[Shotimes] OT: Digital Camera ? - 3.1MP overkill forinternet work?

[Herman Anker]

I did just that and found out that I wanted to be able to closer to objects than the 3ft, which
is the minimum distance for most cameras. I landed on a Nikon, which had this macro functionality and I can take pictures down to 1.5 inches:

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/osram-D2S-closeup.jpg

or

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hella-90mm-H7-rear-D2S-create-space.jpg

Ron Porter wrote:

> If that's "all" you want the camera for, yes, 3 megapixels are overkill. If
> you see using the camera for other photography, go with at least 3 mps.
>
> One way to go is to buy the cheap camera now (if you just want to do
> Internet shots), then see what is lacking in it, write that stuff down, and
> look for a good camera in the future. You will have a better idea of what
> you like/don't like in a camera.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> Subject: [Shotimes] OT: Digital Camera ? - 3.1MP overkill for internet
> work?
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Would a 3.1 megapixtels camera be an overkill for some internet work such as
> Ebay, homepages, etc?
>
> Should I stay with a 2.0MP digital camera such as Canon's Powershot A40 for
> my type of usage, or to go with a 3.1MP one of the likes to a Kodak DX-4330?
>
> Also, does anyone out here know what the maximum length of a movie I can
> shoot with either model?
>
> Thanks, Norm the digital camera idiot (but learning fast)

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