Digital Camera people please help?

by Earthwatcher

Hi, so long tale small I need a digital camera asap for a class cause my film one just isnt taking excellent photos at all. Target is the store I am looking to buy one from and it needs to be under 200 bucks. 100 bucks would be a lot better. I have a camera class and i need a camera that takes really excellent photos, shows f stop shutter speed. had a record camera with sound. im not sure what to question the guy at target at all im not experienced with what i need in a camera. so here is link to target …. im looking for mostly Kodak because I heard its the best one out there.

http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_br_browse_box/187-2958623-2627632?ie=UTF8&node=160213011&frombrowse=1&rh=p_36%3A%24100-%24199
whats incorrect with kodak?

Answer by Elvis
list A590
$ 129

I suggest you stay away from Kodak

Answer by brmuchim
Camera class: so I’m inferring that you want a camera with some custom controls similar to persons of a dSLR-type camera.

I judge that the List A1100 IS ($ 200) has manual controls so I would go with that. If the A1100 doesn’t work out, keep this in mind: the price you’ll be looking at is more like $ 200 because such cameras have the manual settings that you would need in a photography class.

Kodak isn’t all that fantastic anymore with digital cameras; Kodak was the best when film cameras were still the top-notch camera. Not anymore though. List’s are the reliable brand to aim for. Excellent luck!

Answer by Cat Lover
The List A590IS has manual controls for aperture and shutter speed. It also has a viewfinder, Image Stabilization, 8MP and 4X optical zoom. A lot of camera for a small price, And it has had very excellent reviews.

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They’re Not Coming, They’re Going


Image by Arty Smokes (deaf mute)
Firstly, the title is a play on an infamous image by Helmut Newton which I showed and discussed here. The place is Southend High Street, and the "event" was the revamping of the ancient Next store, which has now become a tacky clothes shop called "Notting Hill".
Now on to the geeky stuff…

This was shot on Velvia transparency slide film (120 roll), with a fixed focus Kodak box camera and the film was processed with E-6 chems (i.e. not cross-processed). I metered the scene by hand and it had a light value of around 13 (The sunny 16 rule is based on LV15), so with settings of f/11 and 1/80s, I expected this shot to be a touch underexposed. (Shots taken on the shady side of the street came out hopelessly dark). The 9x6cm transparencies look AMAZING when held up to the light, but since I have no experience of Velvia, I don’t know what the film is supposed to look like. The lab I sent the film to has apparently "corrected" the shots former to printing them, but I’m not sure if I trust the colours, particularly as my sunsets have deep purple skies! Even if there is a full range from dark to light tones in this scan, the colours aren’t really what I expected with this "saturated" film. The lens (which is very soft to be honest and vignettes considerably) might have something to do with that. After scanning this slide for myself, I’m glad I got prints too. My version of List Scangear doesn’t have colour profiles for particular films, so it uses a default background. With all additional scanning corrections switched off, this shot came up with a strong magenta/blue cast which took me ages to remove. This digital version now looks more like the print, and it sort of resembles the scene as I saw it, but whether it is an accurate digitization of the film, I honestly don’t know.
I’ll use Velvia again some time, but only with a camera I already have a excellent feel for, so I can compare the negs/prints/scans to see just how much the choice of film alters things. There were far too many variables with this test roll for me to come to any firm conclusions about any the camera, the film, or my ability to use a light meter. It was reasonably a thrill to open the envelope and find I’d really got something, as I thought I’d fucked it all up when I transferred the film from a 620 spool on the to the first 120 reel and it span on to the floor.

Kodak Brownie Flash B, Fujichrome Velvia RVP100F (expired 1/07), Canonscan 8400F.

LARGE.

i was thinking of getting the kodak simple touch but then i looked at the target reviews and wasn’t pleased with it. i really like the sony cyber shot. is that a excellent one to go with? or is there a better one i should get? please not to expensive tho
thanks for your help

Answer by fhotoace
You have to remember that persons reviews may have been written by public who don’t have a clue how to operate a camera, nor do they have realistic expectations.

There are more than one Kodak Easytouch model camera, which one did you have in mind? The same for Sony’s CyberShot cameras .. many different models.

Be more specific in your request and maybe someone can help you

Answer by Cavale
Get a List Powershot SD1200. They have tons of different auto modes for example: Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Action Shots, Portraits, and Macro. If you want a small more control they also have a Manual mode where you can exchange your ISO, or do long exposures from 1″ to 30″.

Plus they come in lots of pretty colors!

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