waterproof camera that shoots raw image
BarbieQ
5 mio pix and up..
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What is "best" for you depends a great deal on your requirements. Are enlargements of 8X10 or larger necessary? Will you be frequently shooting in low light? Are extra lenses for your camera e.g. telephoto, wide angle or macro something that you might want to purchase? Having asked this bevy of questions, I bought a Canon A620 (7 megapixels) last October and I've been just delighted with it. The image quality is outstanding and my 11X14s are excellent. The 2" vari-angle LCD is quite wonderful and the movie mode is amazingly good. I post videos on my blog by first uploading to DropShots to get the HTML and then simply pasting it in to my Blogger account. It uses SD cards which seem to be dropping in price and 4 AA batteries which, although I heartily recommend rechargeables, are always available in emergencies. I purchased a Canon macro lens and I'm also preparing to get the external flash unit and the waterproof case shortly. It's a fairly compact camera, but still sturdy in feel and although you won't get it into a shirt pocket, it will easily fit into a coat pocket, backpack or purse. Image stabilization and RAW would have been great additions, but all things considered I don't think that you can do any better for the price. There are several websites that offer camera reviews, but stevesdigicams.com is a great place to begin if you're interested in checking around. Good luck in your search.
What is "best" for you depends a great deal on your requirements. Are enlargements of 8X10 or larger necessary? Will you be frequently shooting in low light? Are extra lenses for your camera e.g. telephoto, wide angle or macro something that you might want to purchase? Having asked this bevy of questions, I bought a Canon A620 (7 megapixels) last October and I've been just delighted with it. The image quality is outstanding and my 11X14s are excellent. The 2" vari-angle LCD is quite wonderful and the movie mode is amazingly good. I post videos on my blog by first uploading to DropShots to get the HTML and then simply pasting it in to my Blogger account. It uses SD cards which seem to be dropping in price and 4 AA batteries which, although I heartily recommend rechargeables, are always available in emergencies. I purchased a Canon macro lens and I'm also preparing to get the external flash unit and the waterproof case shortly. It's a fairly compact camera, but still sturdy in feel and although you won't get it into a shirt pocket, it will easily fit into a coat pocket, backpack or purse. Image stabilization and RAW would have been great additions, but all things considered I don't think that you can do any better for the price. There are several websites that offer camera reviews, but stevesdigicams.com is a great place to begin if you're interested in checking around. Good luck in your search.
Would appreciate thoughts on the Fuji Finepix HS20 EXR?
FatherRyan
Am a Kayaker and need a camera capable of taking High quality pics while kayaking in the lakes of South Island New Zealand. I realise that it is not an SLR, however it is smaller, less bulky and far more practical to carry in the Day hatch of a kayak for on water use, also the one lens suits all is attractive. Anybody with experience with this camera, or its HS10 predecessor I would appreciate your thoughts
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You're not going to get real high quality images with this camera. That's because it has a very small image sensor (1/2"). This link shows you image sensor sizes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensor_sizes_overlaid_inside_-_updated.svg
The larger the sensor, the better. You can see that the HS20 has a minutely smaller sensor than the smallest one shown. So, it will perform best using a low ISO, which is just fine for outdoor, daylight use. Mid to high ISO images are fairly poor, showing high amounts of noise. It IS capable of shooting in RAW, however with such as small sensor, I doubt they'd be high quality.
I don't know about you, but I would be a little nervous taking a camera out on a kayak if it wasn't waterproof or protected by a waterproof housing. So, have you thought about a waterproof camera? You might not get ultra high quality images, but at least you'd have some peace of mind. Look at the Panasonic TS3 or Sony TS10...
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest/page12.asp
If you're still determined to get the HS20 EXR...just don't get it wet. I don't see a real problem with AA batteries...you can buy non rechargeable lithium e.g. Energizer Ultimate for long battery life.
You're not going to get real high quality images with this camera. That's because it has a very small image sensor (1/2"). This link shows you image sensor sizes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensor_sizes_overlaid_inside_-_updated.svg
The larger the sensor, the better. You can see that the HS20 has a minutely smaller sensor than the smallest one shown. So, it will perform best using a low ISO, which is just fine for outdoor, daylight use. Mid to high ISO images are fairly poor, showing high amounts of noise. It IS capable of shooting in RAW, however with such as small sensor, I doubt they'd be high quality.
I don't know about you, but I would be a little nervous taking a camera out on a kayak if it wasn't waterproof or protected by a waterproof housing. So, have you thought about a waterproof camera? You might not get ultra high quality images, but at least you'd have some peace of mind. Look at the Panasonic TS3 or Sony TS10...
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest/page12.asp
If you're still determined to get the HS20 EXR...just don't get it wet. I don't see a real problem with AA batteries...you can buy non rechargeable lithium e.g. Energizer Ultimate for long battery life.
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