Comments on: The Buying a Camera Open Thread

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:41:46 +0000

It does seem like a lot of camera for the $225 + tax I paid for it at WalMart.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:40:37 +0000

The quality seems great, and it’s at a price that were something to happen to it, I wouldn’t be mortified. Unhappy, but not devastated.

By: nessa

nessa — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:13:17 +0000

By: Swamp_Yankee

Swamp_Yankee — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:53:08 +0000

Tom Brady returns tonight:

By: Steph C

Steph C — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:30:45 +0000

But Cooper has canceled his town halls.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:30:24 +0000

We should get better monitoring of counters, not worry about exactly what process they have to take to rig the count.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:29:36 +0000

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:28:48 +0000

I like its price.

By: Scope

Scope — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:09:07 +0000

I just read this at Newsmax Technology section-

http://www.physorg.com/news169133727.html

We must demand paper back up systems for voting before 2010!!!!!

By: Scope

Scope — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:09:07 +0000

I just read this at Newsmax Technology section-

http://www.physorg.com/news169133727.html

We must demand paper back up systems for voting before 2010!!!!!

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:07:10 +0000

Having been sent a sample of what they can do, that seems good enough to me.

Thank you to all who helped.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:02:56 +0000

Fascist globowarmo comments draw bans, not +5 (Insightful) moderation.

By: Alone_in_the_Dotte

Alone_in_the_Dotte — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:33:00 +0000

….Nikon. I’m probably the exception to the rule, but I’ve never had good luck with that brand.

My current Nikon point-n-shoot digital is sloooww to cycle between shots. When using it’s grossly anemic internal flash, it adds many circular artifacts to the photo which Nikon says is “dust” but I suspect is actually more related to the pretty chrome bezel they put around the lens catching the too-close flash.

I’m going to also make an argument for the ancient technology of film. With film, you can have it all–prints, an electronic copy, and the original negative which could be handy if someone started crying that a photo was altered. People are practically giving away high-end film 35mm’s on Ebay.

By: kyle8

kyle8 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:10:30 +0000

check out my pictures on my blog for evidence

http://impudent.blognation.us/blog

By: vizbiz

vizbiz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:09 +0000

Go to CraigsList, find and buy this camera. It is super easy to use and is the best DSLR for the money.

If you read the Manual on manual settings, you will be able to take professionalt pictures everytime. If you can find a lens with IS (image sabilization) for cheap, get it.

If you buy this camera and take a little time to learn how to use it, you will suddenly become addicted to it. I promise.

By: dudette

dudette — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:30:34 +0000

I have one and it takes great photos but there is sometimes a gap between when it is ready to take the next shot. It does video but i have never figured it out and it is a bit bulky not fitting that easily ito the palm of your hand. I think I am going for the little guy on AMazon.

By: builder20

builder20 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:26:19 +0000

This is another interesting choice. The thing is small, easily carried in your pocket, and in some models waterproof. What I like about it is the pistol grip styling, and ease of carrying. You are way more likely to take pictures and video with it because of its size and shape. Plus most models have HD 720, or even HD 1080.

One thing it is not is a camera for actual photography. The pictures are okay, but nothing to be bragging about. But would do fine with hostile crowds.

I take mine to concerts normally, as well as film stuff for my youth group. Like I said its easy to carry and has taken a beating in my backpack at amusement parks, hiking trips, canoe trips, ect….

By: gensec

gensec — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:16:39 +0000

And whatever camera you get, separately buy a much larger memory card than comes with the camera if you expect to shoot video with it.

By: gensec

gensec — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:06:56 +0000

… of video quality (click the HQ button) for a hand size Canon Powershot camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey8Ui63VgHs

By: gensec

gensec — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:02:18 +0000

A lot of hand-size digital cameras also can shoot video, and it’s a good option to have.

If you want to capture a moonbat with some over the top sign, a good still shot is better than video. But for other cases showing progressives gone wild, video is far superior. Take for instance the Tampa Bay town hall where an Obama supporter apparently slapped a protestor. The still photo is good, but video would have been far more convincing.

Some of the comments below recommend Canon Power Shots. Maybe there are other cameras as good and/or better deals (I haven’t researched it), but the point is you can get good video or still shots depending on what’s best for the situation. I can say that for sure, because I saw what you can get out of a Canon PowerShot SD750 at
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Click the HQ button at the lower right of the video to see the resolution.

No the video isn’t about Obamacare, but it shows the quality you can shoot with a camera smaller than a smart phone. (for Neil, smaller than an iPhone Of course the detail would be far better if you shot a still photo with the same camera, but even if you captured a frame from the video (like if you click pause in the video) it still is good enough for documenting left lunacy. Wouldn’t you rather have a video at that quality of the Tampa Bay slapper instead of the still shot?

So I’d say get a small camera that can also do video, and shoot whichever is best for the situation.