Digital Cameras... Any input?

[Rushski]

You could also try out the disposable digitals- CVS is carrying the ones made by Pure Digital, who also just came out with a video camera, on sale today.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1118158996.html

(If anyone gets one of these, either video or still, I'm sure we'd all like to know how it works. I have a very oblique interest in Pure Digital making a go of it, as well, so I'm particularly interested)

Wouldn't personally go with a throw-away. I like some control, zoom, higher megapixel, go straight to comp and email more than I print. Plus I take so many shots when I do take pics that it would be a pain to delete pics off the limitted space of a disposable on the fly.

But for many reasons and many people, disposables are fine. The videocam is definitely a surprise, beating the other stores out of the gate on that one.

 

[ctenidae]

CVS isn't just beating other stores, Pure Digital's the only company that has one, or anything like it, even under development. Pretty cool, really, though I have doubts as to utility. How long before the camera phones have full motion capability (instead of the 30 fps for the disposables)?

 

[ski_resort_observer]

The 6/28 issue of PC Mag has a comprehensive review of DC's.
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,4148,5,00.asp?kc=236

I was all set to buy a Nikon D70, been a Nikon guy for 25 years, but when the new Canon EOS 20D came out I couldn't resist.

As TB mentioned the Canon Rebel XT is also a very sweet camera.

 

[bigbog]

...

Found a decent deal locally on a CANON Powershot A520. 4MP and 4x OZ will be ok for my first camera in a lonnnnng time... Stitching together a few pics for some panoramas will be good up in the boonies and am hoping for enough shutter speed for WW...although that might only be in my dreams right now :lol:

 

[kabelnicke]

I've got a Nikon D70 with 80-200mm & 15-30mm lenses.
Goood quality - 6.2 pixels
Flexible with zoom lense.
Don't bother with crap like panorama mode etc. Teach yourself photoshop and work on your photoskills instead.
This model is allready dropping in price and should be enough to make you happy until you reach semi-pro level.
Good luck.

 

[bill9009]

i bought the canon sd400 about 3 weeks ago and i love it, i had a canon s300 before that and loved that as well so i figured i would stick with the canon.
Its really small, so i can just stick it in my pocket for skiing, really easy to use. I would recommend it.

 

[NYDrew]

I just picked up a $12 1.6 megapixel vivtar from BJ's (equivalent to Price Club, Costco's and Sam's Club) Its a cheap peice of crap, but when your going down a hill between 15 and 80 mph, how can you go wrong, I know i will break it eventually.

 

[Rushski]

Ended up getting a Panasonic Lumix FX9.

6 Megapixel
3x Opt. zoom
Optical Image Stabilization
2.5 inch high-res LCD
Many scene modes including "Snow"

Excellent battery life, cheaper SD card memory.

Very happy with it so far...

 

[RIDEr]

Has anybody seen or worked with the Canon that came out this year that is waterproof and built for people outside? I can't recall the actual model type, but looking into it further... just wanted to get a feel from everybody else.

 

[Rushski]

Know there is a Pentax that is waterproof, not sure Canon has one...

 

[bvibert]

I have an Olympus Stylus 410 thats weather-proof, so far its been perfect for skiing. They don't make that one anymore, but they do have a new line of weather-proof cameras.

 

[backintoit]

As TB mentioned the Canon Rebel XT is also a very sweet camera.

I love my XT. I'm still in search of the perfect pack but I take it skiing. The picture quality is awesome. Also the turn on time and picture saving time are pretty quick.

 

[rocojerry]

best POW-Cam shots

At somepoint in the near future, I'd like to save up for a nice cam to use for some pow shots....

-I'd like the camera to operate in cold temps, waterproof or waterproof case would be good
-Pretty durable, but small enough to be able to keep it in a pocket without too much bulk
-Decent quality, optics... These days probably 5+ Megapixel?
-Price, reasonable for the average guy, not in the high end...

Any recent upgrades? This thread looks a few years old, I'm sure you guys may have tried out some of the newer cams and maybe have taken them onto the slopes --

 

[thetrailboss]

Some more information on the camera.

I just bought one...love it. It powers up fast but is not waterproof...so use it with care.

 

[hammer]

Just picked up a Canon PowerShot A570...been without a smaller digital camera for most of the ski season, looking forward to using it this weekend. :smile:

 

[severine]

I have an Olympus Stylus 410 thats weather-proof, so far its been perfect for skiing. They don't make that one anymore, but they do have a new line of weather-proof cameras.

And because of this, I'm not allowed to get my own camera for skiing.

At least when I'm not actually skiing, just scoping out ski areas, my Canon 20D is nice. It can be a bit of overkill when I want something lightweight, but Brian feels his camera is enough to bridge that gap.

 

[thetrailboss]

Some more information on the camera.

I just bought one...love it. It powers up fast but is not waterproof...so use it with care.

Bump. Four years I know . I am still using my Canon Powershot A570 IS camera (as shown above). Coming up on 7,100 pictures/video taken and going strong. What a great camera...easy to use. Full manual mode as well as other modes. My father in law gave us a Canon Vixia HFM40 Camcorder and similarly it is easy to figure out and use. I'm Canon for life based on these experiences.

 

[Bumpsis]

Bump. Four years I know . I am still using my Canon Powershot A570 IS camera (as shown above). Coming up on 7,100 pictures/video taken and going strong. What a great camera...easy to use. Full manual mode as well as other modes. My father in law gave us a Canon Vixia HFM40 Camcorder and similarly it is easy to figure out and use. I'm Canon for life based on these experiences.

I'm also a big fan of the PowerShot A series. Have been using the A590 IS for good couple of years now.
I really like the range of menus and shooting modes, but one thing that Cannon just did not bother to make available is the histogram of light exposure (or other light meterring scale) at the time of shooting.

Not having that function can cause some over or under exposed shots when not in full automatic modes.
I screwed up a good number of shots on a recent trip by having the aperture compensation set a couple of clicks too high and didn't even know it. Having overexposed some bright features in the background, ruined the pictures. But otherwise, it has most of I find useful, such as a view finder and it's small enough to be carried in a parka pocket.

I also use a couple of Panasonic digital cameras, the DMC LZ2 and DMC FZ 28. Both have really superb optics (gotta love those Leica lenses) so pictures come really sharp, but the LZ 2 is mostly a point & shoot so it's just too simple and no view finder. For me that's an important feature. But it was my first digital camera and I had yet to learn about the uselessness of the LCD in full daylight.

The FZ 28 is a great camera (superzoom and tons of useful features) but too bulky to put in a jacket's pocket so not exactly a good skiing camera. I am a big fan of the Panasonic cameras, but the A590 IS is a really good camera too. I'm done with getting any more cameras unless Panasonic puts a view finder on one of its micro-4 format cameras.

 

[David Metsky]

I'm also a big fan of the PowerShot A series. Have been using the A590 IS for good couple of years now.
I really like the range of menus and shooting modes, but one thing that Cannon just did not bother to make available is the histogram of light exposure (or other light meterring scale) at the time of shooting.

Install the CDHK firmware and you'll get that and much more. It's safe, doesn't change anything on the camera, and works.

 

[Bumpsis]

Install the CDHK firmware and you'll get that and much more. It's safe, doesn't change anything on the camera, and works.

Thanks David!! This is very useful. Wow! Live histogram. Well, this made my day. Very nice improvement.