Digital Cameras

[Ken A]

What sort of digital cameras does everyone use these days ?

I use a Fuji Finepix 601Z which I have had for a few years now & I'm happy with it. Max pic size is 3.2 mg which is OK for my usage. I'm thinking about a bigger card for it at this stage. Only have 64meg at the moment.

[matt_nsw]

I got the cannon IXUS50.

small cam that fits into a ciggie pack. 5MP with movie mode. can take thousands of pix and 48min of movie with the 1gig memory card.

supa sharp pix with good movie quality too.

will take me ages to work out all the features

http://www.canon.com.au/products/visual/ca...italixus50.html

[Whitto]

Here's the best camera for a fisho ...

The Pentax Optio WPi Water Proof Digital Camera is perfect for the active photographer. This camera combines 6 megapixels, a 3 x optical zoom and a 2 inch LCD all in a waterproof body. The Pentax WPi is capable of being used at a depth of 1.5 metres for up to 30 minutes at a time.

Wash the fishguts and salt off in a bucket!

There is one on my birthday list already

[clutch]

I got the cannon IXUS50.

small cam that fits into a ciggie pack. 5MP with movie mode.

Me Too.....I really like it.....I use it exclusively at the mo.

have a 256mb memory card

[Outnumbered]

i'm still useing my 6 year old sony mavica 10X optic zoom. it uses floppy disks instead of those fancy newfangled cardy things. and is a huge .35 megapixle.

recently i thought the old beast was dying but it turned out to be the 15 year old floppy disks just couldn't handle the pace anymore.

[Ken A]

recently i thought the old beast was dying but it turned out to be the 15 year old floppy disks just couldn't handle the pace anymore.

I honestly didn't think any floppy cams were still around mate Got a few 8 year old floppies here you are welcome to have

[Hooky.]

A Fuji Finepix A210 is what I have.

Certainly does the job for me with no problems..........except for the small scratch on the lense.

[the_lure]

Fuji FinePix S5000, 3.1/6mp , 10x Optical Zoom, top camera and easy to use

[Guest fishrunner]

G'day Ken,

I use a olympus mini, takes great pics, is weatherproof and came with waterproof housing(promo offer). Nice and easy to use and will film upto the capacity of the memory card. I have a 512 k sd card and holds heaps.

hope this helps

http://www.olympusimaging.com.au/servlet/C...d=1085025989222

mini s if you want more megapix

[GregH]

G-day Raiders

I have a Olympus Camedia C-770 Ultra Zoom 10 X Optical Zoom 4.0 Megapixels.

Its a small camera with a big zoom lens.

Previously had a Canon EOS SLR camera but haven't touched it since we bought the digital camera.

Cheers

[Davy]

I got the cannon IXUS50.

Me Too.....I really like it.....I use it exclusively at the mo.

have a 256mb memory card

Thats the way

I recntly forked out the cash for an ixus 55.

Hope to get it out on the next fishing session and take a few good snaps.

Edited February 14, 2006 by Davy

[heckendorfmortgage]

BenQ 2MP and it slurps AA batteries, but it has great colour and clarity. Its about five years old, is simple and has pleen plenty of action.

MH

[wakd]

I have the Pentax Optio WPi that Whitto mentioned - its a great camera. Lots of easy to use functions, quite good photo quality (my flatmate has an expensive Canon which takes amazing shots, but is big, bulky and isn't waterproof) and lots of peace of mind knowing its waterproof when taking shots of fish with wet hands.

[kane]

I have a canon ixus 700 7mp with 1gig card and an underwater housing rated to 40mtrs. An awesome camera

Kane

[Davy]

I have a canon ixus 700 7mp with 1gig card and an underwater housing rated to 40mtrs. An awesome camera

Kane

7 megapixels?! Is that the highest u can get these days?

cheers

Davy

[kane]

7 megapixels?! Is that the highest u can get these days?

cheers

Davy

I am pretty sure they can get better

got a good deal and they make underwater housing for them so i thought it was worth it

kane

[mick309]

I have an olympus c-765 which is great, Has 10x optical zoom and is 4 m.p. Also has movie camera. Very easy to use.

[Fishlessmick]

G-day Raiders

I have a Olympus Camedia C-770 Ultra Zoom 10 X Optical Zoom 4.0 Megapixels.

Its a small camera with a big zoom lens.

Cheers

I also have the olympus, and have no complaints with it,takes great picks.

cheers

Mick

[bear]

I do a fair bit of mag work these days that requires a bit more grunt. Just bought a Canon 350D. Awesome camera.

[Kingy]

I got a Fuji Finepix S7000, 6.3 megapixel with x 19 zoom in an SLR body. Takes movies as well (only in 640x480 though). Got awesome features for the price.

I prefer normal sized cameras that have proper lenses on them. You can get 8 Mega pixel camers in really small cameras but the lense size does them no justice.

I had a sony mavica with the floppy drive storage. It was bee's knee's back in it's day. It had resolution of 604x480.

Yeah you can get 15 Megpixel cameras for mega prices

Kingy

[madasacutsnake]

My camera is a Nikon D50 digital SLR 6+ Meg but big and bulky. Takes awesome photo's and has a wide lens and 1 gig card.

[Guest]

We just scored a Pentax optio s6 with all the gadgets and whistles 3x optical zoom ,lithium battery and charger ,all the leads for the pc and worldwide connections for wall sockets and a 512 mb card and a card reader from Singapore duty free

Cheers Stewy

[kenmare]

Hi guys,

After using rangefinder and SLR film cameras by Kodak, Minolta, Olympus and Pentax over many years, I finally decided to test the digital waters about nine months ago when I purchased a Pentax Optio 60 compact digital.

It's an impressive little camera. Here's what I like about it:

# Compact -- fits in my shirt pocket, so it's always to hand.

# High resolution: 6.0 megapixels.

# Both optical viewfinder and LCD display: it's a real camera; I much prefer looking through a viewfinder than trying to aim the camera at arms length using the LCD display.

# Uses readily available AA batteries -- I use rechargeable NI-MH batteries but Alkaline batteries can also be used.

# Uses SD memory cards: now the most widely used memory card.

# 3X optical zoom (has digital zoom, but I've turned that off).

# Also takes video clips with sound.

# Bargain price: cost $280, plus about $60 for 500 meg card, plus about $60 for four batteries and charger.

# Auto everything, with complete manual over-ride: I leave everything on auto, takes better pics than I do.

I'll probably buy a Pentax digital SLR early next year, when the prices have fallen further, as I'll then be able to use my Pentax film SLR lenses and flash unit on the digital body.

Regards,

Bob

Edited May 15, 2006 by kenmare

[netic]

I have a $150 Kodak, bought it just for my fishing pics, has no great features but does the job perfect, the wife uses a expensive olympus for the family sstuff

[Guest Aron]

Well i did have a canon powershot pro1 8.0mega pixals - that was unil my father threw a bucket of water over my wife while she was holding it snapping away at the kids on the sandbar under the Forster Tunncurry bridge at Christmas.

Just purchased a Sony cyber-shot DSC-R1 10.3mega pixals

Anyone want a.........cheap canon?

Edited May 15, 2006 by Aron