Digital Camera, Camcorder, & Web Cam FAQ

[Nerm]

Ok... this is a place that we can kinda orginize many of the commonly asked questions about Cameras (Web & Digital).

 

Feel free to submit to this thread in a Q&A format... a staff member will edit this message from time to time with the new FAQ.

 

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[kobalt]

I recently upgraded my old (already) kodak DX 4330 for a Canon S2-IS.

Just wanted to say how good this camera is for the price and if anyone is looking to buy or upgrade i highly recommend this model.

Price vs features it's on top of the list.

Here's one of the many reviews

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/camera/review/53/page_1.html

 

If anyone has questions not answered in the reviews, fire away i'll try to answer them as good as i can

 

Edit: here's a quick (no tripod) macro pic of.... a led

 

 

And the built in zoom

 

 

Edited September 7, 2006 by kobalt

[hairybobby]

One good feature to look out for is raw formats. Normally when you take a picture its often too dark or too light(under exposed or over exposed). But with raw format the camera takes similtaneous data for both the light and dark picture. So you virtually never take a bad photo. most slr's have this and some non slrs's eg the kodak p850

[hairybobby]

its worth getting a good camera - raw formats really do provide great results

[Silverfox]

I hope someone can condense this thread and also - whats the deal with double posting? we should get that code back to prevent it...lol

 

 

Anyhow.

 

When considering a D-SLR, make sure to take into account the lens-fitting, for example, Canon EOS-D series can use standard EF lenses as well as EF-S. But do remember the multiplier on the camera itself, ie/ the 350D has a 1.6x multiplier due to the positioning of the CCD, thus a 55-200mm lens is in reality, 88mm-320mm

[peshewah]

I'm a Canon fanboy. I have a DSLR Canon Rebel XT 350D, my wife has a Powershot A75 and and for one of my sons, I bought a S3-IS, but its under the Xmas tree. The rebel is a great camera but in a way its only as good as the lense. I can't wait to see how the S3-IS stacks up against the Rebel XT.