Looking to pick a few of yer brains...

Looking at upgrading my digital camera, currently have a Fuji 3.5 Mega Pixel. While its doing the job ok, its quality is not the best. What I would be using it for is mostly photos and images to include on the sites I develop, shots of buildings, people, scenery etc. The usual type pictures you would see on standard websites.

So any suggestions of makes and models? What type of camera do you use for your web development?

Do you want a full SLR or something more compact?

TBH I've found my N95's camera to be pretty good for basic shots, but I also have a T9 and a full size SLR.
My main problem with the SLR was lugging it around the place ...

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My preference is something more compact as I will be using it for personal use also any don't want to be lugging around something too big!

Thanks

I have the N95 as well, and i find it really slow to take a picture and there's no image stabilization with it at all. It's good - but only for very basic shots.

We do Fujifilm (mainly) in our shop for the simple reason that they have a mirage of features that nobody knows about, but once someone buys one, they'll always come back for a second pone as a gift. Face Recognition in them is pretty good, and taking pictures of hills, mountains, etc for backgrounds(which is something i would imagine a web developer would do a lot) is very easy, and produces a pleasant picture.

After that, it's just a matter of what you're willing to spend. You can go for a cheapo for €135 which will do the job nicely, or one with brilliant lens, etc, slightly bigger, but the quality is amazing - that's €375. Either way, if you had a particular model that you wanted, I could order one in for you, and give you a very good price on it.

The Cybershot T9 that I have (or more precisely, my sister has purloined) doesn't seem to be around anymore, but I think this one is the replacement:
Cyber shot DSC W170 silver

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it gets good reviews, but fluck me, it can be broken easily...

Sold 3 over the summer... one was faulty out of the box, one was returned because it dropped off a couch - in bits. The other one, was sold to a "loud" customer so the fact that we havent had any complaints means it's good.

I'd probably say get one of the cybershots ... based on friends recommendations but that was a year or two ago but the quality was great ....

These days you're really spoilt for choice
Whatever you do ... head on over to Digital Camera Reviews and News: Digital Photography Review: Forums, Glossary, FAQ to read some reviews of it.

I'm in the market for a dSLR .. though I'm probably going to just go with something along the lines of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28: Digital Photography Review which should be a good inbetween ground between the point and click I've got (Olympus ... oldish C-500 ) and a proper dSLR

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My wife got me a little Sony one for my birthday, and it's brilliant. Very compact, and good quality too. The main thing I've noticed is that the delay seems to be gone - it really does seem as quick to take a photo as a non-digital camera.

Thanks for all the advice so far. I now have a few options.

Any suggestions of Irish websites to purchase such from?

Dabs Ireland - dabs.ie- PC Hardware, Components, Software, Networking, Printers
Komplett.ie
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