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digital still camera recommendation?
Our company has a budget for a less expensive digital camera, and I am hoping someone can recommend one for around $200.
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With all due respect, at that price range there are literally almost 150 different cameras that one could purchase in the range of $200 so bringing a specific model would be almost impossible considering the fact that at that level almost all of the cameras are scaled down to meet the budget. Obviously, you’re not looking at a lot of resolution, probably in the range of 1.5 to 2MP and expansion would be generally nonexistent, but it would effectively capture useable images.
Without sounding biased, I
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Thanks, Mike. I’ve been hearing what a cheap-assed budget this is for a decent digital camera, and hope that we can get our manager to loosen up on the purse strings. I am glad that you are reaffirming that Canon is the way to go.
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Neil –
I was in just your position about a year ago. Our promotions manager tasked me with finding a “professional quality” digital camera for 200 to 400 dollars. I went through dozens of reviews, discovering that there’s no such thing. Sure, the megapixel quality will give you the level of final output for television, but the toolset at that price doesn’t even allow you to focus through the lens, or even really tell whether that perfect shot is in focus until you get it to the computer.
I went back to our promotions manager, told him that for less than 1000 dollars it would be a waste of money, and, as if by magic, the budget went up to 1000 to 1500 dollars. We bought a Nikon D70, with a lens kit (slow lens, we will be upgrading within the year), tripod, case, two 1GB flash memory cards, and a memory dock (USB) for about 1500 bucks.
I now use it to shoot promotional photography of our News anchors and reporters for everything from web use to on-air use, to 36 x 36″ lighboxes. It’s working out just fine, except for the slow lens. According to a photographer friend of mine (an actual professional photog) the Nikon and Fuji cameras have superior software that allows you to get really high rez shots, and then up rez them (using Genuine Fractals software) to the size of a billboard if need be.
I suggest you not throw away the 200 dollars, but wait until the budget allows a real tool for the job.
Joe Bourke
Art Director / WMUR-TV
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