Q-View Cameras

[glued2it]

2Mb? A 7.2Mp pic is about 3Mb.

 

[morkdach]

opps how bout gig not meg

 

[pigcicles]

I use a Minolta Z2 4.0 mp with more than enough zoom to make a perfectly good picture bad with the shakes. When you upgrade to a more "modern" camera be sure to learn what everything is and will you have a need for the fancy stuff.

Lots of good advice from some of the photo people here... my advice - listen to em.

 

[white cloud]

Dear Sir,
I am not a techno idiot, I just don't upgrade as often as I would like. I have copied most all the posts for later review to help with my decision. Thanks for your concern.

 

[white cloud]

Great quality Nice paleated Pic

 

[flash]

The new proprietary batteries do last a long time, but actually I like the idea of AA batteries for a camera. Reason being, they are cheaper for one, two you can find replacements ANYWHERE on your travels. Even the dang 7-11 carries AA's. With 2500 mah they will last quite a long time. You want the NiMH rechargeables also.
One thing you must remember is that rechargeable batteries are not like the batteries that drain slowly, loosing power, then finally dying. These batteries give you 100% power, then die, just like that. ALWAYS carry a couple sets with you and remember they will lose a charge sitting in the camera, so always recharge them before going out with camera.

 

[ds7662]

Flash,
It has the Type "G" lithium ion battery.
I always charge before going some where and always carry a charger and inverter also.
I had rechargable AA's when that was what I used and they never lasted long so always had to keep spares with me. On vacations and the like I would go through 2 packs of AA's a day. The flash just killed them.

Have yet to have a problem with this camera or battery.

 

[flash]

Yes you are correct on the Flash, it does suck up the power. The newer AA's are NiMH (nickel metal hydride) and last much longer that the older ones did. They have also increased in power, going from 1600 to 2500 mAH which will give you more time. The Olympus I use needs four AA's and if I know I cam going to be shooting alot, I will still take atleast two sets with me. The plus side is in a pinch, I can use standard AA's to finish if my other rechargeables give out.

 

[rbrinton2373]

I use a ew Nikon Coolpix 7.2 megpix that I bought my wife for mothers day last year. I also have used a chep little Kodak that I stole from my mom that she got with the Dell Pc she bought a couple of years ago 4 meg pix I think. Any way my question is how do you post the pig pics? I have only been able to figure out how to add them as thumbnail attachements. I am still not too Forum Savy and not sure how to do it. Thanks

 

[morkdach]

go to new member forum glued2it can fix you right up he shured help me out a lot

 

[packplantpath]

I can agree with all this advice here. If all you want is a camera for the web, go get a cheap used one off craigslist. 2 megapixels or so. If you think you may want to print some 8x10's or something, get maybe a 4 megapixel or maybe 5. Much more than that is overkill for most of us. We have a kodak easyshare 6 megapixel that I picked up cheap at target (open box sale). Works great, but then so will the canon, or any other brand. I typically shrink the pics down to 640x480 when I upload to imageshack so they won't be too big on the screen, so all the pixels are essentially wasted.

For serious pictures, we have a canon rebel g film camera with all the lenses (mostly for my wife). I play with it occasionally, but not often. She wants the digital version, but I haven't worked up enough cash yet.
Good luck.

 

[jerrykr]

Sony Mavica 3 1/2 FD cameras all did exceptional macro close-ups. I still have my old FD-90, and it's good for that kind of thing. Hardly any PC comes with an internal 3 1/2 Floppy drive anymore, but that's no big deal. You can get an external USB 3.5 floppy drive for about $25.00. Also, if you use memory cards in any of your cameras, you can get an external USB multi-card reader for way under $10.00.

 

[chris_harper]

When I first joined I used my cell phone camera. Now I have a Samsung Digimax A 503 5.0 Mega Pixels that I use.

 

[charles1056]

I agree with Flash that megapixels only matter when you are trying to print a picture. the larger the picture printed, the more it matters. I use a Canon D60 which allows me the flexibility to be lazy and use the auto feature or to place in manual mode and get more creative. You shold select your camera according to what you will be using it for. If you are taking pictures just for publishing on the web, most any camera will do. If you are shooting professional shots, then you should go with the higher megapixel cameras (more $$$$$) if you are planning on printing the pics.

 

[walking dude]

all my q-view pics are taken with a Kodak easyshare cx7300........here is a link to my thread, where meowy and pigcicles helped me to post pics here

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...highlight=test

 

[duffygould]

it doesn't matter what it is or how many megapixles it has, as long as you can get good focus, enough light in the picture but hopefully not too much from the flash and is easy to use and transfer pictures to the computer.

most cameras these days are 6+megapixels, which yes the bigger the better for picture clarity, but thats for HUGE pictures. Thats why most everyone on here has to scale down the images before posting. so any camera that works will be good for it. just keep in mind that you may get food on it, grease on it, drop it outside while cooking or anything like that.

I myself am using a Canon powershot A75, which is only 3.2 megapixels (I know your thinking WOW ONLY 3.2MP!!!!???) But the truth is I still have to scale them down bc I can take pics at the largest size and top quality and keep a couple thousand on my card.

so just buy what you can afford and what is easy to use, and if you dont like it take it back and start all over