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From: Lise
Date: 07-13-2004, 06:43 PM (1 of 9)
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I know this is a sewing forum but judging by the pics, some of you ladies know about digital cameras. I am completely ignorant about how they work and what capabilities they have, but I think I'd like to have one. Could somebody tell me the A B Cs and explain the advantages and disadvantages. Thanks 
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From: Saydee
Date: 07-13-2004, 07:31 PM (2 of 9)
| Personally I don’t think there is a disadvantage just lots of advantages with digital cameras. When you buy one you will get all the software you require which you load into your computer. Use it like your other camera but with digital you can download your photos straight away. Delete the ones that haven’t come out so good and take some more until you are happy. I took some the other night of the family, when I downloaded them to the computer I didn’t like any of them because of the setting. I was able to delete them all and gather them all around again for another photo shoot. How many films do you get back from the shop which you have paid to have developed and you may only have one good one among them. You will love the digital camera if you decide to buy one. The software is not hard to use and after a couple of goes and a little playing around you will be an expert in know time. Good luck. |
User: Saydee
Member since: 05-07-2004 Total posts: 68 
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From: paroper
Date: 07-13-2004, 07:55 PM (3 of 9)
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It isn't all that different from getting any type of camera. You'll probably want some zoom. The quality of your pircture is governed by the megapixals in your camera so you want as many as you can afford. The more you get, the better the picture and the more you can crop it without loosing quality. There are several types of cards and memory sticks available for your camera. One of our cameras even takes old floppy disks (it was a good camera and we could just take our floppy out and put it in the drive). You may want to check and see what you will need to download the stick or card into your computer or directly into your printer. Some printers have special slots for your camera's stick or card and most don't cost a lot of money. You'll want to check out the battery system. Some cameras have rechargable bases or docking stations...if yours has one, make sure it comes with the camera with no extra cost. One of our cameras is a Sony and takes a special rechargable battery. We always take a couple of spares along because if we run out of battery we can't readily get another. On the other hand, one of our cameras taxes 4 AA batteries. They are common batteries that we can get anywhere but we use them like crazy. Those are also things to think about. Above all what every you get: You'll LOVE it! pam
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User: paroper
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 07-13-2004, 08:40 PM (4 of 9)
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I married into a family of camera freaks... My husband owns 3 digital cameras and 3 film cameras (not to mention all the old cameras that you can no longer get film for or use ) He swears by BOTH digital and film....digital for instant gratification and manipulation on the computer...film because sometimes digital has color shift problems. (ie....black and white can come out brown and beige...too much yellow makes all the blues green....etc...) My father-in-law got his first digital this year, Kodak with a docking base....he LOVES it and I get pictures weekly and they look just fine... Don't forget PhotoShop and a scanner (if you don't have one already...) not to mention the tons of paper and ink cartridges you'll go through to print your photos...and you might want a printer just for photos....(not all regular printers do photos) I'd say go for it, if thats what you want...they can be fun... Chrys
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From: weB2cats
Date: 07-13-2004, 08:52 PM (5 of 9)
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I don't own a digital camera yet as they are rather expensive. So for now, I'm going to Home Depot, specialty camera stores, Wal-Mart, etc., to comparison price and hear the sales people tell me about various cameras. I would not be in the market for a high-end digital but don't want the cheapest one either, necessarily. My boss recently bought a digital camera that's built into her cell phone! But the pictures she downloads are so distorted. I don't know if the camera is to blame. The library probably has the Consumer Reports mag and you can get some ideas there. Also, don't forget eBay. Make sure you get insurance too. This is a high scam area of eBay. Most people will not risk the bad review you give them for shoddy or not received merchandise. I have not had any problems so far and I have purchased fabrics, yarns, clothes, shoes, pasta machines, etc. Eileen |
User: weB2cats
Member since: 11-07-2002 Total posts: 232 |
From: Midwest Quilt Builder
Date: 07-16-2004, 05:22 PM (6 of 9)
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I use my digital camera for pictures that I want to send via the internet but I always take regular film pictures at important events. That is because I've heard that printing your own pictures via ink jet printers may not have as long of a "shelf life" as regular pictures. The technology that is used in developing regular film pictures is very advanced compared to our printing pictures via ink jet printers. I'm concerned that, since digital pictures have not been around for very long, we don't know how long before they will fade terribly. Whereas, the shelf life of regular photos is about 100 years, give or take. I would welcome more information on this topic if anyone knows if this is true or not. Thank you. |
User: Midwest Quilt Builder
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From: Saydee
Date: 07-16-2004, 08:26 PM (7 of 9)
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Originally posted by Midwest Quilt Builder I use my digital camera for pictures that I want to send via the internet but I always take regular film pictures at important events. That is because I've heard that printing your own pictures via ink jet printers may not have as long of a "shelf life" as regular pictures. The technology that is used in developing regular film pictures is very advanced compared to our printing pictures via ink jet printers. I'm concerned that, since digital pictures have not been around for very long, we don't know how long before they will fade terribly. Whereas, the shelf life of regular photos is about 100 years, give or take. I would welcome more information on this topic if anyone knows if this is true or not. Thank you. I haven't heard that myself but I will also be very interested in hearing whether or not this is true. In-the-meantime I will do some enquiring myself. However, all of my photo's are stored on a cd so if one fades I guess it wouldn't be to hard to print another off. Plus technology is improving daily. |
User: Saydee
Member since: 05-07-2004 Total posts: 68
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 07-17-2004, 07:37 PM (8 of 9)
If you believe shelf life of today's processing is 100 years, I would like to sell you a bridge in New York.. Just leave a color print out where the sun can see it just a little while and see how soon it fades.. Get your old pictures out and really look at them.. Specially if they are Kodak Film.. (with pastels, that is) I use Fuji film all the time because their colors stay true (in tone , I mean, not time) If you photograph a pink rose with Fuji film, you get a pink picture, not one almost faded out to white.. You have to take care of color photos no matter what film you use , and keep them out of sun and intense heat....Now , don't get the wrong idea, here..There is absolutely no substitute for Kodak Paper ! ! It cannot be beat, but my comments were about film, not the paper the pix are printed on...
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From: paroper
Date: 07-17-2004, 07:58 PM (9 of 9)
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I tend to kind of think the quality of our pictures and the stability of the print has gone down hill with the addition of color. I have black and white pictures that were taken in the late 1800's that are in amazing shape. I have some taken in the 1980's that are in color and they aren't that great, the ones from the 1950's are even worse. I do think that our color processing has gotten better in the last few years but we won't know how much better for a few decades more. In the meantime, companies are stopping their production of film, so it may not matter anyway. My husband has huge libraries of CDs and disks with pictures on them and the disks are already almost extinct. (Our first digital camera was a wonderful camera that took hard disks)I worry about what will happen to our pictures over the next few decades.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
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