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Forsyth ([personal profile] forsyth) wrote2006-04-11 01:12 am

Digital Cameras

This summer, as I've said, I plan to go a-wandering a bit. And I would like to document this visually as well as with words. And the best way to do that in this modern age of marvelous magic is with a digital camera. However, I'm not full of money to splurge on such a thing. But buying something cheap and crappy rather than something good and durable is a recipe for bad things. So, I turn to you, the LJ-having public that I actually know, what's a good digital camera that's not uber-expensive? Good quality pictures and good storage are nice, though obviously I can buy a new flash card, and will probably have access to the Internet so I can store the pictures somewhere like Flickr. And where's a good place to buy one?

[identity profile] dezro.livejournal.com 2006-04-11 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know a good model, but I can help you shop: When you're comparing zoom levels, treat digital zoom as [i]no zoom at all[/i]. Like, if the thing says "4X Zoom (2X digital, 2X optical)" then think "2X zoom". Digital zoom is just worthless.

[identity profile] dezro.livejournal.com 2006-04-11 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
damn it why do I keep putting ubb code in html fields and vice versa