Q. I'm very picky about printed photo quality. My first digital was a Panasonic Lumix back in 2002. The pictures were BEAUTIFUL! Very crisp. After it broke I went back to my SLR Canon EOS Rebel. Last year my husband bought me a Kodak Zsomething and I've never disliked a camera more! The pictures come out flat and cartoonish looking. Not crisp at all. I'm ready to get a new camera and I've looked at the Canon XTI and the Nikon D40x. I thought I really wanted one but I always end up using my cameras as point and shoot so it probably isn't worth all the money for me. I travel a lot and take a lot of landscape and architecture photos. I also take a lot of pictures of my family. I'm planning on taking a photography class this fall before I move back to Europe and can use my old Canon Rebel but I'd really like to get a Canon or Nikon that can go auto or manual but is easy and small enough for traveling in a purse or backpack. Any suggestions appreciated. $800 max. Thanks! :c)
Already having lenses to fit a Canon is not an issue. I only have the original Rebel EOS kit lenses. My main concern is a great digital camera that takes pictures that don't come out smeared and haloed and digital looking!
Thanks! :c)
Definitely digital. Which online service do you use for your film processing?
The Rebel that I have right now is not digital. Do you use the auto settings a lot for your pics? Auto setting pics come out nicely?
Already having lenses to fit a Canon is not an issue. I only have the original Rebel EOS kit lenses. My main concern is a great digital camera that takes pictures that don't come out smeared and haloed and digital looking!
Thanks! :c)
Definitely digital. Which online service do you use for your film processing?
The Rebel that I have right now is not digital. Do you use the auto settings a lot for your pics? Auto setting pics come out nicely?
Answer
After answering questions here for about 8 months, I finally decided to get a Canon Powershot SD900. This is going to be my pocket camera to use when I don't want to carry one of my SLR's with me, but I still want really great image quality from the camera. It sounds like this might be what you are looking for, as you said you want to get something light enough to put in a purse or backpack. Please use caution in doing this, though, and keep the camera in a decent case. The WORST thing that can happen to a digital point and shoot is to turn it on and then prevent the lens from extending. This will ruin the camera and this is what will surely happen if you don't protect that on-off switch.
Anyhow, after months and months of reading reviews, the SD900 was my top choice. I found a review in Popular Photography the day after I ordered my Canon that suggests that maybe the Pentax Optio A20 would have been a better choice, but, I'm happy with my purchase. The Pentax does have shake reduction, so that's a plus, but I doubt this will be necessary in a camera that only zooms to an equivalent of 114 mm.
Go here to see the comparison article on 5 compact cameras with 1/1.8" sensors and see what you think. If you really don't want to read reviews, I am still happy that I am got the Canon SD900 and this would be my recommendation for anyone at this point, since it is what I chose for myself. I ordered from B&H Photo where the price is $330 (today) for the SD900. (Please note that this chart incorrectly states that the Pentax Optio A20 has a 1/2.5" sensor. That is incorrect. It has a 1/1.8" sensor.)
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3471/high-5-10mp-compacts.html Click on the name of each camera to read a detailed review.
After about one month of using the SD900, I was so happy with it that I bought one to give to my niece as an engagement present. I am that confident in the camera.
I also bought a 5-year Mack warranty for $50. If you are even a little paranoid or clutzy, I feel that it is money well-spent. These are somewhat delicate compared to SLR's.
