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    Image of madog madog
    04:49 PM

    In reply to The Best Point and Shoot Cameras for Every Purpose
    Anyone have any recommendations for a low end (cheapish) digital camera that takes quick pictures?

    Useless information/rant follows if you're bored (all I have is free time at the moment):

    My mom has one that is ready to snap photos just a few seconds after it's turned on, but requires nearly 15 seconds to take another. I borrowed that one because my wife's camera takes 10-15 seconds to power up, and also takes too long in between photos (I have gone through different modes and settings). Then, my camcorder takes decent photos as quickly as you can take them, but there is no flash and it's something I don't want to always carry with me.

    I never realized how slow they were until I tried taking spur-of-the-moment pictures of my baby ("I formed babby").

    I hate this need for splash screen startups, or automatic picture review after one is taken (I also don't like how people, especially my wife, feel they need to review every single photo immediately after. You were just there!), and know I don't need a 30 megapixel camera with three displays and YouTube, Facebook, or other built-in fad support.
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    Image of madog madog
    04:57 PM

    @madog: They may not literally take 10-15 seconds, but when you're trying to take pictures of a babys smile or something, 7 seconds can feel like an eternity; and the moment may be gone by then.

    I also don't know anything about cameras so I don't know if they specifically rate that or have categories for a digital camera that works as fast as one from 15 years ago that took pics as fast as you could wind the film.

    Any information about it would be greatly appreciated!
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    05:07 PM

    @madog: This site has really good reviews:

    [www.dpreview.com]

    They often give list how long all those things take for a given camera. The forums are really helpful, too.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    03:43 PM

    In reply to The Best Point and Shoot Cameras for Every Purpose
    These descriptions sound like something Rod Roddy would say while running down the items on the Showcase Showdown..."all this and more could be yours on the Price Is Right!"
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    Image of John_001 John_001
    04:48 PM

    @TonyWonder: That man's voice is cemented in my childhood memories. Much like Robert Stack... Both passed away. R.I.P.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    04:55 PM

    @John_001: same... remember his insane outfits? and how red in the face he use to get? Lets hope he's doing tons of blow off strippers asses in heaven... thats what he deserves
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    12/08/09

    In reply to Buy 200GB of Google Storage, Get a Free Eye-Fi Card
    I don't trust on online storage...
    But the eye-fi is tempting.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/08/09

    In reply to Buy 200GB of Google Storage, Get a Free Eye-Fi Card
    Hell of a better deal than MobileMe. Heh.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/08/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Edited semi angry post about usefulness of MobileMe for people like me. Reeeeeeetracted cause it wasn't necessary and was mainly referring to it against the usefulness of the card, and not the storage space combo as a whole (which is still different, but still more useful together than the card itself).
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/08/09

    In reply to Buy 200GB of Google Storage, Get a Free Eye-Fi Card
    I will soon be stashing stuff all over the net in free storage so I can move into a new computer and then redownload it all back onto the new one. I know that isnt efficient, but its free. :)
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    12/08/09

    @Curves: What are you using? I've got one of the free Dropbox accounts and it's pretty awesome but I only have 2GB of space. I was stoked when I heard about Goggle dropping their prices on storage before I found out it's just used as an add on to gmail and picasa accounts. Have you looked into any of the other services? How do they stack up?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/08/09

    @ninjamurf: I have limited free storage at Google, MSN and Yahoo, all of which I keep e mail accounts at, as well as a pay photo site that can store a lot of pics, and a lot of them are still on the card in the camera. I am re-thinking this, though, and considering a portable hard drive, since I am finding myself on the move a lot more lately between 2 or 3 work computers and 2 or 3 at home. I have never had any problems with the on line storage though, and have a lot of "stuff" stashed here and there.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/08/09

    @Curves: A portable USB harddrive would be worth the time and effort saved without one. Otherwise you'd have to worry about connection speeds and constant Internet access too.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/08/09

    @madog: Or even a couple of cheap flash drives.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/08/09

