Gotta new digicam... 13.6MP FTW!!!!

[ceo012384]

Got a new digital camera today since my other one's lens got knocked out of alignment and it didn't make sense to repair it. I need my main camera to fit in a pocket pretty easily otherwise I won't use it. Especially because I like to bring it with me when I ride. I like it to have at least some of the features of a larger camera and have decent resolution. Well, I looked around a bit, and I've always been partial to Sonys (I have a DSC-V1 and the one with the knocked lens is a DSC-T7) and found their newest POWERHOUSE... the cybershot DSC-W300. This little bastard still maintains the tiny cybershot profile (looks to me like they use pretty much the same case as the 7 and 8 MP versions), but packs a TON of features and boasts a whopping 13.6 MegaPixels!!! Here are the stock photos:

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/assets/14777.jpg

http://www.thinkcamera.com/news/images/DSC-W300_front_rev.jpg

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/assets/14778.jpg

So, that's the one I decided on, and just went today after work and bought it right away. On top of that, I smoothtalked the sales guy at Circuit City and got him to sell it to me for a decently lower price than he should have :)

Here it is:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02302.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/0507080047.jpg

I've been getting into photography a bit more the past several years and would like to get a nice SLR when funds allow it. For now, I can borrow a Nikon D70 from work and play with that whenever I get the itch.

[marko138]

Damn, that many MP's...I expected a SLR. I'm sure it takes nice pics.

[Trip]

SLR is the only way to go when you get that high in MPs. A will have her D40x to take a few snaps during the weekend morning runs with us.

[Rider]

We expect nudes of your next female conquest..

[NONE_too_SOFT]

so you plan on taking pictures of the inside of peoples pores or what?

thats a damn nice camera, im hoping i can pick something up before the trip, but i only need 6-7 mp, not freaking 13. I've already got my 3mp phone camera though, so who knows.

[z06boy]

I just bought a Canon from Circuit City the other day but it's only 7.1 mp...must be nice to be a baller. :lol:

I had a $35 gift card that was given to me so with that applied to the sale price it was only $93 otd. :rockout:

[DLIT]

How much?

[Amber Lamps]

How much?


No shit! That's the most important piece of info! I have the T200 with the 3.5 touch screen (or rather my bitch of an ex has it!). I've been looking at the T300 for $350 but I may just get the Fuji F50 12 meg or the Samsung 10 meg for under $200. All 3 have "face recognition" but you can change the focal point on the Sony by touching the screen. All of these cameras have a shit ton of features my dumb ass will never use!!! What I don't like about the Sony is having to use Memory Stick. I have a ton of SD cards and I saw a 4 mb at Sears for $20 the other day. Memory sticks tend to be more expensive in my experience.

I still have a 4 meg Fuji SLR I got "forever ago",what it lacks in megs,it makes up in optical zoom. Which is the whole point anyway,right? It's main problem is it's BIG and SLOW,just like me! If I'm not mistaken 35mm equates to only 3 or 4 megs,I've never been sure what the point/use of all those "extra" megs are. I understand they allow you to blow up the pic bigger but I get a good 8X10 with 3 or 4 megs,how big a picture are you trying to make? Heck,my biggest problem lately has been figuring out how to shrink pics so I can post or send them. Ahhh what am I talking about? Bigger is always better!:pat:

[DLIT]

I ask because I got a new Canon DSLR Rebel xti plus a 2gig memory card for 630 bucks.

[marko138]

I ask because I got a new Canon DSLR Rebel xti plus a 2gig memory card for 630 bucks.
Got a lense with it? If it does thats a phenominal price.

[DLIT]

Got a lense with it? If it does thats a phenominal price.

It came with the stock lense. Nothing crazy, but good enough for now. Amazon.com is where I got it.

[marko138]

Thats a good price and a good camera. I have the same one.

[DLIT]

Here's a pic using it.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u58/DLITALIEN/Bikey010.jpg

[Amber Lamps]

No Shit!!! Still,I really want a point and shoot/pocket camera...ok I'm gonna get in trouble here but have you noticed that alot of the new cameras have a racc....ummm I mean "self portait" mode that lets you know when you're in the center of the frame? I bet there's a few people who would benefit from that technology........:whistle:

[z06boy]

No Shit!!! Still,I really want a point and shoot/pocket camera...ok I'm gonna get in trouble here but have you noticed that alot of the new cameras have a racc....ummm I mean "self portait" mode that lets you know when you're in the center of the frame? I bet there's a few people who would benefit from that technology........:whistle:

:lol::lol: I don't even know if mine has that but now you've got me wondering...I'll have to check.