Here is a comparison page with all five 10 MP cameras mentioned in the PopPhoto article. Click on "In-depth review" and "Read Owner Opinions" for each camera. Be sure to note that the reviews are many pages long so you don't stop after page one. Check the sample images, also. You can enlarge these to full size images if you click on the link below the picture. You will have to then put your cursor in the white space to the right of the picture and click once. After that, you can pass your cursor over the image and it will turn into a magnifier. Click it as a magnifier once and the image will go to full size and you can really examine the detail or look for artifacts like fringing or noise.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_sd900%2Ccasio_exz1000%2Coly_stylus1000%2Cpentax_optioa20%2Csamsung_nv10&show=all
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/sd900.html
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd900/
http://www.cameras.co.uk/camera-reviews/canon-ixus-900-ti.cfm
Here is one photo I put on-line that I took with the SD900. Click on "All Sizes" and view this as large as possible and check out the birds. This was taken right after sunset and there were no enhancements in afterprocessing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/409551806/
Here's another photo with no post-processing at all. It was taken at the full 111 mm (equiv) zoom. It was taken in the fully automatic mode with no help from me at all. The horizon is crooked because the camera was resting on the top of my car. I did not want to alter anything, because this is part of a 3-image series comparing optical zoom with cropping to digital zoom. You can look at the other pictures while you are there and see why optical zoom is all that matters.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/459603923/
Here's an SD900 photo with a moderate amount of post-processing, but not so much as to make it appear artificial. This was taken in macro mode from about 6 or 8 inches away.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/516855394/
Here is a comparison between 10 MP image from the SD900 and a 6 MP image from an SD700-IS, but you can use it as a sample image from the SD900.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/485855174/
Here is another sample that is not intended to show off the SD900 so much, but to comapare it for the sake of a discussion on sensor size. However, you can get an idea of the general quality of the image.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/476181751/
Since you said that you object to the "cartoonish" appearance of some digital images, I think you will like the SD900 in its default settings. It is actually a tiny bit on the soft side, but you can reset the sharpness if you don't want to tap [CTRL]+[F] in Photoshop to apply your preset unsharp mask settings.
After answering questions here for about 8 months, I finally decided to get a Canon Powershot SD900. This is going to be my pocket camera to use when I don't want to carry one of my SLR's with me, but I still want really great image quality from the camera. It sounds like this might be what you are looking for, as you said you want to get something light enough to put in a purse or backpack. Please use caution in doing this, though, and keep the camera in a decent case. The WORST thing that can happen to a digital point and shoot is to turn it on and then prevent the lens from extending. This will ruin the camera and this is what will surely happen if you don't protect that on-off switch.
Anyhow, after months and months of reading reviews, the SD900 was my top choice. I found a review in Popular Photography the day after I ordered my Canon that suggests that maybe the Pentax Optio A20 would have been a better choice, but, I'm happy with my purchase. The Pentax does have shake reduction, so that's a plus, but I doubt this will be necessary in a camera that only zooms to an equivalent of 114 mm.
Go here to see the comparison article on 5 compact cameras with 1/1.8" sensors and see what you think. If you really don't want to read reviews, I am still happy that I am got the Canon SD900 and this would be my recommendation for anyone at this point, since it is what I chose for myself. I ordered from B&H Photo where the price is $330 (today) for the SD900. (Please note that this chart incorrectly states that the Pentax Optio A20 has a 1/2.5" sensor. That is incorrect. It has a 1/1.8" sensor.)
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3471/high-5-10mp-compacts.html Click on the name of each camera to read a detailed review.
After about one month of using the SD900, I was so happy with it that I bought one to give to my niece as an engagement present. I am that confident in the camera.
I also bought a 5-year Mack warranty for $50. If you are even a little paranoid or clutzy, I feel that it is money well-spent. These are somewhat delicate compared to SLR's.
