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Re: Digital Camera suggestions
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 02:20:16 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Andreas Stabno wrote:
> >
> > This topic seems to come up from time to time.
> >
> > Do you have any thoughts on these digital cameras?
> >
> > Nikon Coolpix 800
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> This is what I use. I love it. Not as much macro or zoom capability as
> the FD73, but much higher resolution. Uses a CompactFlash card so you
> can save lots of pics on one card, or save them with less compression
> (JPG is a 'lossy' compression which means that it doesn't actually store
> all the data - it extrapolates some of it when it displays the file. Each
> time you open, change, and save a JPG file you're losing a little bit more
> detail.) or even no compression at all.
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> > Sony MVC FD73
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> Excellent macro capabilities, and able to save files on a floppy disk.
> Todd uses one, as does ( I think) Shiri. I tried one out and liked what
> I saw, but decided to go for the higher resolution and the feature set of
> the CP800.
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> Both of these cameras come highly recommended by various members of the
> LUGNET community.
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> The best advice I can give is this:
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> Go to a store - Best Buy for example - and take a few shots with each.
> See how they handle, how easy they are to use. View the pics on one of the
> computers in the store if possible. There's no substitute for actually
> handling and using the camera in deciding what you want to buy.
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> J
>
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YB73m
What do you do about downloading the pictures? Did you buy a card reader or
do you just go and fix a sandwich while you wait. :)
I'm shying away from the Sony digicams because of disk storage, and am
narrowing down the search to the Coolpix 800, Kodak 240 or 280, and Fuji
1700. Will have to decide by Thursday.
Shoot well,
Andreas
http://www.megsinet.net/~stabno/SimiLego.htm
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| (...) This is what I use. I love it. Not as much macro or zoom capability as the FD73, but much higher resolution. Uses a CompactFlash card so you can save lots of pics on one card, or save them with less compression (JPG is a 'lossy' compression (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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