Fujifilm FinePix S2980 Digital Camera + Case + 8GB Memory +4 AA Battery and Charger (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD Screen

Fujifilm FinePix S2980 Digital Camera + Case + 8GB Memory +4 AA Battery and Charger (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD Screen

I bought this camera for my daughter to congratulate her for finishing her GCSE's. I ordered it on the thursday and requested express delivery (1-2 days)as she didnt have a camera but she has a concert on the Sunday. And it came on the friday (The day after i ordered it)!!! Was very impressed with this seller. Very efficient and the product came perfectly wrapped and without a single sign of damage. The camera itself was suprisingly easy to get used too and I she loves it! Its perfect. It takes great photographs with both flash and without, it has blinking recognition and will take another photo seconds after so you dont have a photo with one person blinking in it. All of the settings allow for so many different photos, but each one can be made to look different with the tiniest change of details. She hasnt had a bridge camera before but i would recommend it to any first time photographer and to any photographer. Its perfect for what she wanted and we are uttery thrilled with it :)
Overall:
Great Camera, Great Functions, Recommended for all!
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Fujifilm FinePix S2980 Digital Camera (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD Screen

Fujifilm FinePix S2980 Digital Camera (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD Screen

I purchased this camera a week ago. Still researching on the features because there are lots of manual options. Feels good in hand,good battery life and flash is not automatic. The dedicated flash lifting button is also nice. It is not very very good in low lights from the images which I have taken so far, but it won't just fill the image with soft white backgrounds like ordinary compacts. So overall nice little camera and I heard that focusing capabilities are better than S2950.

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Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Digital Camera - (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3-inch LCD

Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Digital Camera - (14MP, 18x Optical Zoom) 3-inch LCD

Good camera. Nice size, compact light weight. Easy to use and very quick set-up with batterys supplied. Easy to get great looking stills at 1080p, and very clear 720p video recording mode. Plenty of helpfull modes for different light conditions and face tracking. Flash works very well ( see every detail in a pitch black room! ).Big user friendly screen to view photos on; easy acces with HDMI and USB. Most impressive has to be the 18x optical zoom bringing sharp clear detailed images from substantial distances, helped by the auto focus. Very good camera great value for money.

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Olympus SP-810UZ Compact Digital Camera - Black + Case and 8GB Memory Card (14.0MP, 3.0 inch TFT, 36 x Wide Optical Zoom)

Olympus SP-810UZ Compact Digital Camera - Black + Case and 8GB Memory Card (14.0MP, 3.0 inch TFT, 36 x Wide Optical Zoom)

I have owned this for two weeks now and I have put it through it's paces,I have been a photographer for over 30 years now and still enjoy the hobby, I own several compact cameras and a couple of Nikon digital cameras the thing that I always crave for is more reach to get this reach with SLR cameras you have got too pay big bucks for big lenses I suffer from chronic back pain and it has left me disabled there is nothing like getting on my motability scooter with camera(s) to hand ,the Olympus is quite outstanding you can take a photograph of the moon and you can see the craters on the moon!
There are features on it that I have not seen on other cameras is the mirror effect it's so funny , I don't use my SLR cameras any more as they are heavy and cumbersome , the Olympus is so small and light and the price is very reasonable compared to Panasonic and Fuji.To sum up I would say this is a fabulous camera.

Olympus SP-810UZ Compact Digital Camera - Black (14.0MP, 3.0 inch TFT, 36 x Wide Optical Zoom)

Olympus SP-810UZ Compact Digital Camera - Black (14.0MP, 3.0 inch TFT, 36 x Wide Optical Zoom)

I have owned this for two weeks now and I have put it through it's paces,I have been a photographer for over 30 years now and still enjoy the hobby, I own several compact cameras and a couple of Nikon digital cameras the thing that I always crave for is more reach to get this reach with SLR cameras you have got too pay big bucks for big lenses I suffer from chronic back pain and it has left me disabled there is nothing like getting on my motability scooter with camera(s) to hand ,the Olympus is quite outstanding you can take a photograph of the moon and you can see the craters on the moon!

