Saturday, September 01, 2007

Nikon L10

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

5 comments:

Cliff Prince said...

I'm still wondering about something I think I posted on Eolake's blog a while back:

Where'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?

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Maybe the upcoming Fuji F50fd.

If 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.)

Cliff Prince said...

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.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

From all I've read, you need either moving lens elements or a moving sensor to get good stabilization.

Cliff Prince said...

Oh, OK then. :P Shows what I know. Like I said, I wanted the perfect snap-shotter, nothing more.