Originally posted by babydoll_
Oh yeh, another thing, whats the deal with printing photos at Kodak, do the photos need to be a certain resolution or something?
at any photo printing outlet, they'll be taking your media (be it CF, MMC, SD, MS, etc) and they'll insert it into an X-in-1 card reader (could be 2 in 1, could be 3 in 1, 4 in 1, 8 in 1, whatever
)
it doesn't really matter about the resolution, but of course, the higher the better. they'll only be able to print at the highest quality that the machine is able to handle (which, in itself, is photo-quality/superb).
that doesnt mean you can take pictures at the lowest quality (say 1MP) and expect the best results.
Originally posted by tonberry_kun
700ish should get u a nice one
I bought my Kodak DX4330 last year for $699 (or 700
), but it came to about $900 when I had to purchase 4x NiMH (nickel metal hydride) batteries, (rechargeable), the charger itself (rapid charger in 4 hrs from flat to full) and then the case/holder.
i also purchased a 64MB SD card (secure digital, they're the size of a postage stamp) so that was another $112 (at the time, they are cheaper now, you could probably get 128MB SD cards for a cheap price too).
but things you would want to get:
- additional batteries (rechargeable)
- a charger
- a camera case
- removable storage, be it multimedia cards/MMC (same size as SD or secure digital).
i've never liked SmartMedia (they are huge) or Compact Flash (CF) cards, again... it's the size. most digital cameras will be using MMC/SD so that's the way to go, unless you're using Sony's cameras (which store photos on magicgate/memory sticks).
the camera itself?
- at least 2MP (megapixels), go for 3 or 4 if you've got the money (i have a 3.1MP, but i rarely take pics with large resolutions).
- try and get internal storage (i have a 16MB internal memory, so i dont always rely on the additional expansion/removable media)
- an LCD is nice, if at all possible, get a large screen (mine's 1.8")
okay, so im promoting my camera
optical zoom is a huge bonus, when you want to zoom in/out, versus digital (crappy) zoom.
but you can find heaps of specs at:
www.kodak.com.au
from there you can browse around,
'digital cameras and technology'
'digital cameras'
DX series - performance and control
DX4330
i think they should be pretty cheap now, around $600 or so? (maybe less).
it's an easy, all around, user-friendly camera that does the lot.
(i can record up to 10 mins or so of video on my 64MB SD card)
stores a few hundred pics, internal memory and external SD card.
(more if you've got 128MB of course).
