[OT] Digital camara

Robin Laing Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Mon Nov 5 20:16:06 UTC 2007


Martin Marques wrote:
> Hi all, sorry for the OT, but as many people here have more knowledge 
> then me on this topic I'll just ask.
> 
> I'm about to by a digital camara and I was looking at a Panasonic Lumix 
> with 5MP and 6x optical zoom.
> 
> I tend to see the 6x zoom more interesting then having 7 or more MP, but 
> I'd like to know if I should go for more MP or stay with the good zoom.
> 
> Once againg, sorry for the OT.
> 
I have two digital cameras.

One dSLR (Pentax) which was my first.  I got the Pentax because I had 
Pentax SLR lenses that worked with the dSLR.  Saved money at the start.

Purchased a point and shoot for those times that we just want a picture.

Both use SD cards and I can swap cards between the cameras.

I prefer optical zoom and was one of the things I was looking for.

Both camera's plug and work in Linux with no problems though I use the 
SD cards more than plugging the camera into the computer.

One feature that I must have on any camera is a view finder.  I hate 
having the display on in dark locations and sun light can make and LCD 
display impossible to see to take pictures.  This is a very big 
complaint around work with the point and shoot cameras.

One other feature that I would have liked on my point and shoot is to be 
water resistant but at the time, I didn't have the extra money.  These 
resist dust and dirt a lot more than normal point and shoot cameras.


-- 
Robin Laing




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