[Amber Lamps]

:lol::lol: I don't even know if mine has that but now you've got me wondering...I'll have to check.

I guess they *beep* or some even automatically take the pic when you're centered and smile(yes they have "smile detection"). I wonder if any have a feature that only takes a pic when you look your skinniest.....:whistle: If they do that"s MY next camera!!!:dthumb:

[z06boy]

I guess they *beep* or some even automatically take the pic when you're centered and smile(yes they have "smile detection"). I wonder if any have a feature that only takes a pic when you look your skinniest.....:whistle: If they do that"s MY next camera!!!:dthumb:

:lol: I didn't realize they had a "smile detection" feature. Yea I like your idea on your "next camera". :rofl: :cheers:

[t-homo]

Damn that is crazy. I got a Canon 7.1 MP point and shoot for christmas and like it a lot. I'm also not smart enough (or taken the time) to learn how to do everything manually and get everything out of it.

[DLIT]

Damn that is crazy. I got a Canon 7.1 MP point and shoot for christmas and like it a lot. I'm also not smart enough (or taken the time) to learn how to do everything manually and get everything out of it.

I bought the Canon for my wife's b-day. Also got her a book about exposure and all that. Haven't dug into it yet.

[Trip]

I bought the Canon for my wife's b-day. Also got her a book about exposure and all that. Haven't dug into it yet.

Magic Lantern? The magic lantern guides are the shit when it comes to getting your feet wet in pro photography.

[Amber Lamps]

I bought the Canon for my wife's b-day. Also got her a book about exposure and all that. Haven't dug into it yet.


Yea my SLR stays on "A" at all times! Well.....I did try a few things when I first got it and tried to read the bible that came with it but I've decided that "A" is good enough for me. If I can't get a good picture in "A" mode then FUCK IT!!!

[DLIT]

My girl went through the book and made little adjustments and all we do is just pic the mode (landscape, close-up, etc.) and shoot. Thing's amazing. Can't wait to get a zoom lense. Not anytime soon though. Things are like $600+.

Magic Lantern? The magic lantern guides are the shit when it comes to getting your feet wet in pro photography.

I think the book was titled Understanding Exposure. Pretty sure that's it.

[Trip]

Grab her the magic lantern guide for her camera. It will teach her a lot.

[Lamnidae]

If I'm not mistaken 35mm equates to only 3 or 4 megs,

Ehhh.... yes and no.

it honestly comes down to what type of 35mm film you're using. Some lower ends, yeah... 3 or 4 can do it. in fact typically a good 3mp camera can produce a decent 4x6 print.... you need a lil' bit larger for an 8x10....


But for the higher end films.... like your Fuji or Reala expensive films, you're looking in the neighborhood of 20-22mp to match their quality....



BTW, gratz CEO! Now let's see some damn shots!!!!! Not sure if I'm bringing my lil' 350D to the rally or not, gotta put it in to get it cleaned so it might not make it out in time.

[pickle.of.doom]

I wonder if any have a feature that only takes a pic when you look your skinniest.....:whistle: If they do that"s MY next camera!!!:dthumb:

Haha, are you a chick? Next he is going to be asking us if his ass looks fat in these pants :lol:


Nice Camera CEO. If an SLR wasn't going to be my next purchase, I would look at that one. I need some long zooms for getting shots of her getting out of the shower from the house across the street... err....uhhh... i mean for those tracks you have to shoot from far away at :D

[DLIT]

I need some long zooms for getting shots of her getting out of the shower from the house across the street... err....uhhh... i mean for those tracks you have to shoot from far away at :D

Thanks for the idea.