    In reply to Buy 200GB of Google Storage, Get a Free Eye-Fi Card
    "drop in your credit card digits"

    Ha! As if Google doesn't already know (including your signature and voice print)
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    12/08/09

    @ripfire: Geagle Geye?
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    Image of madog madog
    12/08/09

    @BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Duddits!
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/04/09

    In reply to How Big Is the Titanic Nikon D3s?
    It looks like they accidentally sent you the inside out version of the camera. All the letters are backwards. Silly Nikon.
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    Image of archercc archercc
    12/04/09

    In reply to How Big Is the Titanic Nikon D3s?
    Also if you like big check a D700 with the grip on it. Even bulkier.
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    Image of archercc archercc
    12/04/09

    In reply to How Big Is the Titanic Nikon D3s?
    Was this picture taken with a cell phone by Lemmiwinks?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    12/04/09

    In reply to How Big Is the Titanic Nikon D3s?
    Can barely see your fuzzy red head behind that thing!
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/04/09

    In reply to How Big Is the Titanic Nikon D3s?
    Sorry matt,

    It's not bigger than your head. I can still see traces of an albino with his hair on fire.
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    Image of Gundem Gundem
    12/01/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    The lack of Sony Alpha line is this guide is shameful.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/27/09

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Next year, you guys need to put this stuff in a spreadsheet...
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    Image of churnin churnin
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I have a Olympus E510. It's an older camera, but it also feels pretty solid and takes some nice shots. I know that olympus doesn't really have the same support as Canon and Nikon, but I found that for a first DSLR, it's not too shabby. Pentax makes some really nice cameras as well, as I have played around with my brothers a little. Now neither of these have the 1080p video ( in fact neither of them have video), but for someone that is interested in cameras and amateur photography, these are decent options if you are looking at getting into amateur photography...
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I'd love to play with a DSLR, but I just can't justify it... I know how to set the manual settings, but for the cost of the cheapest one here, I could get a Sony DSC-WX1 that does great night shots, automatic panoramas, and most importantly, it's small enough I could have it on me when I need to take a picture.

    I'm not coming out against DSLR or anything, but for my uses... they're just so huge I'd never have it with me, and the price is so high I couldn't buy one for non-professional use.
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Heh, I've noticed that too about cameras. I can never be arsed to bring it with me. (I have a Panasonic-something-or-the-other better than your average compact camera but not as good as a DSLR making it pretty big, but not too big)
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    Image of DPYu DPYu
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Exactly why I ended up with a Pany LX3. It's pretty much with me all the time.
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    Image of irfan irfan
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: most of us DSLR users have a P&S to go along. I take both on vacations, and the PS still gets plenty of use. But when you start looking at pictures from your trip when you get home, the DSLR advantages are quite clear and makes me wonder why I didnt lug the better camera around that day.

    But yes, the new Sony WX1 is quite amazing in low light and panoramics... havent seen 100% crops side by side tho, I just toyed with one at a friends house.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/26/09

    @irfan: That would be ideal... but I'm not a photographer, so I'm afraid I can only drop $400 on a camera every 5 years or so.

    To me, I'd get a DSLR for more artistic effects like depth of field, very long exposures, bokeh, or HDR, but a while back a friend and I were comparing our cameras - he had some kind of 7MP Olympus DSLR and I had a 7MP Sony DSC-P150. In extreme darkness you could see the sensor noise on my camera, and he could just set a very long exposure, so that was a clear win for him if we were printing hi-res posters or competing in a photo competition.

    But ultimately, while he's very happy with it because he does make use of all the features, when we compare ordinary shots, his camera's pics look 3-5% better, but his camera cost about 220% as much before lenses. I'd love to have all the manual features he does, but I just can't pay that when I take about 50 shots a year and keep about half that many...
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    Image of irfan irfan
    11/28/09

    @fuchikoma: plain and simple, if youre only taking 50 shots a year then a DSLR makes no sense... neither does a $400 point and shoot. Id just get a year old model of a Canon PowerShot SDXXX for maybe $200 and call it a day.
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