There are features on it that I have not seen on other cameras is the mirror effect it's so funny , I don't use my SLR cameras any more as they are heavy and cumbersome , the Olympus is so small and light and the price is very reasonable compared to Panasonic and Fuji.To sum up I would say this is a fabulous camera.

Panasonic Lumix FZ45 14.1MP Digital Camera - Black (3.0 inch TFT LCD Display, LEICA DC Lens with 25mm Wide-angle and 24x Optical Zoom)

Panasonic Lumix FZ45 14.1MP Digital Camera - Black (3.0 inch TFT LCD Display, LEICA DC Lens with 25mm Wide-angle and 24x Optical Zoom)

I brought this after my 4 year old Fuji bridge cam packed it in. I was quite surprised by the technology on offer with this product. I am no expert on cameras, i tend to use one as a hoby and i am still very much learning, so seeing as i dont have a few £1000 for a DSLR with all the lenses i would like, this camera type is perfect for me, its a jack of all trades, not fantastic at one thing, but pretty good at everything.

The best feature (and perhaps the reason one might buy this) is the zoom, it is quite incredible what you can see. If you have steady hands/TRIPOD or are using the iA feature you can take max zoom photos with out too much loss of quality.

I took this camera up to a hill a few miles from where i live (where you can see for 10 miles all around to all the various towns/villages and land marks in my area) and I was quite startled by how close up i could get with photos and video! Being able to take a video and zoom in on a place 6 miles away so it fills a 19 inch monitor back home is quite astonishing if you never done it before.....although at that distance you get a fair amount of haze. I also tried it out on a passing plane about medium height up (for a plane) and could almost make out the number on the underside of the wing (i could see it was a Ryan Air quite easily).

When you take a photo at max zoom you might be thinking "meh cant see much more" when you look at the LCD display or the eye piece....but when you get home and see it on the "big screen" you really see the magic of how clear the photo is (i cant find how big 14 mega pixel images are if "printed" but its bigger than your monitor) so you can then go about cropping the photo with very little loss of quality! to a point

The buttons are really well placed and the ability to switch to video camera mode in a instant while still framing a shot is really handy feature.

The Intelligent Auto mode is quite something, the down side is you cant take RAW images in this mode, but then if your making use of the iA mode the chances are you dont have time to set up a shot or your not some one who might use RAW images. For a general use mode or when you want to quickly snap something you just spotted, this mode is the ticket. You cant take a bad photo unless you really try too, i took it to an outdoor festival with various lighting effects late at night and was able to take a large amount of good quality photos with no effort other than to point and shoot.I did have to watch out for exposure on some photos where the bright lights were causing the artists to have glowing faces, but this was easily solved by zooming out or in some more so the sensor i think could adjust its self, but on the whole i was impressed, especially with the close up shots of the artists face. When i got home i thought a few looked quite professional and would not look out of place in a music magazine, i even could pick up the pimples and wrinkles in their face despite being 30 or so meters back.

The macro mode works fine, i not noticed any real major advancement on my 4 year old Fuji, the obvious increase in megapixels does make a difference and i am getting quite clear shots compared to what i am use to, but to be fair to the FZ45 i have not taken many macro photos yet and the ones i have taken have been quite nice. I want to buy the lens enhancement at some point which should increase the ability of this.

This camera has a few "snazzy" modes like panaoramic (makes a shadow of your last image so you can line up the next) and a starry night mode that i have tried out. The starry night mode sets the shutter to 60 seconds, i have played about a little with this and had some quite interesting shots of the sky with very little noise (i did try this on my fuji but the images were so noisy you couldnt pick a star from noise). I am quite excited about having a play about with this feature as the nights get darker earlyer.

Downsides? Well so far only 2 noticable things, the first is the view finder is a digital one and it does not feel as crisp as you may want it to be. The other issue which is more than likely my memory card (its a cheap one i brought for my compact a few years old and its only a class 4) is that a few RAW images i took over the weekend appeared as blank files when i got home. Not a big issue as i tend to take quite a few shots, but i plan to buy a Class 10 panasonic "gold" one and will see if that makes any changes.

