We just talked about good cameras being much cheaper these days. It keeps happening.
"It used to be that any digital camera selling for anything close to $100 was just trash, not worth even that modest expense. With the Nikon Coolpix L10 though, "bargain" doesn't have to mean "junk" any longer." - Review
I'm still wondering about something I think I posted on Eolake's blog a while back:
ReplyDeleteWhere's that "perfect" snap-shot camera? Tiny (profile of a thick credit card; maybe even fits in your wallet?) with long battery life, flash, some wide variety of pre-sets for the F-stop and shutter (that's really a non-issue these days, there's so much available), maybe even full control of those options. The optics need not be supernatural -- just a medium- to wide-angle (like, 40 mm?). And a digital (but not necessarily optical) zoom.
But tiny. Sturdy and tiny. Flat, fits in front shirt pocket. I'd say 3 inches by 2 inches (credit card) and then less than 1 inch thick when stored (though the lens might telescope out when it's turned on).
I'd like to spend less than $500. Options?
Maybe the upcoming Fuji F50fd.
ReplyDeleteIf you want it even smaller, Canon PowerShot SD1000 (Digital IXUS 70). But then there's no Image Stabilization, and less low-light capability. (Meaning high ISO settings are more noisy.)
I would have thought that digital (computer-based rather than optics-based) image stabilization would be quite simple to implement. I can't imagine manufacturers making cameras do without it now'days.
ReplyDeleteFrom all I've read, you need either moving lens elements or a moving sensor to get good stabilization.
ReplyDeleteOh, OK then. :P Shows what I know. Like I said, I wanted the perfect snap-shotter, nothing more.
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