camera help

[run_rabbit55]

hi im looking for a digital camera purly to take phots of the fish i catch. i am confused with all the features. i need it to take photos in the day and at night. i only want to spend a max of �25. any suggestions

[Buenchico]

(2-part post):

Here's a quick guide:

Megapixels: Unless you need really big enlargements, 3Mp is perfectly good enough.

Zoom: An 'optical' zoom facility is better than a 'digital' one but you almost certainly won't find one within your price range. (So look for a camera which has at least got some sort of digital zoom facility).

Macro facility/Focus range: Most cameras won't focus (in their usual mode) on objects which are fairly close to the lens. For the type of photography you'll be doing, you'll either need to have a camera with a focus range which starts fairly close to the camera, or one with a 'macro' mode (which is specifically for taking close-up shots).

Flash: Unless you've got some very bright lights, to illuminate your catch, you'll obviously need flash. While 'off-camera' flash yields better results than 'built-in' flash, your budget means that you'll just need to ensure that your camera has built-in flash.

[Buenchico]

Memory: Most cameras require you to buy memory cards to store your pictures on. These add to your costs. Ideally you need a camera which has a small amount of built-in memory (which can hold a few pictures at a time) but allows you to use a memory card (for storing more pictures) at a later date, if you wish to do so.

Batteries: Some cameras use built-in rechargeable batteries, while others use 'ordinary' batteries (e.g. 'pen cells'. There are advantages and disadvantages to both systems but I prefer cameras which use 'ordinary' batteries. You can always buy somespares at a garage or corner shop if you run out of power. (Although I've referred to 'ordinary' batteries, I strongly recommend buying the lithium variety. They usually last far longer than normal alkaline batteries).

Vivitar is a well-respected brand name at the cheaper end of the market. Their 3 megapixel V3188 model uses AAA battteries. It's got an 8x digital zoom, built-in flash and a macro mode. It's also got enough internal memory to store your photos from a single angling expedition, but it can also accept an SD memory card to hold more pictures. It's lightweight and will slip easily into a pocket of your tackle bag:
http://tinyurl.com/V3188-Argos

Chris

[ACtheTROLL]

odd isn't it?
vivitar = cheap cameras
but the vivitar flashgun was the ultimate, used by just about every serious/press photographer in the world until recently.

looks like a bl@@dy good camera
just a thought
got a chum who wraps his in 2 or 3 layers of clingfilm
if you "bandage" the body and just leave the lens open - you'll keep moisture (and that sweet smell of fish) out of the bits that matter

[Jenga]

Can you actually buy one for that price? I got one from a supermarket two years ago and that was at least �50. Good luck in your shopping anyway?

[jam97]

�25?! are you joking? as if this is a serious request, save up a bit more first as you wont get anything even remotly decent for this price

[ACtheTROLL]

jam
is this how you want to be remembered?

at least try to use that braincell wedging yout ears apart and give people something (other than your stupidity) to laugh at

you only have to look at the link Buenchico provided
perhaps you're link is a little overloaded downloading mamma mia or similar

I don't do it ... but I imagine fishing isn't the cleanest of hobbies - out in all weather ....
so let's think a moment
which is best ... a 12Mp �1200 slr - or a (good as) disposable camera that is only ever going to take snaps from 3-6 feet and presumably never needs to produce prints larger than a4
and could end up in a river or worse at any moment ......

wet me fink!
too hard for you?

[A.Guest]

Hey jam . . . . . .


Took the bait there hook, line and sinker.

lol

[ACtheTROLL]

that's what you get using a maggot as bait