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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Buyers Banter: Digital Camera: Archive through September 30, 2005 users admin

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Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
I want to buy one TODAY! I read all the Sunday adds and it didn't help. I take pictures mostly of my dog and my daughter and I make photo albums so I only need them as big as 8 x 10, but mostly 4 x 6 is what works great for me. Am I the last person on earth to get a digital camera?

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Emmy, Emmy, Emmy, you are not the last person on earth to get a digital camera. I don't have one and it is not even on my radar screen.

It is great to see you having fun and posting.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
How advanced do you want it to be (or not?) If you want it fairly simple, yet great quality, I'd go for a canon powershot.

Here are some good comparison links:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Digital_cameras/2001-6501_7-0.html?tag=ont.cam

http://www.imaging-resource.com/DIGCAM01.HTM

http://www.shopping.com/xPP-Digital_Cameras

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ (this is a personal favorite)

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Oooh. I'm liking that Canon Powershot. Where I am today they have a Best Buy and a Comp USA and a million other places. When I go home in a couple of days there's nothing, so that's why I've just gotta get one NOW!! Thanks loads, Julieboo! What do you use?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I have a Canon Powershot G6. It is a LOT of camera. I wish I had a point and shoot canon powershot also...

Coco
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07-13-2000

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Emmy, my suggestion would be for you to go see some models on display. Hold 'em in your hand, point and shoot...play with them. You'll soon find one to your liking with the hand grip and other features you'll notice.

One feature that is a must for me, having a viewfinder and also be allowed to see what I'm taking on the screen. The viewfinder feature really helps for sunny days and for those shots that you might be taking at an instant.

I recently bought an Olympus C-5500 Zoom with 5.1 megapixels. I liked the way it felt in my hand and it hasn't let me down with the fantastic shots I took over my summer vacation!

And YES!, I think you're the last living person in CA that hasn't bought a digital camera. Please tell me that you have a cell phone and home answering machine...lol!!


Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
like the Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital ELPH

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Oh, Coco! I DO have a cell phone that I'm very attached to. You should have seen me the other day when I lost it in the house. I was a MESS! Turns out my dad had gotten it mixed up with his things and had put it deep into a dresser drawer and we couldn't hear it ringing when we searched for hours.

I'm heading out the door now to run errands and "handle" a few cameras. I'm taking the notes from this thread along with me. THANK YOU!

ANOTHER RELATED QUESTION: As I am my family photo historian, I love the date stamp feature on my 35 mm. Will I have that option on digital?

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
I shopped. I held. I compared. They guy behind the counter put the Canon PS SD400 next to the Nikon Coolpix 7900. They were the same price, but the Nikon had a little more, and a bigger/better/cheaper battery, which I thought was important. So here's what I got:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp7900
Then my mom got me an extra battery for it and the memory card! Cool, eh?
What do you think?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Nikons are great cameras!!!! Good pic!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Emmy, With respect to the date stamp feature, there are very few (if any) digital cameras that will actually put a date stamp so it is displayed on the image itself.

But what is great is that every image has something called EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data, that can be read by most image programs. This data contains tons of information about the image (shutter-speed, f-stop, flash, etc.) and it also includes the exact date and time that the image was taken.

Let us know if you have any other questions!

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I think I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Now the battery has charged 2 hours, so it's time to check this thing out!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Well let that Dino costume be one of the first pictures so I can see if Ryan gives it a thumbs up or not!!!

Coco
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07-13-2000

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Congratulations on getting yourself a nice digital camera Emmy!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, August 15, 2005 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay Emmy!!! New computers, new cameras, cell phones. Lordy, next you will be getting a microwave oven!

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Emmy, I have the Nikon CP7900 camera. I've had it several months now and I love it. On of the best point and shoot digital cameras on the market, imo. I tried the comparable Canon, but didn't like how slippery it felt in my hand. The Nikon has a nice grip to it. Plus, as you wrote, more bells and whistles. Enjoy!

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Wendo! Glad I made a good choice. I'm still figuring it out, but my daughter just grabbed it and started using it. I think my husband will like using it a lot, too.

Finqwik
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09-23-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Ok which would you rather have a Canon Powershot SD300 or a Canon Powershot S45? Anyone??





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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I think a SD300, but I can't remember why!!!! (Let me think a bit. I do know the 300 was almost the one I got, I ended up with the Canon Powershot G6--which is nice, but almost too much for me!)

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I think the 300 is a newer camera. I think the s45 is like 3 years old...

Finqwik
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09-23-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Thanks for your input Julieboo. I don't know much about digitals. I'm upgrading from a Presidents choice supermarket disposable LOL
The S45 is older I have the choice of a brand new SD 300 or a used S45.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
First of all, is price a consideration? How "used" is the S45?

Also, they are very different cameras. The SD300 is much newer and smaller. However, the S45 while slightly larger offers much more control. For example, you can actually set the shutter-speed on the S45, which gives you an advantage (if you know how to use it).

By the way, IMO Canon makes very good cameras so you are on the right track with that.

Finqwik
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09-23-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Thanks Jimmer for that info I hate to admit it but I kind of screwed up on ebay and have bought both cameras. But that might be OK the SD300 is new from Henrys and the S45 is 2 years old but comes with some extras. The main purpose is to take shots of costumes before I dye them because it's hard to keep the image in my brain. I will use the SD300 for that, because the monitor (if it's anything like a SD400)should give fairly accurate colour reproduction and I'll just erase in the camera when I'm done. The S45 I can keep at home and use for photos as I am used to Canon A1 and Pentax K type cameras. Yeah! way to justify my screw up.Wish they would just ban me from ebay.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That is pretty funny. These things happen and it just proves you're a good sport to admit to it.

I didn't know that Henry's sold on ebay. That's interesting.

The good thing is that they are different cameras so I'm sure you'll get some good use out of both of them.

I look forward to hearing your comments once you get a chance to compare them hands on. Let us know if you need any help or advice.

Finqwik
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09-23-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Thanks Jimmer well t'was meant to be I guess.Yep Henry's have ebay auctions and I got the SD300 for $100 less that they retail in their store. I certainly will compare the two and post my 'findings' and will no doubt have questions especially in connection with tuning my computer monitor colour profile