Good Digital Camera that doesnt do grey pics?

babybimbles

I have a Samsung 1.3 Digimax which takes good close ups but lousy far away pics. I use it mostly to sell my junk on ebay but find it a real problem as my flat is a bit dark and I have to wait for lots of sunlight before being able to take good pics. I find pink/reds never come out properly and can never take photos at night as lightbulb make them look greyish yellow. Is this a problem peculiar to just my camera or is this normal?

I want to spend max £125 is and want to grab a real bargain. Can anyone point me in the right direction??

thanks

xxxx

Ian73

Hi,
Take a look here http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=777_4_409
they have some big discounts on at the moment.
Also Jessops do a price match..(well they used to)
Check here http://www.steves-digicams.com/ for reviews aswell


Ian

student100

With any camera (film or digital), the photo that comes out is limited by the light that goes in...
If there's not enough light, the camera will use a wide aperture (to let in more light), but this decreases the depth of field (less of the image will appear in focus). Alternatively with some digital cameras you can set to use a lower ISO rating but this will result in noticable grain in the pictures. Finally you can use a long exposure, but for very long exposures the camera needs to be on a tripod to stop the image from blurring.

If you're using 'artificial' light, you will probably need to adjust the white balance settings on the camera to compensate for the fact that most electric light produces light which is more yellow than daylight.
Even if you are using electric light, a couple of light bulbs will provide much less light (and it will be a much poorer light) than daylight. That's why your pics come out grey-yellow - they're grey because they are underexposed (not enough light reached the sensor in the camera), and yellow because the camera isn't adjusted to use incandescent light.

For best results photographing items for Ebay etc, I'd try to use as much natural light as possible - take the photo outside in the middle of the day if possible, or near a big window (or in a conservatory).


If your current digital camera doesn't have the ability to control aperture, shutter speed, white balance and ISO rating you might want to look for one that does (depending of course on how keen you're feeling... )

babybimbles

Hi

Thanks for that: any recommendations then?