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Now, wait a minute. Not everybody can get $400 cameras for Christmas, and
not everybody can afford to spend an extra $200 or $300,
The camera costs about $100, but the reviews I found are great, they say
that it's 'good for it's price.'
1.3 megapixels and an LCD screen and a Digital zoom isn't to bad for that
price, and it's certanly better then nothing.
You can find the manual online:
http://www.concordcam.com/support/downloads/inst_manual/duo_1300/duo_1300_eng.pdf
The focus is 1.3 meters to infinity, so you won't get any good close-ups. I
would take a picture at 1280X860 resolution image at a respectable distance,
then crop out the model on the computor. This will allow you to get a
resonable close-up, though not really that close.
Also, play around with lighting. Bright pictures always are better then
dark pictures.
Just play around with the camera!
-JHK
In lugnet.publish.photography, Sid Mark Dinsay writes:
> In lugnet.publish.photography, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > I just got a new digital camera for XMAS.
> > Its a Concord EYEQ Duo LCD.
> > It says its 1.3 megapixels, 2x digital zoom, 9.9mm f/3.2 It doesnt have an
> > optical zoom on it at all.
> > Has anyone used this camera before, does anyone have any advice on using it
> > to photograph lego creations?
>
> Jonathan: Honestly dude? Return it... trade up to at least a 3.3, otherwise
> you probably won't be happy with the quality. 3.3's are going for like $299
> now and usually come with 2x optical zzom, and at least 6x digital xoom. I
> have a Sony, but I think Canon and Kodak make models that aren't that expensive.
>
> You can get some idea of the quality of these pics on my Brickshelf page...
> All you need is good lighting -- the best lighting of course being broad
> daylight! :-)
>
> Hope his helps... and if you do return it, just tell the person who gave it
> to you that the sales clerk should have known better than to sell them a
> floppy disk when they could have sold them a CD-RW! :-D
>
> onedaycnn (sid)
> http://onedaycnn.freeservers.com
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