Oh and the other downside is that the cameras price has dropped quite quick over the past 2 weeks since it came out. It started at £350 on launch, then went down to £330, i brought it at £320, it then went to £310 the next day!... and now a week later i see its £275! typical eh! i could have brought that new memory card... hehe oh well, i have a weeks worth of photos i would never have taken if i didnt have this camera... and thats the joy of photography, you can capture a moment that will never happen again....and who can put a price on that?

EDIT: I thought i would also add that this camera is quite small and surprisingly light. Its not small enough to fit in your pocket but you can just about fit it in a large coat pocket. Another thing i wanted to mention was the use of its own battery like a DSLR rather than AA batteries like my old Fuji (and other cameras i seen) like to use. The battery life seems to last forever. It says you can take around 500 photos on one charge ....which i was sceptical of, perhaps quick shots i thought with auto focus off... but no! i taken over 300 shots and 10 mins + of video, messed about with various functions and shes still ticking away on 2 bars (out of 3)

Further Edit: I heard from a friend who brought a DSLR to take photos of the kids that although it was great,but it took a while to set up and get out of its case etc, and by then the kids had stopped doing what ever it was they were doing. I found this camera to be fantastic to just leave on the side and grab to take a quick photo (with iA mode), once you got hold of it you can turn it on and take a photo in say... 2-3 seconds? So if you ever need to take a quick decent photo, then this might be the job.

Edit (again!)(28th March 2011)

So i been using this camera 6 months now and i am still loving it, my friends marvel at how good the zoom is. Its fallen down some stairs with me, been to a few beaches, gotten quite dusty and it still works perfectly fine.

I have since this review taken some photos of Jupitar with a tripod on max zoom. The pictures i took impressed me a lot... sure the outcome was basically a big bright thing with 4 bright things around it (the 4 largest moons) but it was another planet and its moons!! I imagine if i had one of the fancy turn table type things to rotate the camera with the sky (its amazing at full zoom how quickly a planet will move out of the viewer) i could take a longer exposure etc and get a better shot, but i was quite pleased

Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens Kit (14.2MP) 3 inch LC

Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens Kit (14.2MP) 3 inch LCD

Having been away from 'proper cameras' for the best part of 10 years I decided to venture into the world of DSLR's. My Dad and Brother had both bought Nikon D40s last year and I was impressed with their results, so I had already decided on a Nikon. I spent a couple of months weighing up whether to buy the D40's replacement, the D3000 or blow my budget and buy the new D3100. In the end, after reading lots of reviews and a slight drop in price I went for the D3100. I made the right choice!!!

The updated guide mode (improved from the D3000) makes taking superb pictures simple, even for a novice such as me. Picture's are superb, warm and clear, and I am thoughly pleased with the results. Live view is a good addition if setting up group shots on a tripod to then be taken on the self timer, but for all other shots I've found the viewfinder to be much better and quicker at focusing.

The bonus for me was also the inclusion of full HD video (which can only be used in Live view mode). I had read reports that the video was a bit shakey or wobbily, and that the video record button was in an awkward place, but I've got to say that I have found video to be fine taking 'normal videos' (I have never felt the need to shake the camera vilently from side to side to make the film shakey whilst filming; as shown on some video reviews I had seen - to prove that video was shakey?). As for the record button being in an awkward place... I've found it to be fine. In fact, no different to most compact camera's (with video) that I've owned.

This camera is everything that I had hoped for, and a little bit more. I probably wont buy another 'proper camera' for quite a few years and so I wanted something that would not only last, but would help me rediscover photography and allow me to grow. If you are a novice and/ or, returning to photography after a considerable time away, then I would highly recommend the Nikon D3100.

