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i currently have the finepix Z and its a nice camera but doesn't have the cool features that i am looking for like the more recent cameras offer. im looking for a nice camera for a reasonable price. thanks for the help
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Recommendations for YOU at the VERY bottom with 2 asteriks, but general info that will help you out before that.
Before i start let me remind you to buy from reputable online dealers such as beachcamera.com, bhphoto, buydig, adorama, ritz camera, J&R, amazon, etc. NOT ebay. Look around those to get the best price. Just remember to check resellerratings.com and BBB.org to see the reputation of the vendor. There are a lot of scam artists online these days.
REMEMBER, megapixels DON'T MATTER, it's a marketing tool. Any photographer will tell you megapixels have nothing to do with image quality.
If you want REALLY good zoom look at some of the prosumer point and shoot ones, they come with 20x zoom while compact point and shoots usually have 3-4X. When looking at zoom ONLY LOOK AT THE OPTICAL zoom. Digital zoom means NOTHING. If you want to take another picture immediately after, prosumer point and shoots and dslrs are better than compact camera. So if you shoot a lot of moving things or sports, you may require a prosumer point and shoot or a dslr. However most compact point and shoots these days can do fairly well on that too, but no where near as well as a dslr would.
Here are my general suggestions in each range of cameras, organized by 3 groups, compact point and shoots, prosumer point and shoots (basically higher end and bulkier point and shoots), and dSLRS.
Compact Point and shoot: Canon SD 880 IS (comes in gold and sliver), this is one of the best point and shoot cameras out so far and costs around $250 I believe.
Prosumer point and shoot: Sony HX1 or Canon G10 or Canon SX1IS. All three of these are excellent, you can compare them yourselves to see which one you like. These cameras offer a lot more manual control than point and shoots and have higher zooms. They are a bit more advanced than the typical compact point and shoot cameras. They'll also be more expensive, around 400-600.
dslr: These are your really serious cameras, with interchangable lenses. These will cost a lot! They have interchangable lenses and offer a lot of flexibility and creative control. When you buy these you buy a system and will build on it with life by purchasing more lenses as you go, flashes, tripods, etc etc. Just one of the lenses alone will cost more than your point and shoot will, so they aren't cheap. Here are my recommendations for dslrs.
Entry level: Nikon D40, Canon Rebel XS (around 500 total with kit lens)
Mid level dslr: Canon XSi or the New T1i (700 for xsi, 900 for T1i with kit lens)
More professional models: Nikon D90 or nikon D300 or Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 50D (1000 + )
Full frame: these are the most expensive cameras in the world and will run around as much as a car for the whole system, so i won't recommend these cuz if you were in the market for these I'm sure you wouldn't have asked any questions here on yahoo answers, you'd be a professional taking photos for a living.
*NOTE: canon and nikon are the two biggest and best companies when it comes to cameras. Canon by far leads the way when it comes to point and shoots. In SLR, it's debatable but I prefer Nikon SLRs
**optical zoom is important, megapixels not so important. Stick with canon point and shoots if you are on a budget. It would help if you told us your budget, but just follow those recommendations and you'll end up with a good camera in whatever price range you have. Remember don't buy compact point and shoots if you can afford to go over 300. There are better options as i mentioned in my suggestions.
Recommendations for YOU at the VERY bottom with 2 asteriks, but general info that will help you out before that.
Before i start let me remind you to buy from reputable online dealers such as beachcamera.com, bhphoto, buydig, adorama, ritz camera, J&R, amazon, etc. NOT ebay. Look around those to get the best price. Just remember to check resellerratings.com and BBB.org to see the reputation of the vendor. There are a lot of scam artists online these days.
REMEMBER, megapixels DON'T MATTER, it's a marketing tool. Any photographer will tell you megapixels have nothing to do with image quality.
