BetterPhoto Q&A: Digital Cameras

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  Which Digital Camera Is More Suitable?
I am a professional fashion photographer. Many of my images are used in big hoardings. Which digital camera - a compact with 8 megapixels or an SLR with 6.3 MP - is more suitable for my job?...
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July 08, 2004
 
  6MP vs. 8MP
I've discovered that I am starting to like the "digital age". My first digital (and auto focus)is a 300D and am looking at replacing it already. (I've actually moved a couple of my 35mm b...
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August 22, 2004
 
  Choosing A Digital Camera
I have always been a huge fan of Nikon cameras. I have a Nikon N75 SLR. I'm looking into buying a digital camera. I was wondering which is better: the Nikon or the Canon? ...
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June 29, 2004
 
  Anyone Using a Canon EOS 1D Mark II
I'm seriously thinking about buying a Canon EOS 1D Mark II as it seems to have all the features I want (Raw capture, variety of white balance settings, good range of ISO settings, lens convers...
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June 25, 2004
 
  Which Digital Camera to Buy?
Hey, I am looking into getting a really really good digital camera, and I found two (one from Minolta, one from Olympus) that are 8 megapixels, and I was wondering, do I need or want a maga pix tha...
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June 26, 2004
 
  Buying Digital and Going Nuts
I have been reading the QandA section on the BetterPhoto site for a few months now. I have gained so much valuable information, but I am still stuck with a question. My wife and I want to buy a di...
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June 09, 2004
 
  Query Digital EVF = NOT so great?
Clarification please! Dave Cross answered another related query ... and the summation seemed to be that if the SLR had an EVF then its quality would never be as good as a digital SLR using standard...
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June 08, 2004
 
  SLR Digital Vs. Point and Shoot Digital
I read somewhere that a 6 megapixel digital SLR camera is better then a 8 megapixel digital camera. How does the "SLR" part of a digital SLR camera make it better then a point and shoot digital ca...
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June 07, 2004
 
  What Digital Camera to Buy?
I would like to explore the art of taking beautiful and meaningful pictures, but I don't know what digital camera to choose. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of funds for this endeavor unt...
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May 04, 2004
 
  Looking For a Beginner's Digital with Everything
I like the features of both the Olympus Camedia C-750 and Kodak Easyshare DX6490, but wonder if I'm getting in over my head as a first time digital buyer. I'm interested in taking pictures ...
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March 28, 2004
 
  Digital vs Medium Format Slide Film
I'm torn between digital and slide photography, and am thinking of selling my Hasselblad system and my Pentax system and going to digital. Should I? And if I do what type of digital camera sho...
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March 31, 2004
 
  Coolpix 5700 (E5700) Digital Camera
Does the "Coolpix 5700 (E5700) Digital Camera" have the ability to change shutter speeds? What is the manual focus like, anything like a SLR? Would this be a camera that professionals like to use a...
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February 10, 2004
 
  First Digital Camera
Any input about Sony's MVC-CD500 Digital Still Camera? I prefer Carl Zeiss lenses for their outstanding clarity... and this camera has one... plus 5.0 megapixel resolution... aside from that, ...
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December 07, 2003
 
  Digital Professional Cameras
I have some experience with Canon G2.Would like to TRY to go professional. Mostly nature, may be some still life. (Definitely no action pics). What cameras and lenses would deliver appropriate qual...
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October 08, 2003
 
  Digital Camera for Newspaper Archiving
Our local history and railroad museum has a collection of old and crumbling newspapers which we want to photograph and put on CD. We can't afford pros to do this and so plan to turn every page ...
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December 27, 2003
 
  HP Photosmart 850
I'm considering purchasing the HP Photosmart 850 Digital Camera. Would this camera be worth purchasing for wedding photography? Thank you very much your help....
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June 23, 2003
 
  Recommendations for Camera/Printer combo for Store
I'm in the process of opening an ice cream parlor, and one of the themes I'm trying to play up in the store is for it to be a community gathering place.To enforce this, I'd like to purc...
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November 25, 2003
 
  Fuji Finepix S602 - Opinions Please
It's time. I want to replace my 23-year-old, absolutely manual, terribly long-in-the-tooth SLR. Decided that I may as well join the early 21st Century and go digital - for many of the same re...
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August 31, 2003
 
  The best
Hello, I've seriously been hunting for a digicam for a about a month now and am more confused than ever. I’m considering a few options in the 700.00 to 1,200.00 range (USD). I need the came...
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December 11, 2002
 
  zooms on digital cameras
I noticed there were two types of zooms offered on digital cameras. I've heard that the optical zoom is the more important. I was wondering if you had an idea of what a 2x zoom or 3x zoom was...
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November 23, 2002