The Best excuse to go digital

 

Canon EOS 300D Digital SLR Camera [6MP] with EF18-55mm Lens

The Best excuse to go digital 12 Nov 2004

By A Customer

I've been using this camera for 6 months and at a rough count have probably taken 2000 images. I've also bought a canon 28-105 usmII lens which I'm very pleased with. Previously i've used an Olympus OM10 with manual focus. A re kindled interest in photography and the ease of use of a digital, autofocus camera account for the prolific turnover of photos!

I would say the strengths of this camera are:

Potential for superb quality photos easily up to 15x10 print size. With the 18-55 lens supplied in the kit the camera is lightweight and ideal for varied everyday use, the lens being very unobtrusive. The TTL focus points are easy to use (though read up on the actual arrangement of the sensors. I've seen this in a review and it is useful information to know. Canon should show this in the manual) The autofocus system is fast and accurate 99% of the time. The ISO range is wide and even at 1600 gives very good results in low light with manageable shutter speeds. The white balance options allow for both accurate representations and more inventive representations (with limitations).It will also white balance bracket. For most occasions the evaluative metering system is accurate though trickier lighting situations do need either bracketing or centre weighted metering - both available on the camera. I find the best (quickest) way is a quick check on the screen and then exposure compensate and take more shots - very easy on this camera.

Although plastic, the camera body is tough and durable (and so far water resistant!) The very slow shutter speeds coupled with ISO100 are very useful. Battery life is OK so long as the LCD screen is not over used in the field. Buy a spare battery or two. There appear to be lots of other lens available. The std lens has a usefully wide angle capability at 18mm and I use this setting a lot. The instruction manual is actually very easy to use and understand.

I would say the weaknesses are:

The std 18-55 lens is not easy to manual focus as the focus ring is too narrow and the slightest touch will upset the focus in manual mode (not in auto mode). Also, being at the front, it is easy for your fingers to smear the lens whilst trying to focus or trying to find the focus ring whilst composing the picture. This presumably is the penalty for compactness and lightweight and as many other canon lens are available I find this an acceptable compromise on the std lens. My 28-105 lens is not like this and is excellent in this area by comparison (quieter in auto focus mode too) so horses for courses. The auto focus sometimes "hunts" in very low light or into very bright light so this is one occasion when you will need manual focus. The std lens is very good 99% of the time. I find I could use more flexibilty in white balance settings ie: individual temperature settings. Also direct access to spot metering is a must on this class of camera. Start up time is annoyingly slow though you get into the habit of switching on as soon as you feel a photo coming on! The switch itself is well designed and well placed. Manual selection of focus points is slightly tricky as the thumb button is too far to the right though practice will sort this!

Summary:

Very pleased with the capability of this camera and overall design also it's scope for accepting a wide range of other lens. I would certainly buy this camera again even with the benefit of hindsight. At the moment it is excellent value for money. Buy it.

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How to Choose the Best Digital Camera to Buy?

Nikon D3200 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55VR Lens Kit - Black (24.2MP) 3 inch LCD

By Minnisha D. Williams
Recent studies show that more people are becoming visually inclined as opposed to anything else. Every day we view things in our environment, and photography allows us to capture those images. These are things to keep in mind when deciding the best digital camera to buy, it's all about knowing which kind of digital camera you need.

Compact digital cameras are small and lightweight which can fit into your pocket or a ladies purse. Prices will vary depending on the capabilities and different features each one has. Though you might be excited to shop for your new gadget be sure to take the time to really research different options before making a purchase. Point and shoot cameras are simply just enough to do the job, this would be ideal for someone who is not a fan of technical stuff.

Advanced digital cameras are much more complicated than compact and point and shoot cameras. These models usually have more feature options such as fully automatic, manual, and semi automatic. There are also some other advanced features that involve accessories and add-ons such as wide-angle and telephoto lenses, filters, remote-controls, and external flashes. Advanced digital cameras also include high-end power-shot with a creative performance ability.

