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Digital Camera, advice needed
Tipustyger
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in Techie Stuff
Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate some help on buying a new digital camera. I'm not crap with technology but really don't know what to look for in a digital camera.
I'd like to spend no more than £200 if possible. The main reason I need one is that I am an academic and would like to be able to use it in archives. This means it must be light, have a flash, able to take high resolution pictures (I'm thinking at least 5mp but is this realistic?) and be able to work in low light and other less than optimal conditions. I must also be able to expand the memory (upto 2gb?) and would prefer something that is easily linked to may laptop (I have USB 2.0, bluetooth and firewire connections) Are there such cameras that can adapt to bad light etc and if so how is this measured? It would be an enormous help with my research to be able to take pictures of documents etc, especially when photocopies don't capture the detail I need.
If anyone can offer advice on what I should look for or any appropriate models I'd be very grateful
I'd like to spend no more than £200 if possible. The main reason I need one is that I am an academic and would like to be able to use it in archives. This means it must be light, have a flash, able to take high resolution pictures (I'm thinking at least 5mp but is this realistic?) and be able to work in low light and other less than optimal conditions. I must also be able to expand the memory (upto 2gb?) and would prefer something that is easily linked to may laptop (I have USB 2.0, bluetooth and firewire connections) Are there such cameras that can adapt to bad light etc and if so how is this measured? It would be an enormous help with my research to be able to take pictures of documents etc, especially when photocopies don't capture the detail I need.
If anyone can offer advice on what I should look for or any appropriate models I'd be very grateful
:T Hurrah for MSE
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http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
the best site on the net for digital camera info, reviews etc...Get some gorm.0 -
Or have a look at www.dpreview.com, the other best site for digital camera info!
There are lots of very good compact around for that sort of money and less. Do not get hung up on Mega Pixels though. It's not the best indicator of quality. Sensor size is more important but the manufacturers don't highlight this.
The problem you will have is that most compacts are not fantastic in low light. The flash on most compacts won't be ideal either. They're not really designed for photographing documents, but maybe if they have a macro mode they would be OK. Personally I think you'd be better off with an SLR but then you'd need to double your budget. There are several 'bridge' camera sin your budget, one of those may be more suitable as they have more manual controls.
If you're working in archives with old documents are you even allowed to use flash?It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die0 -
Hi, whether I can use flash depends on the archive. The trouble with SLR's is that all those I've seen are so big. I really need something compact.:T Hurrah for MSE0
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http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=4132
heres some food for thought, re photgraphing documents.Get some gorm.0
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