in the pic at a distance.

i was looking at getting Canon SD 110is

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17480

Any advice or suggestions

TK
 
The only thing is....

i didnt wanna get a big camera...

i think they are called SLR cameras...the one with the exchangable lenses.

i was looking for more of a compact camera...or slightly bigger than my canon 870.

Thanks for your suggestion..

TK.
 
I really like that Canon SX 200...

the panasonic t25 is great looking...

i was origally looking at the sx 110....

Thanks for the help...

Next..can anyone suggest a bargain site for camera's?

TK
 
TomKease said:
I really like that Canon SX 200...

the panasonic t25 is great looking...

i was origally looking at the sx 110....

Thanks for the help...

Next..can anyone suggest a bargain site for camera's?

TK
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Panasonic Lumix cameras are consistently good across most of their line. I've heard very good things about the Panasonic DMC-FZ28 10MP 20x optical zoom. It's what you want for super long shots or even closeups. It's a tad more expensive than the sx110is, but cheaper and very comparable to the Canon SX10 IS.

Stay away from the sx110, I had it for 3 weeks and liked the menus. I didn't like the fact there was no viewfinder, just that bigass LCD. Not so good if you're out in the bright sun... :eek: but in the end I returned it because of its serious problem with noise in normal indoor lighting. ANY shots I tried to take without flash had terrible noise (graininess). I'd had very good Canon cameras on the past, but the unit I had just wasn't up to Canon standards I don't think. I tried compensating by lowering the iso all the way and adjusting exposure, but couldn't beat it.
 
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TomKease said:
Hi Guys...

I was looking to get a new camera for taking pictures from a distance.

I want good pics, say if i was at a concert and at a distance.

I want good pics, say if i was at a graduation and outside in the stands.

I want good pics, say if i was at a distance in general.

I have a cannon 870is and a sony t700 and both kinda lose light in the pic at a distance.

i was looking at getting Canon SD 110is

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17480

Any advice or suggestions

TK
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You'll be shooting in higher ISO - so avoid Panasonic P&S. Very noisy above ISO 400.

Go with at least a Four-Thirds system. Olympus has a compact SLR (E-410) and it's awesome. Panasonic has a Micro Four-Thirds SLR that's very small as well.

I understand there are P&S cameras under development that use the Four-Thirds format as well...
 
Thanks...

Thanks again for all your help...

i think ill be looking at the panasonic zt5.

and the websites were great....

if you have any more advice...

ill definantly take it...


TK
 
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