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i think i am going to buy a new camera for roo this year and i could use some help. i have been using a fuji e900 for a few years and it took great pictures but it is time to update and retire this one. i want something that will function well in low light or night time, good picture quality and that can capture a moving object without it being blurry along with a fast shutter speed. something between 12 -14 megapixels and under 200 bucks. i have been looking around but i need a nudge in the right direction or personal experience with your own cameras would be great. thank you in advance for your help.
There are many cameras under 200 that have what you're looking for. Almost all of them have face detection, blur reduction, and other features that are becoming standard. nikon has one at officemax(where i work) with 14mp, 3" touchscreen, 5x optical zoom (stay away from digital zoom) for $179.
As far as shutter speed, i think you are refering to the time inbetween pictures...if so, with a digital camera the write-speed is what determines how fast you can take pictures...if you get an "ultra" memory card they have 15-20x the write speed of a standard memory card for only $5-$15 more.
hope this helps...let me know if you need any other info!!
Post by Fishing Maniac on Jan 6, 2011 18:42:00 GMT -5
Multiple shots per second is called continuous shooting. You are not likely to get many shots per second from a point and shoot. I get just over 4 from my G 12 and that's a pretty high end P&S. The write speed of the card can effect this, but current cards will not limit the processor and slow down the drive motor of a point and shoot most likely. An SLR, yes, but it's a much faster drive motor.
I would try to get as few mega pixels as possible. It's unlikely that you will find a camera with less than 10 - BUT the higher the chip resolution the worse the low light performance. Especially in P&S's. Especially in cheaper ones. The photo diodes that create each pixel are like little sponges that suck up light. There is only so much light available for each picture. More sponges means less light per sponge. This means darker pictures. So more pixels isn't always better. If you aren't making large prints (or probably any prints) it doesn't really matter. Also a greater pixel density on P&S cameras can often lead to color blending and loss of sharpness.
Try to get a camera with at least 1600 ISO. You will not want to use flash for shots of bands. The flash won't reach that far anyway.
this is exactly the kind of information i was looking for to help me pick out a camera. its very interesting about the pixels i would not have thought more would hurt a night shot but the way you put it makes perfect sense.