Here is a comparison page with all five 10 MP cameras mentioned in the PopPhoto article. Click on "In-depth review" and "Read Owner Opinions" for each camera. Be sure to note that the reviews are many pages long so you don't stop after page one. Check the sample images, also. You can enlarge these to full size images if you click on the link below the picture. You will have to then put your cursor in the white space to the right of the picture and click once. After that, you can pass your cursor over the image and it will turn into a magnifier. Click it as a magnifier once and the image will go to full size and you can really examine the detail or look for artifacts like fringing or noise.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_sd900%2Ccasio_exz1000%2Coly_stylus1000%2Cpentax_optioa20%2Csamsung_nv10&show=all
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/sd900.html
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd900/
http://www.cameras.co.uk/camera-reviews/canon-ixus-900-ti.cfm
Here is one photo I put on-line that I took with the SD900. Click on "All Sizes" and view this as large as possible and check out the birds. This was taken right after sunset and there were no enhancements in afterprocessing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/409551806/
Here's another photo with no post-processing at all. It was taken at the full 111 mm (equiv) zoom. It was taken in the fully automatic mode with no help from me at all. The horizon is crooked because the camera was resting on the top of my car. I did not want to alter anything, because this is part of a 3-image series comparing optical zoom with cropping to digital zoom. You can look at the other pictures while you are there and see why optical zoom is all that matters.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/459603923/
Here's an SD900 photo with a moderate amount of post-processing, but not so much as to make it appear artificial. This was taken in macro mode from about 6 or 8 inches away.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/516855394/
Here is a comparison between 10 MP image from the SD900 and a 6 MP image from an SD700-IS, but you can use it as a sample image from the SD900.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/485855174/
Here is another sample that is not intended to show off the SD900 so much, but to comapare it for the sake of a discussion on sensor size. However, you can get an idea of the general quality of the image.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/476181751/
Since you said that you object to the "cartoonish" appearance of some digital images, I think you will like the SD900 in its default settings. It is actually a tiny bit on the soft side, but you can reset the sharpness if you don't want to tap [CTRL]+[F] in Photoshop to apply your preset unsharp mask settings.
SONY OR CANON CAMERA?
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i'm planning to buy a camera and i don't know what brand to buy
in your opinion, which brand is better?
please and thankyou!
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Sony, Nikon and Canon all make good cameras. If you are going with an SLR, Sony's body has built in (IS) image stabilization, but if you want IS with Canon, you have to buy a lens that has IS. Therefore you end up paying more per lens. Canon has more lenses to choose from and has been in the business of making cameras longer...they know what they are doing. I have a Digital rebel SLR and now a Canon 50D and love both cameras. I would not consider trading them for anything other than a full frame SLR. Do research on lenses also. Digital SLR sensors are so good now that a kit or cheap lens is a handicap to a camera.
Read reviews... I recommend and would not buy a camera from anywhere other than B&H photo or Adorama. Read the reviews of the cameras at their websites and look at the negative reviews..not just the positive reviews. Do not buy a camera from anyone that is selling it cheaper than the above two sites...if you see a cheaper camera in magazines or online...it is too good to be true and you will be scammed.
Also consider what type of camera you want. A large SLR with a bag full of lenses=you will be carrying around a backpack if you want to take pictures. You can get a good quality small point in shoot that you can keep in a pocket or purse and always have with you.
EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR Camera might be a good first choice if you are starting out with SLR's.
http://www.dpreview.com
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
Sony, Nikon and Canon all make good cameras. If you are going with an SLR, Sony's body has built in (IS) image stabilization, but if you want IS with Canon, you have to buy a lens that has IS. Therefore you end up paying more per lens. Canon has more lenses to choose from and has been in the business of making cameras longer...they know what they are doing. I have a Digital rebel SLR and now a Canon 50D and love both cameras. I would not consider trading them for anything other than a full frame SLR. Do research on lenses also. Digital SLR sensors are so good now that a kit or cheap lens is a handicap to a camera.
Read reviews... I recommend and would not buy a camera from anywhere other than B&H photo or Adorama. Read the reviews of the cameras at their websites and look at the negative reviews..not just the positive reviews. Do not buy a camera from anyone that is selling it cheaper than the above two sites...if you see a cheaper camera in magazines or online...it is too good to be true and you will be scammed.
Also consider what type of camera you want. A large SLR with a bag full of lenses=you will be carrying around a backpack if you want to take pictures. You can get a good quality small point in shoot that you can keep in a pocket or purse and always have with you.
EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR Camera might be a good first choice if you are starting out with SLR's.
http://www.dpreview.com
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
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