Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

vivatifosi

Doozergirl wrote: »

I have an iPhone. My favourites are Voucher Cloud and the Rightmove App if you can have those.

Cheers Doozer! Why does it not surprise me that you have the Rightmove App;)? I hadn't heard of Voucher Cloud, but it is now on my mobile and ready to save me money:beer:

PasturesNew

I'm close to that time when I decide a phone's necessary/important. Lost my camera, looked everywhere for it for months, no sign. I never lose things, but I can't face doing a 35 mile round trip to the storage to take each individual box out of storage, into the car, unwrap them, go through to see if I DID somehow slip it in there (unlikely as I'd fear damp in such places), before sealing the box up again and trundling it back into the storage to get the next box.... I think I'd rather live with the fact I was lazy and wasted money on a new camera.

Thing is ... can I actually get a good camera on a phone now. I need macro, I need good optical zoom. So it'll be a huuuuuuuuuuge and long-winded um-ah, um-ah, um-ah over phones/cameras over the next 1-2 months before I finally do one of those bizarre things called a decision.

I've never seen a phone thingy that does internet, except on the TV adverts where they just whizz by.... and I've never seen/used an app either. Maybe I should start by going into a shop and touching one.

silvercar

vivatifosi wrote: »

Evening all.

Can anyone recommend some useful Android apps for my mobile? Having only used phone text and camera up until now, I'm sure there's loads out there I don't know about.

There is a tube map one and screen rush for cinema listings and facebook - assuming that android have comparable apps to blackberry.

vivatifosi

Thanks silvercar! All this useful stuff, however did we manage without?

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm close to that time when I decide a phone's necessary/important. Lost my camera, looked everywhere for it for months, no sign. I never lose things, but I can't face doing a 35 mile round trip to the storage to take each individual box out of storage, into the car, unwrap them, go through to see if I DID somehow slip it in there (unlikely as I'd fear damp in such places), before sealing the box up again and trundling it back into the storage to get the next box.... I think I'd rather live with the fact I was lazy and wasted money on a new camera.

Thing is ... can I actually get a good camera on a phone now. I need macro, I need good optical zoom. So it'll be a huuuuuuuuuuge and long-winded um-ah, um-ah, um-ah over phones/cameras over the next 1-2 months before I finally do one of those bizarre things called a decision.

I've never seen a phone thingy that does internet, except on the TV adverts where they just whizz by.... and I've never seen/used an app either. Maybe I should start by going into a shop and touching one.

My phone has an 8 MP camera on it and does internet (although tends to throw wobbly from time to time). It's not an android phone though.....they tend to have the horrible touch screens which I do not get on with at all.

Not a scoobie about macro though, just know it takes a very nice picture and has a higher MP than my proper camera.

Davesnave

PasturesNew wrote: »

Thing is ... can I actually get a good camera on a phone now. I need macro, I need good optical zoom. So it'll be a huuuuuuuuuuge and long-winded um-ah, um-ah, um-ah over phones/cameras over the next 1-2 months before I finally do one of those bizarre things called a decision.

I'd keep the two things separate. A camera will come with a mounting thread which you can attach to a tripod, or a gorrillapod, and that, coupled with the self-timer, will help you to take good macro shots.

Here's a detail from a picture I did this week on macro. Would this sort of resolution be OK?



I just hand-held for this and snapped. With more effort it could be better. The point is, my camera is just a pocket jobbie, roughly equivalent to this one, not some DSLR.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Lumix-TZ8-Digital-Camera/dp/B0031MA10S/ref=sr_1_52?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303253913&sr=1-52

I got it for £65 from an old chap who'd bought it and didn't get on with it. The zoom is too quick, but other than that, I find it fine for plant pictures and so on.

Edit: Whoops, sorry, the piccie is larger than expected!

PasturesNew

Davesnave wrote: »

I'd keep the two things separate. A camera will come with a mounting thread which you can attach to a tripod, or a gorrillapod and that, coupled with the self-timer, will help you to take good macro shots.

Here's a detail from a picture I did this week on macro. Would this sort of resolution be OK?



I just hand-held for this and snapped. With more effort it could be better. The point is, my camera is just a pocket jobbie, roughly equivalent to this one, not some DSLR.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Lumix-TZ8-Digital-Camera/dp/B0031MA10S/ref=sr_1_52?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303253913&sr=1-52

I got it for £65 from an old chap who'd bought it and didn't get on with it. The zoom is too quick, but other than that, I find it fine for plant pictures and so on.

Yeah, just been looking briefly. My "lost" camera has an amazon 2nd hand value of £50. Then I randomly read about camera phones and stuff and decided that the reasons I want good optical zoom and macro for are incompatible with the ability of a camera phone (especially for the price I'd be prepared to pay). So it makes more sense to keep them separate.

So, these are my needs/wants:

CAMERA: Bl00dy good optical zoom, macro, biggest/best possible MP so I can take photos to potentially flog as prints (I've taken/flogged photos in the past with my old camera, so I know what the score is there). I will be wanting to use the macro to take real detailed, close up shots of the stuff I'm planning on making. The ability to make short videos for youtube would also be beneficial - instructional videos, just short clips saying "look ... like that" or "see that? that's the way".

PHONE: Want to be able to take photos and easily get them onto the Internet; use some Internet for basic stuff like googling and using maps.google; might investigate these apps things, especially that rightmove one and a barcode one (the one that checks a barcode against items for sale online in real time). Beyond that I've no idea about phones.

Your eggs macro photo at http://i53.tinypic.com/2zof40l.jpg - oh boy .... oh blimey. Yes! Ideal. Then clicked the link .... I need to sit down first, then slowly (over time) convince myself to spend that much on a camera Oooooh but look at that, it's got 12x optical.....

neverdespairgirl

Hello all - invited onto this thread. We exchanged on our new flat today! Yay!

Davesnave

Even relatively cheap cameras have come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years. If I was using one every day to make a living selling pictures, I'd go for something with the potential to change lenses & so on, but for most of us, a point-and-shooter will now deliver reasonable quality for everyday web use. Just about all the point & shoots do video now, but some do/don't let you zoom as you film.

A few weeks back, I had to buy a first chain saw, so I went to a local independent shop and took their advice. I ended up with a mid range model of a good brand, neither too cheap and underpowered, nor too well specified and a dangerous waste of money on a noob like me. I'd suggest you take the same approach. Anything mid range by Panasonic, Sony or Canon is likely to work well.

Davesnave

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Hello all - invited onto this thread. We exchanged on our new flat today! Yay!

Great to have you here, NDG, and congratulations on buying at such a good time, which is the time that's right for you, of course!;)
That's many of us who were looking and considering now sorted. Just one or two to go.....mentioning no names!

I know you're a night owl, and I try to be, but rising at 6am is essential now, so I'll leave you in Pastures' capable hands. A trip to the Eden Project today has taken it's toll.....