QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones To the masters of photography: WHAT are the KEY elements in a digital camera that make for photos good enough to be published? I know its more than just high mega pixles count. Digital zoom? Aperture? Sensor size? Image resolution? What are the main camera features that make your photos so "good"?
QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 I have a 10MP digital camera that I picked up on ebay for about $150. Thats right, 10MP for $150!!! The pictures are incredible, better than film in my opinion. However, I have to compress the pics before I post them so the pics I post here on the forum arent near the quality I see on my PC. Oh well... What kind of camera is it? I've seen ads in Popular Science for small Bell & Howell digital cameras claiming to have 10MP. If you read the fine print it says something like "10MP is interpolated", which means the camera's sensor is a lot smaller than 10MP and fills in extra pixels to achieve the so-called 10MP. It's all smoke and mirrors. Any camera with real 10MP would be in the multi-thousand dollar professional range SLR from Canon or Nikon or other high end firms. As long as you are having fun with it, I guess that's what counts. But you should check into the camera to see exactly what MP it is actually offering. Bob Boudreau
QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 I have a 10MP digital camera that I picked up on ebay for about $150. Thats right, 10MP for $150!!! The pictures are incredible, better than film in my opinion. However, I have to compress the pics before I post them so the pics I post here on the forum arent near the quality I see on my PC. Oh well...
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Kenny2005 II understand how easy it is to manipulate the photos, etc with a digital camera. But what about photo quality? If I take my 35mm film to a photo finisher and get my photos on computer disk, how will those photos compare to photos from a good quality digital camera?
QUOTE: Originally posted by 1shado1 QUOTE: Originally posted by dinwitty hows this for a digital closeup shot? This is one of Creative's cameras that plug into a PC USB port. it was about 50 bucks. Of course you need the PC, its not standalone. I studied the various cameras and that one had a focusable lense, and I can get reaaaly close. I shot 8mm long time ago, it was pretty easy with a Bell and Howell to shoot and it had a single frame feature and you could do animation easy. Doing animation now is not as easy except you need to find the right software to do it easy. But digital gives you an instant feedback to judge your shot and after you hit the shutter, the image is ready to go, no waiting for development. Would I return to film? Nope. Nice pic. But I think with all the money you saved buying an inexpensive digital camera, you should at the very least splurge and get those number boards decalled.[:D] Jeff
QUOTE: Originally posted by dinwitty hows this for a digital closeup shot? This is one of Creative's cameras that plug into a PC USB port. it was about 50 bucks. Of course you need the PC, its not standalone. I studied the various cameras and that one had a focusable lense, and I can get reaaaly close. I shot 8mm long time ago, it was pretty easy with a Bell and Howell to shoot and it had a single frame feature and you could do animation easy. Doing animation now is not as easy except you need to find the right software to do it easy. But digital gives you an instant feedback to judge your shot and after you hit the shutter, the image is ready to go, no waiting for development. Would I return to film? Nope.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Kenny2005 If I take my 35mm film to a photo finisher and get my photos on computer disk, how will those photos compare to photos from a good quality digital camera?
QUOTE: Originally posted by tutaenui As I see it digital has 2 BIG pluses over conventional film camera, i.e. the digital has much greater depth of field, and will correct the colour balance for most lighting souces.