Thread: Digital Camera for 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 ...

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

Originally Posted by blacknight

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 ...

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

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

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?

Originally Posted by Amateur

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

Any suggestions of Irish websites to purchase such from?

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