[ceo012384]

Damn, that many MP's...I expected a SLR. I'm sure it takes nice pics.
It does. I had a chance to snap a couple at lunch today.
SLR is the only way to go when you get that high in MPs. A will have her D40x to take a few snaps during the weekend morning runs with us.
Eventually I want an SLR as well. I want to have a nice full manual camera, and then this one which I will use every day since it's easy to carry.
so you plan on taking pictures of the inside of peoples pores or what?

thats a damn nice camera, im hoping i can pick something up before the trip, but i only need 6-7 mp, not freaking 13. I've already got my 3mp phone camera though, so who knows.
The other thing is that the extra megapixels can act as extra zoom. Basically I require my camera to be small enough to carry, and as such 3x is the zoom level that is available on most cameras. But this takes such frigging huge pictures, I can practically triple that zoom level just with image resolution :dthumb:

Also, it has a Zeiss lens. Awesome.
I just bought a Canon from Circuit City the other day but it's only 7.1 mp...must be nice to be a baller. :lol:

I had a $35 gift card that was given to me so with that applied to the sale price it was only $93 otd. :rockout:
How much?
The thing lists for $349, I got the guy at Circuit City to give it to me for $300. Basically sony was able to fit the new 13.6MP chip (just came out) into their cybershot casing that they use with their 7 MP (and one other I think) camera... I think that's why the cost stayed down. This camera is a STEAL even at the MSRP IMHO.
Yea my SLR stays on "A" at all times!
That's a waste of an SLR IMHO.

This camera has manual mode and for taking non-time-sensitive shots I will certainly take advantage of it.
BTW, gratz CEO! Now let's see some damn shots!!!!! Not sure if I'm bringing my lil' 350D to the rally or not, gotta put it in to get it cleaned so it might not make it out in time.
Thanks dude! I was able to take a few quick pictures at lunch today and am very happy with this thing. It friggin rocks and has TONS of features. I love Sony, my family and I have always bought their electronics whenever they were an option.
Nice Camera CEO. If an SLR wasn't going to be my next purchase, I would look at that one. I need some long zooms for getting shots of her getting out of the shower from the house across the street... err....uhhh... i mean for those tracks you have to shoot from far away at :D
Thanks. :lol: nice. Yeah basically I can zoom in 3x and then use the resolution to get an image of her getting out of the shower haha.





Here's a few from lunch. I bet I'll have more soon, I want to mess around with this thing a lot.

View from my office (Boston FTW!):
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02387e.jpg

The little courtyard outside my office (mech eng building, on the right):
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02389e.jpg

Flower under the tree above... very happy with the way this came out considering it was in the shade:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02391e.jpg

Also, the stabilization on this thing is REALLY fucking good. I've never used a camera that the image stabilizer worked so good on.

[GearGrabinGuy]

THem are some nice damn shots!! Im still rockin my old 4 megapixel.

[pickle.of.doom]

Nice, shots look great.

[ceo012384]

THem are some nice damn shots!! Im still rockin my old 4 megapixel.
Nice, shots look great.
Thanks :cheers:

Soon I intend to spend more time exploring the features and getting some shots besides just some half-assed ones on my lunch break.

[DLIT]

It does. I had a chance to snap a couple at lunch today.

Eventually I want an SLR as well. I want to have a nice full manual camera, and then this one which I will use every day since it's easy to carry.

The other thing is that the extra megapixels can act as extra zoom. Basically I require my camera to be small enough to carry, and as such 3x is the zoom level that is available on most cameras. But this takes such frigging huge pictures, I can practically triple that zoom level just with image resolution :dthumb:

Also, it has a Zeiss lens. Awesome.


The thing lists for $349, I got the guy at Circuit City to give it to me for $300. Basically sony was able to fit the new 13.6MP chip (just came out) into their cybershot casing that they use with their 7 MP (and one other I think) camera... I think that's why the cost stayed down. This camera is a STEAL even at the MSRP IMHO.

That's a waste of an SLR IMHO.

This camera has manual mode and for taking non-time-sensitive shots I will certainly take advantage of it.

Thanks dude! I was able to take a few quick pictures at lunch today and am very happy with this thing. It friggin rocks and has TONS of features. I love Sony, my family and I have always bought their electronics whenever they were an option.

Thanks. :lol: nice. Yeah basically I can zoom in 3x and then use the resolution to get an image of her getting out of the shower haha.





Here's a few from lunch. I bet I'll have more soon, I want to mess around with this thing a lot.

View from my office (Boston FTW!):
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02387e.jpg

The little courtyard outside my office (mech eng building, on the right):
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02389e.jpg

Flower under the tree above... very happy with the way this came out considering it was in the shade:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/DSC02391e.jpg

Also, the stabilization on this thing is REALLY fucking good. I've never used a camera that the image stabilizer worked so good on.

The landscape shots are good, but the flower one is just okay. But for that price, it takes some really good shots.

[Lamnidae]

The landscape shots are good, but the flower one is just okay. But for that price, it takes some really good shots.