If you want REALLY good zoom look at some of the prosumer point and shoot ones, they come with 20x zoom while compact point and shoots usually have 3-4X. When looking at zoom ONLY LOOK AT THE OPTICAL zoom. Digital zoom means NOTHING. If you want to take another picture immediately after, prosumer point and shoots and dslrs are better than compact camera. So if you shoot a lot of moving things or sports, you may require a prosumer point and shoot or a dslr. However most compact point and shoots these days can do fairly well on that too, but no where near as well as a dslr would.
Here are my general suggestions in each range of cameras, organized by 3 groups, compact point and shoots, prosumer point and shoots (basically higher end and bulkier point and shoots), and dSLRS.
Compact Point and shoot: Canon SD 880 IS (comes in gold and sliver), this is one of the best point and shoot cameras out so far and costs around $250 I believe.
Prosumer point and shoot: Sony HX1 or Canon G10 or Canon SX1IS. All three of these are excellent, you can compare them yourselves to see which one you like. These cameras offer a lot more manual control than point and shoots and have higher zooms. They are a bit more advanced than the typical compact point and shoot cameras. They'll also be more expensive, around 400-600.
dslr: These are your really serious cameras, with interchangable lenses. These will cost a lot! They have interchangable lenses and offer a lot of flexibility and creative control. When you buy these you buy a system and will build on it with life by purchasing more lenses as you go, flashes, tripods, etc etc. Just one of the lenses alone will cost more than your point and shoot will, so they aren't cheap. Here are my recommendations for dslrs.
Entry level: Nikon D40, Canon Rebel XS (around 500 total with kit lens)
Mid level dslr: Canon XSi or the New T1i (700 for xsi, 900 for T1i with kit lens)
More professional models: Nikon D90 or nikon D300 or Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 50D (1000 + )
Full frame: these are the most expensive cameras in the world and will run around as much as a car for the whole system, so i won't recommend these cuz if you were in the market for these I'm sure you wouldn't have asked any questions here on yahoo answers, you'd be a professional taking photos for a living.
*NOTE: canon and nikon are the two biggest and best companies when it comes to cameras. Canon by far leads the way when it comes to point and shoots. In SLR, it's debatable but I prefer Nikon SLRs
**optical zoom is important, megapixels not so important. Stick with canon point and shoots if you are on a budget. It would help if you told us your budget, but just follow those recommendations and you'll end up with a good camera in whatever price range you have. Remember don't buy compact point and shoots if you can afford to go over 300. There are better options as i mentioned in my suggestions.
Does a digital camera with higher megapixels have better picture resolution? What is optical zoom and is?
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bigger numbers for digital cameras like optical and digital zoom and megapixels better for a camera? And if you could please explain what those 3 things are
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Megapixels is how many millions of pixels the end result will have, so the bigger the number the higher the picture resolution. Anything more than 6 Megapixels will give you great 4 X 6 photos and you can go bigger without loosing too much quality, but if you want great big pictures, you need a higher resolution.
Optical zoom is zoom using lenses. This is the best method of zoom available, so if you want to see things farther away a lot clearer, look for a higher number in this category. But remember that the bigger the zoom, the less stable you'll be able to hold the picture, so a tripod may be necessary for using this.
Digital zoom I personally refuse to use. It is where the image is zoomed in using the camera software itself, and using this can degrade the picture quality immensely. A lot of cameras offer 100x or more digital zoom, which in my opinion only results in crappy pictures. Some have success with this feature, but my advice is to avoid it.
Megapixels is how many millions of pixels the end result will have, so the bigger the number the higher the picture resolution. Anything more than 6 Megapixels will give you great 4 X 6 photos and you can go bigger without loosing too much quality, but if you want great big pictures, you need a higher resolution.
Optical zoom is zoom using lenses. This is the best method of zoom available, so if you want to see things farther away a lot clearer, look for a higher number in this category. But remember that the bigger the zoom, the less stable you'll be able to hold the picture, so a tripod may be necessary for using this.
Digital zoom I personally refuse to use. It is where the image is zoomed in using the camera software itself, and using this can degrade the picture quality immensely. A lot of cameras offer 100x or more digital zoom, which in my opinion only results in crappy pictures. Some have success with this feature, but my advice is to avoid it.
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