cameras

fish fodder · Post by **fish fodder** » 26 Dec 2005, 16:27

can anyone recommend a cheapish digital camera to take photos of my fish please, i was thinking of the kodak z740?? does anyone know if its any good, thanks in advance

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 26 Dec 2005, 18:37

Can you please define cheapish? There are many price ranges for digital cameras. In my experience, the best digital cameras for taking close-ups of fish have a "macro" feature. This allows for extreme close-ups without blurring. Can you find out what features the Kodak camera has?
Amanda

snowball · Post by **snowball** » 27 Dec 2005, 00:23

I had a look into this and found the Canon A610/A620 to best meet the features I was after, namely a super-close macro lens. The Sony DCS-H1 might also be worth a look but it is more expensive. Also recommended to me was the Ricoh range, but I was told that they tend to have a high level of saturation.

However I didn't end up getting any new camera as I want to put the money towards a new tank.

Kana3 · Post by **Kana3** » 28 Dec 2005, 03:00

I've used the following, listing some relevant features:

Canon IXUS 500. 5-46cm Macro. 5 Megapixel. Infra-red focus (in the dark!). Focus lock. Long Shutter Mode. Up to 2592x1944 resolution.

Canon PowerShot A75. 5-46cm Macro. 3.2 Megapixel. Infra-red-focus. Manual Shutter, Aperture, & Focus overrides. Up to 2048x1536 resolution. An optional 3-25cm Macro lens is also available.

The latter is the cheaper of the two, but has a bit more flexibility toward your application. Both also take Movies.

WhitePine · Post by **WhitePine** » 28 Dec 2005, 08:05

I have a canon a70 that takes great shot... just make sure to use a tripod when taking tank shot when possible.

Cheers, Whitepine

Kana3 · Post by **Kana3** » 28 Dec 2005, 09:31

The Macro on the Kodak Z740 is: 12 - 70cm. Other features are comparable to the Canon's.

Besides taking fish pics, have a carefull think about batteries - off the shelf, or rechargable - do you need a spare? Also memory cards, are they compatible with any computers you currently use? or do you use the same cards in any other equipment?

I did away with downloading images over a USB cable in the first 48hrs. 'Wot a crock!' I installed a memory card reader in our computer, now I can pull it straight from the camera, into the computer, and access it just like any other drive.

fish fodder · Post by **fish fodder** » 28 Dec 2005, 22:51

thanks all

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 29 Dec 2005, 15:45

I think if you ask 100 people, you'll get 100 answers and none of them wrong. Please let us know how you do, so we can have 101 ways to do things!

fish fodder · Post by **fish fodder** » 29 Dec 2005, 20:09

yeah will do, i think im gonna plump for the fuji s5500, gotta wait til one pops up as they are discontinued