Digital Cameras

Barbie said:
What 8O Remember you're talking to me here Mark :lol: ;)
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Hehe :lol:

I don't know how to explain it :oops:

Optical zoom uses the lense to make things look bigger (very handy for portraits or if you can't get close to what you want to take a photo of).

Digital zoom doesn't use lenses, it just 'zooms in' on the image to make it look bigger. This means the bigger picture looks blurry and cr@p..

I don't think I explained it any better :oops: :lol:
 
Mark Sun said:
Hehe :lol:

I don't know how to explain it :oops:

Optical zoom uses the lense to make things look bigger (very handy for portraits or if you can't get close to what you want to take a photo of).

Digital zoom doesn't use lenses, it just 'zooms in' on the image to make it look bigger. This means the bigger picture looks blurry and cr@p..

I don't think I explained it any better :oops: :lol:
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:oops: :lol: I'm still none the wiser but I'll remember I need optical and not digital ;)
 
i have an older version of the casio exilim... but still really like it... if you are looking for something small.. do a search for it

i think they even had a marketing catch phrase like "fits your body' as its quite small
 
Mark Sun said:
Check out the Casio Exilim, my mate has one and it's super small, takes lovely pics and the build quality is fantastic.

Keep in mind there's a difference bewteen digital zoom (which zooms in on the same picture) and optical zoom (take the picture closer) - optical is what you want.
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I got Casio Exilim; it's really small and handy when you go clubbing.
 
I got a Casio Exilim 600 (6 megapixels) - £130 on Amazon and worth the dosh

My friend is very into his photography and when asked for his advice when i got my new camera he said that for the purposes that I was looking for i.e. not for professional work - anything over 6 megapixels is a waste of time.
 
macdonsj said:
My friend is very into his photography and when asked for his advice when i got my new camera he said that for the purposes that I was looking for i.e. not for professional work - anything over 6 megapixels is a waste of time.
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Yep someone else told me that as well, I really don't think I need most of the photos I take in any better quality, in fact lower quality would be best for a lot of them :lol:
 
my first digital camera was a 2.1 megal pixel and to be honest i cant tell the difference between the pictures i used to take and those i now take on my 6 megapixel samsung camera. Its not just about the number of pixels its also the lens aswell that the camera uses

The downside of having a huge megapixel camera is that the file sizes when taken photos are huge, each photo will be up to 500kb or even 1meg in size depending on the subject matter, these means you need a larger memory stick/card.

You should be able to pick up a decent compact camera for around £150 that will suffice for general snaps such as holidays etc and will still look good on a pc and printed too
 
lcoverdale said:
You should be able to pick up a decent compact camera for around £150 that will suffice for general snaps such as holidays etc and will still look good on a pc and printed too
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Really, I was expecting to pay around £300 cos my last one was about £250 but I guess these things have come down in price.

Right thanks everyone, shopping time at the wkend ;)
 
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