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which camera to buy?

May 24, 2005 3:13PM PDT

i am in the market for a digital camera, but knowing very little about them, I was quite overwhelmed with the number of choices available.

I am a business owner, and as such would like to be able to use the camera for pictures to be used in printed promotional material, print ads, as well as on our website.

I don't know much about photography in general, except that I do know what i like. I recently saw some pictures someone shot with a digital camera and i was somewhat disappointed with the resolution (don't remember the make, but it is the one you see on commercials that it doesn't need a computer to print). I don't even know what features I should be looking for. I consider myself a relatively intelligent person, so I don't mind dealing with the learning curve, but i am also short on time (which is why I am asking for your opinion), so if it has too many features, that may be a bit cumbersome. My price range is probably somewhere around the below $700 range. any suggestions?

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Buying a camera.
May 24, 2005 4:07PM PDT

Don't buy Kodak or Pentax. Remember you also have to pay for an extra battery or set of batteries, a decent memory card and a bag. Don't buy the bag from the manufacture they are usually really expensive and a bit crap.

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thanks
May 27, 2005 3:13PM PDT

thanks for the info . . . i hadn't thought about all of the extras

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In my experience, even the best cameras can have their
May 24, 2005 5:01PM PDT

images improved if they are tweaked on the computer before being used.

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Digital Cameras
May 25, 2005 12:33AM PDT

All cameras in the $500/700 price range are more than a point-and-shoot camera.

If you leave them in Auto mode, they are as simple as a point-and-shoot camera. They also have a full set of manual override controls for those special shots.

To start with, use the auto mode; then learn the special features one by one.

Here are a few 7 megapixel cameras ($450 to $550) that can produce excellent photos:

Canon G6
Canon S70
Olympus C7000
Olympus C7070
Sony V3

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_g6%2Ccanon_s70%2Coly_c7000z%2Coly_c7070wz%2Csony_dscv3&show=all

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thanks
May 27, 2005 3:18PM PDT

thanks for the comparison link. It gave me much more info as well as a "plan of attack".