Sponsor dr evil Posted January 6, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted January 6, 2004 hi bro, looking for a good Digital Camera. Budget @ SGD500. can anyone recomend me a model..... not good at this stuff....need help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeflobang Posted January 6, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2004 Things to look out for: 1. Macro shot - try gettiing those that can take shots at very close range - 2-5cm better. Mine is 20cm.... assuming you will want to have close up shots of your "darlings".. 2. 3.2 to 4 Mega pixel should be good enough. Think Sony and Canon are good enough for most users. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dradttg Posted January 6, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2004 I am using Cannon Ixus V2. Macro is 10 cm. Optical zoom is 2x. Dont bother about digital zoom. Only 2 MB but I think it is good enough. I have tried developing 4R photos and it is film quality. You can see sample at Sample. Best of all is it pocket size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zephyros Posted January 6, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2004 Depends on usage. If you like to have many Xs of optical zoom, there is a Pansonic model (DMC-FZ2) that comes with 12x optical zoom. But it is oni 2.1M pixels. If you don't mind a 2nd hand DC, you can try getting a Canon G3. Go to the below link on review and comparsion of DC. DpReview Cheers Zephyros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member marcvelous Posted January 6, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2004 IMO, you can easily get a 3 MegaPixel camera with zoom from either Canon and/or Olympus that will sit comfortably within your budget. Also, these two brands are by far the easiest to start with for beginners. Try to refrain from Nikon or Fuji until and unless you are looking for some special features. The slim types you see usually advertised on TV no doubt look nice and are very handy to carry around but you need a very steady hand to operate the functions and while taking pictures as they are no ergonomically designed. Most of your zoom shots will not turn out nice. For your consideration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted January 6, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2004 I'm using Sony P72 and so far no complaint. A good point and shoot camera. Oh ya. I also uses their imagestation to upload all my digital pics. Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Tang Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 me oso lookin for new DC, either canon or sony. CanonA70/A80(bulky) VS Sony P72, not much diff on price, but some says sony color is better... not sure. try out at each dealer place, boths are good...but dunno which one better sony P8, price slightly higher bcos of its compact and slimmer, kinda interest in this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor dr evil Posted January 7, 2004 Author Sponsor Share Posted January 7, 2004 me oso lookin for new DC, either canon or sony.CanonA70/A80(bulky) VS Sony P72, not much diff on price, but some says sony color is better... not sure. try out at each dealer place, boths are good...but dunno which one better sony P8, price slightly higher bcos of its compact and slimmer, kinda interest in this how much is the sony u refering to?? whats the spcs?? sigh....so much choices and hard to decide on one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted January 7, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 7, 2004 Maybe you guys may want to check out the review from http:\\asia.cnet.com. Many models had been review before and its maybe helpful when you need to zoom down on your unlimited choices. Cheers Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Tang Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 dr evil canon A80 - 4 mpixel , 3x optical price $749, if can bargain hard enouf can get below $700. (dunno what they include in the package) canon A70 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ price $599. sony p72 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ price $499 sony p8 - 3.2 mpixel, 3x opticalZ, slightly more features as compared with p72, slimmer type......don forget orginal packing come with only 16mb card price $629, saw someone invoice price quoted at $650 for canonA80, if don mind bulky, this is good bargain. bcos 4mpixel and 64mb card somemore, and angled lcd (for action). rgds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfrancis Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 The DC can get even cheaper at sim lim square. I got my Cannon A70 for 500 at sim lim square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Tang Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 The DC can get even cheaper at sim lim square. I got my Cannon A70 for 500 at sim lim square. may i ask what are the items included in the package price. like accessories and warranty thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfrancis Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Well what I got is a cannon A70 Camera. a 16MB Compact Flash (Which you can get a replace at the stores above SLS for around $90 at 256M). A Hand Strap, 4 AA Batteries and that's it. Best to get those GP rechargable batteries as has tested and it is better that normal AA Batteries. Warranty is 1 Year I think, have not really look into the warrenty part. Belive that buying Equipment is lucky or unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor dr evil Posted January 7, 2004 Author Sponsor Share Posted January 7, 2004 i just have fear in buying stuff in Sim Lim....esp electronic products. Where else is a good place to buy? what about mustafa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hoppinghippos Posted January 7, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 7, 2004 sony uses hteir own memory stick, ex to get and not much capacity. get DC with CF instead, cheap and can even use microdrive if you got cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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