maanmo

if you are looking for  an upgrade
you usually have some features you want in the camera
, some people like small size, some like  5X or more optical zoom
some like aperture and shutter control, in addition to the automatic modes.

  when i want to know if a camera is good or not for me,
i read the reviews on line
for example
the olympus  fe-310  on the future shop ad seems interesting
8mp 5x optical zoom for $150
for i google search " fe 310, review "
sometimes a camera is so new, you dont see many reviews

actually  i like the reviews on cnet, imaging resources, and steve's digitcam
so i google  "fe 310 cnet "
here is the reveiew on the imaging-resource website
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FE310/FE310A.HTM

here is the main  page for all camera reviews
http://www.imaging-resource.com/MFR1.HTM

its seems there is no reviw for the fe 300
but there is one for stylus 820
from the review, it appears to be 8 mp, 5x , all weather but more pricy than
the fe 310
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/OS820/OS820A.HTM
you can see the pros and cons for this camera

if you see another camera on sale you like
read up its review on steve's digicam, imaging resources, and cnet
steve reviews both the fe 300 and the stylus 820
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

the fe 300 only has 3x zoom whereas the fe 310 has 5x zoom

steve's review of the stylus 820
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/stylus820.html

i personally like the kodak Z712  7mp 12 x zoom  with lens image stablization
$200  best buy

i also like the olympus sp550 uz $300 future shop , 7 mp 18x zoom
however  for $300 its now too pricy as the newer model is coming out
the sp570 20x zoom.

i like the fujifilm  f 480 for its wider zoom
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/F480/F480A.HTM

and last but not least
the canon a720 is
$229 best buy  , 8 mp 6x zoom
i think this canon is a safe recommendation to anyone who want a camera
for " normal use "
i would study the review of this canon a720 is  carefully
and see if i would prefer the kokak z712 's 12x zoom
or may be i would like a olympus all weather camera better,
or may be the cheaper olympus fe 310 , its cheaper , smaller and with less
features

[ 本帖最後由 maanmo 於 2008-3-11 11:08 編輯 ]

maanmo

so many beautiful cameras
read the reviews
canon a720
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A720IS/A720ISA.HTM


Olympus Stylus 820
http://www.loyaukee.com/forum/post.php?action=reply&fid=105&tid=2239&extra=page%3D1###


olympus fe 300
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FE300/FE300A.HTM


olympus fe 310

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FE310/FE310A.HTM

maanmo

for $150, london drugs , east hastings has a
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7  (7mp 6x optical zoom) ( one only, color is funeral black )

one can compare this LZ7 with the olympus fe 310 both $150
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/LZ7/LZ7A.HTM




i think both the LZ7 and the fe 310 have no manual control of aperture and shutter speed
but then are these controls necessary for " normal use of photography ?"

[ 本帖最後由 maanmo 於 2008-3-12 19:43 編輯 ]

maanmo

i just see
on another thread in this forum
http://www.loyaukee.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2228&extra=page%3D1

the canon a720 is is cheap and good
(but  remember  if you like olympus or panasonics or kodak, you will be happy too
like i am happy with the olympus c740 3 megapixel 10 opical zoom
the important thing is .. if you are happy let us see your pic )

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maanmo

睇完都唔知買邊部好

that is normal use of photography, so many good cameras

i myself did not choose the 3 digital cameras so far in my life, they just
happened to look reasonably cheap
2 was used cameras in flea markets
the other one was the final discontinued 2 megapixel camera from london drugs

  things are constantly changing in the digital camera scene
lets put it this way the Canon A720 is  is the standard  to which we will
compare all other cameras you want to buy

  this 8 megapixel  6 x optical zoom camera
is selling for $188 at visions  2008 march 19
its $220 at best buy 2008 march 13
its  $240 at london drugs 2007-12-9

study the reviews of this canon s720 is
and then say , you are very much interested in the olympus stylus 820
you read the review of this stylus 820
you compare the features, and the prices
then you may say, hey, the stylus 820 is really for me

maanmo

the  olympus fe series is so large , so new

you really have to read the revews on cnet, imaging-resources,
and steve's digicam to find out what they are

and compare it with the canon s729 is at $188

these olympus fe seris will have more or less features, more or less pricy
but then different people need different kind of help from a camera

here is what steve says on the fe 300
Bottom line - the FE-300 is a very simple to use camera with 18 "best shot" modes, face recognition, and a 12-megapixel imaging sensor. As nice as the features are, the picture quality and shooting performance are slightly under par for a camera with a price near US$300. If you like this camera but don't need a 12-megapixel imaging sensor, check out our review of the FE-280 with all the same features in an 8-megapixel model for $50 - $100 less.
thanks steve, see steve here
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/olympus_fe300.html

at future shop fe 310 ...$150
.............. fe 330 ...$200
both 8 megapixe 5 X zoom

all should be compared with the canon a720 is for only  for only $188
( at visions, and  london drugs, future shop etc will probably price match )

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/canon_a720.html