SteyrAUG
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Ok, it's time for me to buy a camera that isn't 49.95.
I'm currently using a Canon Powershot A560. It's been satisfying my basic needs of taking decent pictures of stuff for selling on ebay and photos of anything that isn't moving and can hold still a second.
The image quality is perfectly acceptable for my non professional needs but two things are unacceptable:
1. Shutter lag - I hope I'm using the correct term. Basically I press the button to take a picture...wait...and usually miss the action.
2. As the memory card becomes more than 50% full the above shutter lag problem becomes progressively worse.
One of my interests is martial arts and I really want a camera that can capture the "shot." Back in 1981 I had a Kodak 110 Instamatic and it could capture the shot. If I could get that kind of consistent shutter speed (again I'm hoping I'm using terms correctly) where pictures are taken the same moment I press the button with image quality at least as good as my Canon A560 my basic wants and needs will be satisfied.
Simply put I have no business buying a $1000 Nikon nor do I have a $1000 in my budget. I simply don't have enough naked chicks wanting to pose for me to justify such things.
I've been trying to do some research on my own and it seems like I need a digital SLR camera. Again I need to be able to capture a "shot" assuming I do the point and click part properly, I just need a camera that will do it's part.
What I don't want to do is spend way more money than I had to because there was something perfectly suitable, and probably better quality, than what I find on my own. I also don't want to get something that won't do the job and end up paying 3/4s of the price of a camera that would do the job.
Here's the two I found on my own:
[h=1]Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model) $329.00[/h][h=1]Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm IS II Lens and EOS HD Movie Mode (Black) $416.00[/h]The Canon is a SLR the Sony is not, the Sony is advertised as SLR-like whatever that is.
If the Sony will do the job for $100 less than the Canon then that works for me. Personally I'd love to get away with a $200 camera if it exists.
Again, I'm not a professional so I won't be getting extra lenses or anything like that. I just want to be able to take clean and clear pictures that are at least the same quality as my current Canon A560 but without the delay between pressing the button and taking the picture.
Any help is appreciated because I am in way over my head trying to understand everything involved.
I'm currently using a Canon Powershot A560. It's been satisfying my basic needs of taking decent pictures of stuff for selling on ebay and photos of anything that isn't moving and can hold still a second.
The image quality is perfectly acceptable for my non professional needs but two things are unacceptable:
1. Shutter lag - I hope I'm using the correct term. Basically I press the button to take a picture...wait...and usually miss the action.
2. As the memory card becomes more than 50% full the above shutter lag problem becomes progressively worse.
One of my interests is martial arts and I really want a camera that can capture the "shot." Back in 1981 I had a Kodak 110 Instamatic and it could capture the shot. If I could get that kind of consistent shutter speed (again I'm hoping I'm using terms correctly) where pictures are taken the same moment I press the button with image quality at least as good as my Canon A560 my basic wants and needs will be satisfied.
Simply put I have no business buying a $1000 Nikon nor do I have a $1000 in my budget. I simply don't have enough naked chicks wanting to pose for me to justify such things.
I've been trying to do some research on my own and it seems like I need a digital SLR camera. Again I need to be able to capture a "shot" assuming I do the point and click part properly, I just need a camera that will do it's part.
What I don't want to do is spend way more money than I had to because there was something perfectly suitable, and probably better quality, than what I find on my own. I also don't want to get something that won't do the job and end up paying 3/4s of the price of a camera that would do the job.
Here's the two I found on my own:
[h=1]Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model) $329.00[/h][h=1]Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm IS II Lens and EOS HD Movie Mode (Black) $416.00[/h]The Canon is a SLR the Sony is not, the Sony is advertised as SLR-like whatever that is.
If the Sony will do the job for $100 less than the Canon then that works for me. Personally I'd love to get away with a $200 camera if it exists.
Again, I'm not a professional so I won't be getting extra lenses or anything like that. I just want to be able to take clean and clear pictures that are at least the same quality as my current Canon A560 but without the delay between pressing the button and taking the picture.
Any help is appreciated because I am in way over my head trying to understand everything involved.