Recommendations for a camera?

**Pinot's Mom** · 02-08-2010, 09:12 PM

Sorry, can't get you at that price point. I LOVE my Canon EOS Rebel Digital SLR, but the cost is much higher. The "digital delay" was too much for me, and I knew I needed to go back to SLR technology. Good luck!

**Momto4FemaleFelines** · 02-09-2010, 04:48 PM

I won't recommend my camera simply because it's an older model (a left-over '06 Sony Cybershot that I got in early '07 on sale), but it is a GOOD camera.

I'm far from an expert but I can share a little:
Look for something you can change the ISO on, at least to 1000. If you have good light, you can take pictures indoors with no flash on that setting. I do quite a bit of that in my living room and on our "florida type" back porch room when the sun is providing good light, and of the cats on the window sills, but you have to shoot at an angle or you just get silhouttes.

Look for a high OPTICAL zoom number if you want good zoom capabilities. Digital zoom doesn't mean much...you can zoom, but the more you zoom the grainier the photos will become. If you get a high optical zoom number (I have an x12 and really could use a camera with better zoom for the wildlife photography I do on my property, but it'll have to wait awhile) Good zoom capabilities can come in handy when you want to potograph an adorably sleeping kitty without moving too much or too close to wake kitty!

My camera has a bazillion things I'll never learn to use, but the zoom is one thing I know about and is important to me. I do use the B&W and sepia settings sometimes.

The more manipulating you will be doing with editing programs, the higher mega pixel number you should look for.

That's about all I know about to share, hope it helps some.

**Roxyluvsme13** · 02-09-2010, 05:11 PM

I would recommend my camera, but it's an older model and not really tiny enough to fit what you're wanting in one anyways

, so I'll just ramble a little bit.

I agree with what has already been said. High optical zoom is great. My camera has 10x zoom and it's really awesome for taking pics of the moon and pics of the pets when you don't want to disturb them. ISO is also great.

I recommend looking into some of the smaller Nikons and there are a couple of Canons out now that have some really nice optical zoom on them. There's one specific Canon, I can't exactly remember the model number, but it has like 10x zoom and it's fairly small and has some great features for around a $200 price tag, I *think*.

The cheaper, smaller Fujis probably aren't that great and a lot of people are saying Kodak has improved some, but I still say look into the Canons and Nikons that fit your style.

Good luck

!

**Momto4FemaleFelines** · 02-09-2010, 05:14 PM

I just uploaded some non-kitty photos in an album in my profile as an example of what my camera can do.

**Roxyluvsme13** · 02-09-2010, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Momto4FemaleFelines

I just uploaded some non-kitty photos in an album in my profile as an example of what my camera can do.

Really AWESOME pictures!!! I love the macro ones.

**Momto4FemaleFelines** · 02-09-2010, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Roxyluvsme13

Really AWESOME pictures!!! I love the macro ones.

Thank you. I LOVE photography, but am just a novice who does it for fun, relaxation and as a sort of therapy and pass-time.
I don't use the macro setting on the camera for those close ups! I just move in and out and snap away til I get one in focus. That's the GREAT thing about digital photography, take hundreds of pics but only save and maybe print the cream of the crop.

I have a web site with some of the pictures I consider my best and I also have a bunch of photos on ViewBug, which I'm not sure I can share because it seems every time I send someone the link, they tell me they can't see the pics unless they register OR have my password and screen name...

But here is my personal page:
Pat's Photography Pages