[Shotimes] Digital Camera; Which one of two should I choose?

Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:35:21 -0600

Just a thought on digital cameras.  I bought the Sony 
DSC-F707 Cyber Shot 5.0 Meg camera.  I needed near pro 
quality to take cover shot quality pics for the SHO Club 
magazine and the camera has not disappointed.  Comes with a 
great 10X zoom in a Carl Zeiss lens. Built in flash and I 
love the lens that moves separate from the body so I can 
hold the camera way low or high without having to lie down 
or stand on a ladder.

Any manual mode you want and several automatic modes that 
are not that hard to learn once I started thinking like a 
computer geek rather than a 35mm camera geek!

Used to cost $1000+ with discount places selling for a 
couple hundred less.  Now Sony has lowered their factory 
price, so it might be near $600 or maybe less (haven't 
looked, don't want to think about how much extra I paid!) 
for a near Pro outfit.  That means they are ready to bring 
out a new version even better at the $1000 price point. 
This Sony has been out unchanged for about 3 years?  That is 
a lifetime in the camera biz, so I figure it must be pretty 
good to live that long.  All the pro's I talk to at auto 
events recommend it if you can't afford the multi thousand 
dollar pro units.

Depending on your needs, this is a super camera.  I need 8 
1/2 X 11 high quality, so a 3 meg camera just won't do it. 
But for internet work, 3 meg is almost overkill.  So match 
the camera to your most demanding need and buy accordingly. 
  Nothing hurts worse than saving a couple hundred to find 
out the camera won't do what you want, then it is worth 
almost nothing for resale or trade!

Don Mallinson

Ron Childs wrote:

> Norm-
> 
> I have one of the older Canon powershots (3.1MP) that has a bunch of 
> features and controls. Although I do not often use much of the extras, 
> there are times that I do want to use macro, no flash, or other manual 
> controls.
> 
> But when it is in automatic mode, it is just point and shoot. I also 
> usually use it in reduced resolution as others do because the full res 
> shots are just too big for the PC screen unless reduced by software. It 
> seems to be a pretty rugged piece too, as it has a pretty good dent in 
> the case that I don't know how it got there but still works just fine.
> 
> I don't think you would be disapointed with the Canon.
> 
> -Ron Childs
> 
>> From: HomeboyNorm@aol.com
>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Shotimes] Digital Camera; Which one of two should I choose?
>> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 05:05:46 EST
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I appreciate the good number of replies I received in regarding to my
>> previous e-mail about myself being a digital camera idiot.
>>
>> I have looked at both the Canon Powershot A40 (2 megapixtels with 3x
>> opitical/2.5x digital zoom), and the Kodak DX-4330 (3.1 megapixtels 
>> with some
>> good number higher than 3x opitical/2.5x digital zoom - 10x total zoom, I
>> believe, but not sure how many for what type of zoom).
>>
>> The Powershot A40 can be had for $298 from <A 
>> HREF="www.BuyDig.com">www.BuyDig.com</A> with 64mb
>> memorycard, and the DX-4330 is at $323 from the same place with the 
>> same size
>> memorycard.
>>
>> The Canon looks to be of a complicated camera with a lot of features, 
>> while
>> the Kodak seems to be a little bit user-friendly ableit I don't know 
>> about
>> its spectrum of features. The Canon A40 is about a megapixtel less
>> numberically than the Kodak that I looked at, yet they both are priced
>> closely at the website stated above. The Kodak also has a LCD that is 
>> a bit
>> bigger than the Canon's.
>>
>> I'd like to go with the camera with most features, since I believe I will
>> pick up with time on what features are for what. I would not want to look
>> back and say, 'Opps, I wish I have of had went with that other one 
>> instead'.
>> I am a young gentleman who is trying to get through my college years on a
>> typical 'college' budget.
>>
>> I know I will stay less than the $323 that <A 
>> HREF="www.BuyDig.com">www.BuyDig.com</A> is asking for the
>> DX-4330, yet I need help on deciding which one of two cameras would be 
>> the
>> better choice. Or maybe even better, what other brands/models I should 
>> look
>> at also, before I come to the final decision. Ah, the powers of
>> decision-making; Decisions, Decisions, and some more Decisions to be 
>> made..
>>
>> Help me out some more, please, and THANK YOU all for the wonderful 
>> help up to
>> now on the subject of digital photography.
>>
>> Regards, Norm (can't wait to shoot digitalically if that's even a 
>> word, lol)
>>
>> '89 red/tan MTX SHO (THANKS Don Donelson)
>> '89 titanium/tan MTX SHO (working on getting this one for next to 
>> nothing)
>> '93 black/black MTX SHO (awaiting a 3.2L transplant)
>> '93 red/gray ATX SHO (parting out - anyone need parts? rebuilt ATX, 
>> and so
>> on)
>> '99 black/characol Mustang SVT Cobra
>> ________ (fill in the blank) digital camera (so I could capture my
>> SHOs/Cobra, family, friends, special events, and so on!)
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