Digital single lens reflex cameras offer various advanced features that can be adjusted by the user. These cameras have the ability to be interchangeable with many different lenses, newer models have even more advanced features like live preview and HD digital recording. The design of these cameras with a proprietary lens mount. A movable mechanical mirror system, it is switched at a 45 degree angle to direct light from the lens over a flat focusing. Focusing can be either manual or automatic by pressing the shutter case or AF button on the camera. Although digital single lens designed cameras are becoming smaller, the reflex mirror-less design of these types have become more popular because of their lightweight as opposed to other digital single lens reflex cameras heavier weight and bulkier designs.

While Nikon, Cannon, Panasonic, Olympus and Sony are all on the best sellers list, the best digital camera to buy is Nikon according to consumers. Nikon is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance. They have proven to build high quality and great performing digital products over and over again and gained a very unparalleled successful branding globally.
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All About Sony Digital Cameras

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V Super Advanced High Zoom Camera - Black (18.2MP, 20x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD

By Merdith Stone
Sony has been a trusted name in producing high-quality electronic innovations, including television sets, audio players, computers, video game consoles, and other entertainment gadgets. Its products are known to deliver excellent sights and sounds. Today, Sony digital cameras are also among the preferred models of both professional photographers and hobbyists. They have both point-and-shoot and DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras.

Cyber-shot is the brand's line of digital point-and-shoot cameras. This is something for you if you're just beginning to take photos or if you're looking for a handy camera that takes quality photos of your travels. Its models come in different specifications and prices. The Sony Cyber-shot HX200V is one of the highest-rated cameras of the brand. It's equipped with an 18.2-megapixel sensor, an impressive 30x optical zoom, and high-speed shooting capability of 10 frames per second. It gives you images with rich, clear details. But even the lowest Sony Cyber-shot cameras have high megapixel sensors (from 10 to 14.1) and are equipped with the brand's own Face Detection and SteadyShot technologies.

All cameras in the digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) line of Sony are named Alpha. Its Alpha models are classified into three - prosumer, single-lens translucent (SLT), and professional SLR. The prosumer is DSLR for the beginners. Its features and functions are specifically made to help those who have been using only point-and-shoot cameras, but would like to go into advanced photography. One example is the a390, which comes with an intuitive Graphic Display that helps you understand easily the relation between shutter speed and aperture, as well as the effects of your exposure settings on the final image. It comes with a 14.2-megapixel sensor that gives you low-noise images.

Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) is the brand's name for their products that are in between DSLRs and mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILC). It has the brand's patented Translucent Mirror Technology, which enables you to effortlessly focus and shoot at the same time. One Sony SLT digital camera that's highly recommended is the a77 model. Said to be the world's fastest DSLR, it lets you shoot continuously up to 12 frames per second. It also has a 24.3-megapixel sensor that provides you with clear and detailed photos that are ideal even for enlarged printing.

Its DSLR-a900 boasts a 24 x 35.9mm-size CMOS sensor that's specifically created for this camera. Users of the older a700 rave about this newer model's features and capabilities, which are considerable improvements from the a700's. It is a "full frame" camera, which means you get a view of the actual size of the image that you'd like to take.

Whether it's a Sony DSLR or a point-and-shoot camera that you're planning to buy, check the features and functions of the model to make sure that that's what you need. Both the Cyber-shot and Alpha lines of Sony offer a wide range of specifications that will satisfy various imaging needs.
Looking for Sony digital cameras at their best prices? Check out the list on the Get Price website. You need only this one site to know the Sony cameras offered by various online vendors.
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Lovely littlePanasonic DMC camera

 

  Panasonic DMC-SZ1EB-K Black 10x Super Zoom Compact Camera with 25mm LEICA Lens and HD Movie

