Digital Camera Questions?

[Helevitia]

I know this is kinda off subject, but you guys are the best knowledge bunch of "M" heads on the planet(I'm trying to butter you up, is it working ? ) and thought you guys would have a good idea.

Question:

Who has a digital camera and why do you like it? What would you recommend? I've been looking at the Sony DSC-F505 because it has 2.1M pixels at 1600x1200 w/ MPEG playback of 320x240 for 15sec. It has a boatload of other features as well but those are the main ones. And for 920 bucks I think it is the best feature for the moeny, what do you all think?

Thanks,

Dave

[surferpop]

Here's a link to a great site with lot's of reviews.
Good luck. http://www.megapixel.net/html/issueindex.html

[Helevitia]

surferpop,

Thanks for the website. It will be most useful

Dave

[Designer]

Hi Helevitia, I would like to point out, that some of the Sony cameras use 1.44 floppy disk for the onboard memory. The problem is, that floppies do not like being out in the weather. They are not to moisture proof. I like the Sonys except for that feature.

Designer

[Helevitia]

Designer,

Thanks for the info, but all of the Camera's I have looked at so far use Sony's Proprietary "memory stick".

Dave

[Genom]

Welp, I got me a nice little Sony FC55 Cybershot. Overall it's a good camera. High points are:

Killer res (1600x1200 max)
Small Size
LCD screen can be used in almost any lighting
Can capture mini-mpeg movies
Captures sound
Built in timer
Built in color effects
Swivel lens can be rotated 180º

However, not all is rosy. Bad points:

Terrible Digital Zoom
Uses Memory sticks. Only place to buy? Sony.
No viewfinder. Have to use LCD for everything. Can be anoying at times.
SLOW trasnfers to computer, especially 1600x1200 with low compression pics are 450K on avergae. Take severall minutes to trasnfer at 14.4 baud over the serial connection. No USB option.

I paid 850 for this thing when it first came out and listed for 999. Have taken it on many trips, never had any problems with it. Recharges fast, battery lasts a long time, lots of built in management features. Although I would prefer now the newer model that has the optical zoom lens and USB. Thats all thats needed to make it pretty much perfect.

[Green]

I recently got a Nikon Coolpix 800...and I can say it was worth every penny! (600.00 US, with shipping)

picture and color quality, compared to other brands (cannon S10 and such...) is better (IMO). The only drawback is that it has a pretty weak flash where any distance greater than 9 to 10 feet, you'll have a very dark picture...but I generally take pictures with stands with the flash forced off to get dark pictures.

Green