trogon (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} trogon) wrote,@ 2007-12-19 11:47:00 |
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Digital camera recommendations
I'm going to buy a digital camera, and I'm looking for suggestions. (I know about and am using Dave's Picks, but I'd like more personal stuff as well.) I suspect nobody will have experience with exactly the type I'm looking for but general brand-level stuff would be helpful as well.
I'm more concerned with optical zoom than with megapixels; my main use would be to take pictures of birds when I'm out birding, so I'm looking at the 10x (and up) optical zoom models. Besides, past about "Burst mode" would be nice, as would the ability to take AA batteries. Almost all the models in this category have image stabilization, which is essential at the long-zoom modes. It looks like the market is dominated by Panasonic, Canon, and Olympus. The Panasonics sound nice but require expensive proprietary batteries which may be a deal-breaker. Anyone have anything to say, positive or negative, about the other brands?
I'm going to buy a digital camera, and I'm looking for suggestions. (I know about and am using Dave's Picks, but I'd like more personal stuff as well.) I suspect nobody will have experience with exactly the type I'm looking for but general brand-level stuff would be helpful as well.
I'm more concerned with optical zoom than with megapixels; my main use would be to take pictures of birds when I'm out birding, so I'm looking at the 10x (and up) optical zoom models. Besides, past about "Burst mode" would be nice, as would the ability to take AA batteries. Almost all the models in this category have image stabilization, which is essential at the long-zoom modes. It looks like the market is dominated by Panasonic, Canon, and Olympus. The Panasonics sound nice but require expensive proprietary batteries which may be a deal-breaker. Anyone have anything to say, positive or negative, about the other brands?
