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Location: Girard Pa. | Going to buy a digital camera for on the boat.What should I be looking for?(ie) picsils? ease of use etc any help appreciated ARTIE |
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| Try out the new "Carp Cam"!:O Sorry dude, couldn't resist...going to work now... |
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Location: Bemidji, MN- | Head for the public library and check out the May issue of Consumer Reports magazine. It tells you what to look for in digital cameras as well as image editing software, scanners, printers, etc. |
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI | 2 MegaPixel should be more than enough. Get at least 64megs of storage on the card/stick (that should get you 50 pictures or so). Other than that, its a lot of personal preference, brand loyalty, and other issues. Id recommend olympus, I am very pleased with mine. A couple of my friends use sony's and havent had any problems. One other suggestion, if this is going to be a camera for the boat, consider picking it up somewhere that will give you a full warranty including water damage. Best Buy offers an extended warrant that has water damage coverage and it isnt very expensive. If we ever drop a camera in the drink, we take it back, and get a new one no questions asked.
Edited by spieg 7/22/2003 7:41 AM
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Location: Grafton, WI | Spieg has a good point with the warranty. If you're gonna spend the money on the camera, it's a good idea to have it covered.
Another thing you might want to look into is a self-timer. Just in case you are flying solo or want a group shot. 2 megapixels will do just fine, but it also depends on the quality of the camera.
Fuji, Olympus and Sony would be good buys, and will have cameras in everyone's price range.
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| I have a Kodak 4330 that I have been very happy with. 3.1 megapixels, and it is very easy to use. I got a 128 MB MMC for it, and it will hold well over 175 pics. It will also take video, although not great frame rate and resolution, it is kinda cool to have. One of the best things is the smart dock option. Transfer pics at a touch of the button, and recharges the batteries. Not too expensive. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Everything you could want to know, and more importantly consumer reveiws of most every camera out there can be found here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Digital_cameras/2001-6501_7-0.html?tag=cnet... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Be certain that the camera has a removable storage card. Then simply install a card reader on your 'puter, and the transfer of photos is simplified. Take a look at www.overstock.com, they usually have some good deals on digitals there. |
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Location: MN | All replies are good. It does come down to brand preference and the features yo want. I personally like the Toshiba's. Main reason is that they use the SD cards which are industry standard, unlike Sony's proprietary memory stick. With the SD card, I can use it in the camera, use it in my JVC camcorder, use it in my Toshiba laptop and my Toshiba MP3 player....
You can get a 2 megapixel Toshiba for $125.00 @ overstock.com.
another good option is the Kodak. The dock feature is nice and the camera is a breeze to work.
Choice is yours - Persoanlly, I would spend the extra bucks for more megapixels if your using the camera more for than fishing. I using just for fishing, 2 megapixels is all you need.
-Tahoe
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Location: Iowa | Olympus has an all weather digital camera out now. I have an Olympus and like it a lot, but wish the weather proof one had been out when I purchased mine. I missed it by a couple months. |
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Location: Cohasset, MN | If you plan on having some pictures blown up for a wall hanging you'll want to take the pictures in the highest resolution you can - at least 1024x768 - higher if available on the camera. The higher resolution you use the more memory it takes so as stated earlier get the biggest memory you can - especially if you need to go several days of picture taking before you can download the pics to your computer. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I use several digital cameras at work and decdied on the Kodak point and shoot style for the boat.......kodak 4900dx to be exact....4 mp's turns out awasome and the ease of use is second to none.....if you plan to print or enlarge your photos I would not go less than 4 mp's and for shooting at night anything less is considerably grainy......
Also....just as important as the camera is a good photo quality printer......don't be affraid to spend a few bucks on the printer |
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI | 2MP is perfectly suitable for prints up to 8x10.
Any camera can take good pictures at night, its all about ISO. Shoot at higher ISO's at night, and as long as the camera can handle it, you should be fine. Most all have at least an ISO400 setting, many of the newer cameras have ISO800 and some even have higher than that. I would also highly recommend using flash at night, and even in low light conditions.
My 2MP takes perfectly clear pictures at night at ISO200 or ISO100 with flash. ISO400 is a little bit grainy, but my camera is 4 years old.
Unless you have a 30' long boat and plan to hold the fish in the back and shoot the picture from the very front, or need to blow up pictures to poster size, 2MP is more than sufficient in my opinion. |
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