I don't think "price of the camera" comes into play.... It's kinda like what a friend of mine had said before... "Just because you buy an expensive guitar doesn't make you jimmi fucking hendrix."

Just my $0.02

[DLIT]

It's price vs. quality of the pics. And for what he paid, the pics are awesome.

[Amber Lamps]

Hey how's this for a deal? The price is actually $499 and the 75-300mm lens is $230 more. Anyway,I'm byu far no DSLR expert,so I'm looking for advice. http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=204934

oh and I forgot,i comes with this crap too..Get a free printer, digital SLR resource book, photo album & firedog training ($174.98 value)* with any digital SLR camera purchase.

[DLIT]

Hey how's this for a deal? The price is actually $499 and the 75-300mm lens is $230 more. Anyway,I'm byu far no DSLR expert,so I'm looking for advice. http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=204934

oh and I forgot,i comes with this crap too..Get a free printer, digital SLR resource book, photo album & firedog training ($174.98 value)* with any digital SLR camera purchase.

That's a pretty good deal. Have you priced the lense seperately to see if you're getting a deal for $230 more? If you can afford it, get the zoom lense, too. It's money. Also, check Amazon.com. That's where I got my Canon for a good price.

[Amber Lamps]

Thanks bro! I'm trying to stay in the middle of cameras. I want great pics but want to get them on "auto" mode cause I'm f-ing lazy!!! Also,I've been watching iso levels and I think that I want at least 1600 if not 3200. I also looked at a Fuji P&S that has has 18x optical zoom and iso 6400 for $300. Man there are alot of choices!!!

If you're still around...this camera is available for $286 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8589271&type=product&id=1190678016533 Btw Fuji cameras have a option that takes a pic with flash and then immediately takes a pic without.

[Lamnidae]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com
http://www.17photo.com

Both good places to get good camera gear. 17 Street Photo actually has a shop in Amazon, just FYI. I've dealt w/ both companies and highly recommend them.

[marko138]

The landscape shots are good, but the flower one is just okay. But for that price, it takes some really good shots.

I concur. The flower itself is a bit hot.

[ceo012384]

The landscape shots are good, but the flower one is just okay. But for that price, it takes some really good shots.
I don't think "price of the camera" comes into play.... It's kinda like what a friend of mine had said before... "Just because you buy an expensive guitar doesn't make you jimmi fucking hendrix."

Just my $0.02
I concur. The flower itself is a bit hot.
It was a 2 second lunchtime jobbie. Also I tweaked the levels and did a shitty job.

Here's a couple newer ones from this weekend:

Tulips:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02505editedMedium.jpg

Fuckin' right:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02426Medium.jpg

Katherine is hot:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02404Medium.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02448editedMedium.jpg

America's most beloved ballpahk:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02424Medium.jpg

Couple more flowers:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02460editedMedium.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02502editedMedium.jpg


If there are any bad features to these photos, I'm sure it's not the camera, and it's me. I'm still learning.

[marko138]

Now, pictures like Fenway are more of what we need.

[ceo012384]

Now, pictures like Fenway are more of what we need.

I got you, son:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02402Medium.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02415editedMedium.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02411Medium.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02407Medium.jpg


Also took a stroll down the esplanade, great sunlight that day:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02476Medium.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02474cut.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/ceo012384/2008-05-11%20Boston%20fun/DSC02475Medium.jpg

[Katherine]

You win, CEO. Fenway was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.

[DLIT]

You're kidding me with those shorts, right?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

You win, CEO. Fenway was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.

the redsox... are they a baseball team? and what is this monster? the green one?

[Katherine]

I Told You That In Confidence, Nts!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

I Told You That In Confidence, Nts!

huh what?

[Mr Lefty]

bahahahah Kat just called her self out! :rofl:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

bahahahah Kat just called her self out! :rofl:

lol, no seriously. what is this base-ball?

[Mr Lefty]

a fuck'n boring sport... your not missing anything...

[Trip]

pwned :twfix:

people meeting in real life always leads to some funny shit.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

the pro's and cons of internet forumology.

[DLIT]

a fuck'n boring sport... your not missing anything...

you're...as in you're a dumbass.

[Mr Lefty]

fuck... as in fuck off

[marko138]

You're kidding me with those shorts, right?
Classic.

[ceo012384]

You win, CEO. Fenway was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
I always win.
the redsox... are they a baseball team? and what is this monster? the green one?
Hahahahha :zowned: