I have a camera (Kodax 2.0 easy share) does't even come close to picking up a picture of a pod. I need some suggestions so I can buy a new camera that picks up some weird stuff that came in on my live rock that is really small. Any and all suggestions needed because I don't know crap.
How many pixs?
- Thread starter Chubosco
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A few questions you have to ask are as follows (you already answered one).
1 - How much are you willing to spend?
2 - What do you want the camera to do?
The digital camera world is overwhelming. Especially to anyone that is not savvy in the area (it does not mean your dumb, just means your not up to speed). The higher the Megapixels, the larger, better quality the image is. Also, the more space it will take up so you will need a larger memory card. Cards are so cheap these days that it is no longer a problem. Do you have a preference to a specific name brand of camera?
Here is who to stay AWAY from (no offense to those of you who have them, they are great beginer/budget cams).
HP
Kodak
Sony - Some models
Samsung
Other "off" brands
Here are some good names in the business.
Canon
Nikon
Fuji
Sony - Some models
Since you will be wanting to take pictures of small items - this will require a cam with good MACRO capabilities. This puts you in the medium/high range for cameras as lower/budget cams don't do macros well at all. Even the medium/high rang cams have their limits. Shop around and look at the macro features, zoom (optical NOT DIGITAL, digital distorts the image badly), lens size, comfort and ease of use. I personally am biased to Canon cameras. They are the best cams on the market and the digic processors they use are superb. Their quality is great to, along with ease of operation.
A good site to check on reviews would be .. http://www.dpreview.com/ That site has pretty much all the cams you can buy.
I would look into the Canon G6 or Canon A520 - Both are excellent cams and should give you exactly what you are looking for.
1 - How much are you willing to spend?
2 - What do you want the camera to do?
The digital camera world is overwhelming. Especially to anyone that is not savvy in the area (it does not mean your dumb, just means your not up to speed). The higher the Megapixels, the larger, better quality the image is. Also, the more space it will take up so you will need a larger memory card. Cards are so cheap these days that it is no longer a problem. Do you have a preference to a specific name brand of camera?
Here is who to stay AWAY from (no offense to those of you who have them, they are great beginer/budget cams).
HP
Kodak
Sony - Some models
Samsung
Other "off" brands
Here are some good names in the business.
Canon
Nikon
Fuji
Sony - Some models
Since you will be wanting to take pictures of small items - this will require a cam with good MACRO capabilities. This puts you in the medium/high range for cameras as lower/budget cams don't do macros well at all. Even the medium/high rang cams have their limits. Shop around and look at the macro features, zoom (optical NOT DIGITAL, digital distorts the image badly), lens size, comfort and ease of use. I personally am biased to Canon cameras. They are the best cams on the market and the digic processors they use are superb. Their quality is great to, along with ease of operation.
A good site to check on reviews would be .. http://www.dpreview.com/ That site has pretty much all the cams you can buy.
I would look into the Canon G6 or Canon A520 - Both are excellent cams and should give you exactly what you are looking for.
If you're a novice photographer, and want something that'll take good pics on 'auto', and yet still has capability to go to fully manual so that you can learn a lot from it I'd suggest a nikon 5400. They've been running rebates on them recently that brings the cost down to about $300. It's an excellent price for a 5mp pro-sumer camera. Like Kris said Canon's cameras are top notch as well, and from the specs you'd probably be happy with either the ones he mentioned.
However looking at a side-by-side comparision the nikon is a much better camera than the canon a520. The g6 has a higher mp rating than the nikon, but the nikon still has better macro functionality, has a faster frames per second rate, (more rapid repeat shots), and will take longer video shots.
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare ... 0&show=all
However looking at a side-by-side comparision the nikon is a much better camera than the canon a520. The g6 has a higher mp rating than the nikon, but the nikon still has better macro functionality, has a faster frames per second rate, (more rapid repeat shots), and will take longer video shots.
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare ... 0&show=all
A good place to watch is http://www.slickdeals.net - they have some good deals on cams occasionaly so check them out daily!
Chubosco-
Excellent example for slickdeals.net - Canon G6
http://www.slickdeals.net/#p6179 - 438.00 I beleive. Sign up for a dell account.
Excellent example for slickdeals.net - Canon G6
http://www.slickdeals.net/#p6179 - 438.00 I beleive. Sign up for a dell account.
No. Zoom is for telephoto puposes. Think standing on your porch and shooting a squirrel in a neighbors tree. Macro is what you need for pods. Small close-up objects are all macro shots. I'm assuming you're talking about this camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/C ... n_s1is.asp
The 10cm macro range is less than great, but it looks like you can set everything manually, so it just means that if things are right near the glass you're going to have to back the camera off a bit. As reference the canon's that Kris suggested earlier, both have a 5cm macro range, and the nikon I suggested has a 1cm macro range. You'll most likely need a tripod or some other way to steady the cam when you're taking macro shots as well.
I think that the canon S1 IS will do well for tank shots overall, but since you really seem to be looking for macro capabilities you may not be as happy with it as something else.
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/C ... n_s1is.asp
The 10cm macro range is less than great, but it looks like you can set everything manually, so it just means that if things are right near the glass you're going to have to back the camera off a bit. As reference the canon's that Kris suggested earlier, both have a 5cm macro range, and the nikon I suggested has a 1cm macro range. You'll most likely need a tripod or some other way to steady the cam when you're taking macro shots as well.
I think that the canon S1 IS will do well for tank shots overall, but since you really seem to be looking for macro capabilities you may not be as happy with it as something else.
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I can wait but I don't want to have to use a tripod, just a good macro camera or cam. I just bought a Consumer Digest mag and maybe it well help bring me up to speed. It has a section about cameras. This hobby is soooo expensive. I was told that but would that stop me? NOOO! I'm glad I did but man!!! Things must be cheaper along the coast. Guess I would have to move to Japan for a cheap camera.
No matter what type of camera you buy, a tripod is going to help, or at least most people find that they need to use them. I actually only use mine about 1/4 of the time. I've found that I have steadier hands than most, and I'm also good at bracing myself into weird positions using the tank, stand, a stool, etc...
Tripods are cheap though. I've bought two of them for less than $10 each.
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Tripods are cheap though. I've bought two of them for less than $10 each.
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