can someone help a newbie

mieke · Jun 3, 2004

Hi,

I hope I'm using the right forum.

I want to buy my first digital camera, so far I have used a normal one. Yet I find it very hard to decide. Due to some injuries I cannot hold a camera for very long, and I have been told that some digital cameras take a long time to actually shoot a photo.

as I am used to high-quality photos I would like to have at least 10x zoom and 3 mega pixels

I have narrowed it down to a few, if anybody knows them can they give me advise, or if you know another one not too expensive let me know please

fuji s5000
Minolta Dimage Z1
Konica Minolta Dimage Z2
Kodak DX 6490 UZ
Olympus C-760 UZ

thanks in advance

mieke

BobTrips · Jun 3, 2004

mieke said:
Hi,

I hope I'm using the right forum.

I want to buy my first digital camera, so far I have used a normal
one. Yet I find it very hard to decide. Due to some injuries I
cannot hold a camera for very long, and I have been told that some
digital cameras take a long time to actually shoot a photo.

as I am used to high-quality photos I would like to have at least
10x zoom and 3 mega pixels

I have narrowed it down to a few, if anybody knows them can they
give me advise, or if you know another one not too expensive let me
know please

fuji s5000
Minolta Dimage Z1
Konica Minolta Dimage Z2
Kodak DX 6490 UZ
Olympus C-760 UZ

I'll add two (three) cameras to your list.

First the Panasonic FZ10. 12x zoom, 4 megs, and image stabilized.

The Minolta A2, 7x, 8 megs, and image stabilized.

And the Minolta A1, 7x, 5 megs and image stabilized. (If you could find it for significantly less than the A2.)

I find image stabilization very nice to have with longer zooms. (Olympus C2100z, 2 meg, 10x and Minolta A1- wish I had the A2 due to the better EVF.)

Read as many reviews as you can find, visit the 'talk forums' and see what the users/owners are saying.

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Martha Yount · Jun 3, 2004

mieke said:
Hi,

I hope I'm using the right forum.

I want to buy my first digital camera, so far I have used a normal
one. Yet I find it very hard to decide. Due to some injuries I
cannot hold a camera for very long, and I have been told that some
digital cameras take a long time to actually shoot a photo.

as I am used to high-quality photos I would like to have at least
10x zoom and 3 mega pixels

I have narrowed it down to a few, if anybody knows them can they
give me advise, or if you know another one not too expensive let me
know please

fuji s5000
Minolta Dimage Z1
Konica Minolta Dimage Z2
Kodak DX 6490 UZ
Olympus C-760 UZ

thanks in advance

mieke

Martha Yount · Jun 3, 2004

Martha Yount said:
I would like to suggest 2 cameras.

The 1st one Canon A-80
The 2nd one Canon
Both are excellent, easy to handle.
Both take super pictures and $400 or less

mieke said:
Martha Yount said:

Hi,

I hope I'm using the right forum.

I want to buy my first digital camera, so far I have used a normal
one. Yet I find it very hard to decide. Due to some injuries I
cannot hold a camera for very long, and I have been told that some
digital cameras take a long time to actually shoot a photo.

as I am used to high-quality photos I would like to have at least
10x zoom and 3 mega pixels

I have narrowed it down to a few, if anybody knows them can they
give me advise, or if you know another one not too expensive let me
know please

fuji s5000
Minolta Dimage Z1
Konica Minolta Dimage Z2
Kodak DX 6490 UZ
Olympus C-760 UZ

thanks in advance

mieke

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Robert Land · Jun 3, 2004

Mieke,

I think everyone could be of more help if you went into more detail about your injuries or at least how they affect you and also your prior experience in photography. The injuries alone could determine whether or not you need any kind of Anti-shake or Image Stabilization. What do you intend to do with the photographs you take? Enlarge? Crop? What type of photographs do you anticipate shooting…..action, macro, family, etc.? Do you want the camera to do the work for you or do you have an interest in photo processing? Are you experienced at PP and if so, what software are you using? What is your price range? The speed of the camera does seem to be an issue for you though. Also, don’t be fooled by the digital zoom as this is often a commercial ploy directed towards the inexperienced and you can usually accomplish the same end result in most any PP software. Optical zoom is what you should look at.

I may not be able to answer your questions directly but if you answer the questions I asked you in an organized format, this may help you get good responses. I mainly converse in the Minolta Forum and have little experience in others but I can tell you from experience that if you ask this question there with more detailed information, you will no doubt be well advised. The Minolta Forum usually looks out for the person rather than promoting a Minolta camera just for the sake of it. Many of the regulars own an array of different brands. I’m sure other Forums on this site are the same; I’m just not experienced with them. Good luck in your search.
Regards,
Robert

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mieke · Jun 3, 2004

Hi,

thank you all very much for your replies so far, I am going to follow up on them.

Mieke

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