Digital Camera

[Russell J. Hensel]

Over the past 10 years I have bought about 20 digital cameras and none of them produce great pictures. Some can't handle the somewhat direct sunlight other are horrible in the attic.........any camera you like that is a good, durable all around digital camera?

[Gary Farnsworth]

Me and my old Sony Mactiva are buddies. Have been for years. Low resolution is good for e-mailing pictures. Customers always say what good pictures that camera takes. They always want to know where to get one. Heck, the floppy drive still works. Somewhat bulky, but reliable.

[Douglas Cossar]

Originally Posted by rhensel

Over the past 10 years I have bought about 20 digital cameras and none of them produce great pictures. Some can't handle the somewhat direct sunlight other are horrible in the attic.........any camera you like that is a good, durable all around digital camera?

Sony T70 or T300


Cheers

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Best camera I've ever owned is the Pentax Optio. Waterproof...bring it out of the crawl space, and wash it off. (That will amaze your clients.) It has a optical and digital zoom, but the mechanism is internal. No external moving parts to get damaged by dust and dirt. Small size fits your pocket easily. I think they cost about $275.

[mnahrgang]

Sounds nice... I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3. It's mechanism is external, so I go out of my way to keep it clean. But Great battery life (upwards of 500 pics). Quick turnaround when taking multiple pics with flash (~2 or 3 seconds). Had it for about a year an a half, no problems. I paid about $100 on sale. Unfortunately I haven't seem them at that price since.

[bdoles2]

Originally Posted by rhensel

Over the past 10 years I have bought about 20 digital cameras and none of them produce great pictures. Some can't handle the somewhat direct sunlight other are horrible in the attic.........any camera you like that is a good, durable all around digital camera?

Dang, your brutal on your cameras.

A Kodak Z710 and a Canon 40D (just bought last winter) is what I use. I used to have the Pentax Optio but sold it on eBay last year. I do like the Sony T300 that Bob mentioned in some other thread. That will probably be my next camera when the time arises.

If you want a camera that is going to last, you need to spend a little $$. The cheapos are cheapos for a reason.

[zswieca]

Nikon Coolpix L 10. I paid $ 70 at Adorama.

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[zswieca]

Another great camera is canon Power Shot A560. The only problem it is much bigger then Nikon Coolpix L 10.

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[Michael Larson]

I use a Cannon S2 with a 12x optical zoom.

It's a little big but takes great pics and it's hard to give up all it's versatility.

[Russell J. Hensel]

Awesome and thank you for the responses. I appreciate the you taking the time out of your weekend to enlighten me.....amazing what happens when good people come together

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by zswieca

Another great camera is canon Power Shot A560.

Mine lasted 3 months before the external telescopic lens failed. They replaced it with no argument and I gave the replacement to my mother.
I have a Sony DSC H5 which is OK. It was about $300.

• macro for extreme closeups (will clearly show breaker labels)
• flash usually OK
• 12x zoom with electronic image stabilization
• 2- AA rechargable batteries
• Requires a case (not compact)

[Michael Roberson]

I use a GE camera, (80 dollar cheepie, 2AA batteries, a 2 gig SD card, and a over the shoulder padded Velcro case for dragging it through crawl spaces. I personally did not see the point of buying a good one, if I was taking pictures of sump pumps and attic insulation. Total investment about $110.

My .02 cents: very commonly, my bad pictures are due to me not knowing the camera. My cheepie camera is capable of more than I can possibly absorb in an afternoon. I have learned to use the close up feature for pictures of wires on breakers. I intend to take a Digital Camera course offered by a professional photographer to learn more.

Post script: Use energizer lithium batteries in your camera. They really do last 4 times longer, and they better, because they cost 4 times as much!

[relliott]

Originally Posted by bdoles2

Dang, your brutal on your cameras.

A Kodak Z710 and a Canon 40D (just bought last winter) is what I use. I used to have the Pentax Optio but sold it on eBay last year. I do like the Sony T300 that Bob mentioned in some other thread. That will probably be my next camera when the time arises.

If you want a camera that is going to last, you need to spend a little $$. The cheapos are cheapos for a reason.

T300 is great.
Touchscreen and paint built in for notes.
Also switches to video with a touch.
What ever you get , buy memory and an extra battery.

[John Shishilla]

Canon a590 good battery life

[Kevin M. Leonard]

Olympus Stylus. Takes great pictures, is compact & all weather.

This will be my next camera.