15 May 2012

By Sark Lover

 My trusty old Canon Ixus 70 (my third Canon) finally packed up. I researched in Which?, read all the reviews, and decided to go for the Panasonic Lumix on the personal recommendation of two different people, who had one themselves. I paid a bit more for the DMCSZ1, fairly new on the market, because it offered the Leica lens and the 10x Super Zoom. I like its very simple design, its easy-to-use instructions and its intelligent auto mode which gives good clear shots and excellent colour. It also does well in evening half light, which is nice. You can also photograph quite a large object in a small room without having to stand too far away from it, which is very handy. The Lumix has a brilliant small, light and simple charger, and the memory card from my Canon camera fitted it, which was useful. In fact you don't need to use a memory card. Having got used to the new camera in grey, rainy London, I then took it to Paris in the Springtime, which was bathed in brilliant sunshine, and there one big drawback revealed itself. Unless one could find a patch of shade to stand in, it was almost impossible to take pictures in bright sunshine; all you got was a reflection of yourself in the big viewfinder. You couldn't see your subject at all and had to aim and shoot and hope for the best. 

This is such a pity, as the big viewfinder itself is excellent (out of the sun), and the zoom is fantastic - I took a brilliant picture of Sacre Coeur from literally miles away. Why oh why have all the manufacturers of compact cameras got rid of the small extra viewfinder that you used to be able to look through if you needed to. As a non-techie, I have not yet tried to use the advanced features, but I am sure they will all work well. My only other tiny complaint is that the little metal cover for inserting the USB connection cable to recharge or download photos looks as if it won't survive intact very long. 

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Camcorder Video Tips - Settings For the Best Video Camera Footage

 Tips - Settings For the Best Video Camera Footage
By Jennica Musselman

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What's the difference between a video that looks professional and one that screams "amateur"? You might think that filming technique and editing style are the main considerations. But the easiest way to instantly raise the quality of your home video lies in your camcorder settings and how you choose to employ them.

Tally Light
Try an experiment: press the record button on your camcorder. Then turn the camcorder around so it's facing you. See that little red light? This is called the tally light. Something about this tiny red light makes most people incredibly self-conscious when they're being filmed!
Fortunately, nearly every camcorder includes the option of turning the tally light off. Your subjects will be far more comfortable and relaxed without that red light glaring. Remember, the less obtrusive you are as a videographer, the more natural your footage will be. Eliminating the tally light is an important step in this direction.

Date and Time Stamp
The date and time stamp is a setting that records the current date and time at the bottom of the video picture. On analog video cameras, such as those using VHS-C and 8mm video tape formats, the date and time stamp is permanently burned into the picture. (By comparison, a digital camcorder records date and time information on a separate, removable video track.)
Many people like to use the date and time stamp because it makes it easier to keep track of when a video was shot. But a permanent stamp looks horrible, whether you are watching raw footage or a carefully edited movie. Turn the stamp off, and mark the tape label with the date instead.


Digital Zoom
All camcorders have an optical zoom, which is a physical function of the lens. However, many camera manufacturers also advertise a "digital zoom," which seemingly offers zoom lengths far beyond the capabilities of the optical zoom.
Digital zoom is simply a software program in the camcorder that interpolates existing pixels in order to enlarge the image. As such, digital zoom is nothing more than marketing hype, since the image it creates is fake. And moreover, a digitally-zoomed image looks terribly pixilated.
Thus, always ensure that the digital zoom setting in your camcorder is turned off. "Off" is usually the default setting, but it doesn't hurt to check. If you need to zoom closer than the optical lens allows, move your feet instead.

The Built-In Microphone
While most camcorders have top-notch lenses, most only possess a tiny, low-power microphone. Fortunately, most video cameras also include an audio input, which enables you to attach an external microphone and gain better sound.
A shotgun microphone, which mounts on a camcorder's accessory shoe, is the best option for consumer camcorders. This type of microphone can make a world of difference in your audio. Just keep in mind that shotgun mikes are extremely directional. They're great for boosting a single, stable audio source, such as bands playing on a stage or a speaker giving a presentation. But they are not as useful for capturing well-rounded audio in a roomful of people.

Special Effects
In the 1990s, manufacturers began releasing camcorders that could shoot in negative, sepia tones, psychedelic colors, and many other unusual effects. Today's video cameras have these same special effects and many more. Unfortunately, if you use these settings while you are filming, your video is stuck that way...forever.
Conversely, if you shoot video normally, you can easily add special effects in any video editing program. Your software will also have more effects options than your camcorder offers. So shoot without the special effects--you'll be glad you did!

Recording Quality
Every video camera has the option of recording video in a high-quality mode (SP or XP) and lower-quality modes (usually called LP or EP). SP and XP always provide the best picture quality. However, many amateur videographers often switch to a lower-quality recording mode in order to fit more footage on a tape or Flash memory card.
This is a mistake. LP, EP, and similar modes record video at significantly poorer quality. If you use them, you will regret your choice when you watch your video in the future. In addition, video recorded on tape at LP or EP speeds is tougher to convert to DVD because it is harder to track and requires more complex compression.
Buy a few extra video tapes or more Flash memory, and use the highest-quality setting on your video camera. A few extra bucks spent on an additional tape or card is far better than an entire blurry or pixilated video.

Setting up a camcorder and operating it correctly is half the battle to creating watchable video. Take the above tips into account, and you'll be well ahead of most amateur videographers!
Jennica Musselman is the owner of Timeless DVD, a studio offering high-quality DVD transfer, DVD duplication, and assorted video transfer services. We can convert video from all camcorder tape formats, including VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, Mini DV, DVCAM, Digital 8, Hi8, and 8mm video, as well as from tapeless video cameras.

Timeless DVD specializes in providing the highest-quality video transfer possible. Our studio features broadcast-grade decks and professional video processing hardware that can extract every drop of quality from each video tape. Unlike large media transfer companies, we carefully monitor every tape transfer for quality control. DVD projects are archived free for our customers' convenience, and all work is done on-site in our studio--never outsourced. Timeless DVD can also transfer tapes to AVI or MOV files, a service that enables customers to easily edit their camcorder videos at home. And we provide video conversion to DVD for Mini DVD, Flash memory, and hard drive camcorders. Our DVD design is second to none. We offer a variety of beautiful DVD covers, all created and developed by our in-house graphic designer. Our studio exclusively uses the highest-rated DVD media for every project, with on-disc c

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Digital Cameras Top Rated

Panasonic DMC-SZ1EB-K Black 10x Super Zoom Compact Camera with 25mm LEICA Lens and HD Movie

Technical Details

• 25mm Wide-angle 10x Optical Zoom LEICA DC Lens
• 16.1MP High Sensitivity MOS Sensor
• iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
• 20x Intelligent Zoom with Intelligent Resolution Technology
• Intuitive Touch-control Shooting with 3.0-inch Intelligent LCD

I've always used SLRs for photos but needed a good quality compact for times and places demanded something less obtrusive. This little gem hits the spot completely. A Leica lens produces brilliant sharp images, as you'd expect, enhanced with an optical image stabiliser. The x10 optical zoom is a dream, but of course at full zoom, the better the light the better the image. The HD video is excellent quality and is surprisingly easy to hand-hold and get really good images. And as a real bonus for a HD compact, it allows you to zoom in and out whilst recording. That wasn't the case on our last Sony Compact. Battery life is tops and so is the large, bright 3" LCD screen.

The camera has a range if settings from automatic to a range of pre-settings. Many are as you'd expect (sports, night scene, soft-focus portrait etc) but there's some interesting new or newish options - auto-settings for photos of food (!), photos through glass (which may just be a way of switching off the flash - haven't checked that out and two baby settings. Using these the camera will recognise up to two individual faces (and one for a pet!) Enter their date of birth and if you wish the photos can show the age of the child in question every time a photo is taken! Oh, and a panorama setting which makes taking panorama photos as easy as pie.

I bought mine in Bangkok last week and paid about the same as Amazon are now quoting (£166) but had a leather belt purse (Panasonic DMW-PSS13KK Leather Case) and 4GB card in that price. The 4GB card allows you to take about 650 - 800 photos at 6-6.5MB each, but double that number for 2-3MB photos. And for the record, it worked well in 40 C temperatures.




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