Favorite Cameras

We added a camera section but I want to include ones we actually use so that we might be more likely to review & rate them and maybe share some photos to go in the wiki area so people can get an idea of micro shots or whatever.  Cameras

 

Anyway, could you guys tell me what cameras you use?  Also if you have a favorite software you use?  thanks!

I have a Canon Power Shot A460 which is quite adequate for
me.   I haven't yet mastered the manuals that came with it,
and I haven't yet been able to produce beautiful close ups.
Managed a short Christmas video (too fast, too shaky - not the fault of the camera, though.)  Haven't explored all this
little camera's possibilities.
(4 x Optical Zoom)
Use Shutterfly and store some photos in Photobucket.
Edited by Pennylee - 2/13/10 at 1:47am

Thanks Pennylee   Do you use any software on your PC to crop, edit or manipulate photos?

 

Anyone else?  I would like to fill the camera area with what members are using, not just the hot new toys but what gardeners enjoy using.

 

I have to tell you I spent so much money on my Nikon SLR and now I'm looking for a little point & shoot.  Love my SLR but with having to attach a lens and all the settings fuss by the time I see something worthy of a photo its too late.  I need something I can carry around with me in the garden.

I agree Boo.  I am wondering why I wanted this SLR.  Have been using my old  Sony and Olympus.  They are too old to add to a Review list.  I will add my Nikon SLR.

A lot of those little point and shoot can take really good pictures and the pixel size has gone up and beyond when I was looking a couple years ago.  I hate to say it because I wanted that camera so darn bad but I wish I wouldn't have gotten it.   The money would have been better spent some other way.  You've been using your old Sony and Olympus, so would you say that you would recommend those brands?  I guess we would want to list cameras that are still on the market today but there should be something comparable.

 

 

I have a pocket camera, a Sony DSC-W35. It's an older model, though, only 7.2 megapixels and a 3X zoom.  (They're up to at least 10 megapixels now with 4X to 5X zooms).  It takes crisp pictures and is easy to use.  One thing I really like about it is it has a traditional viewfinder as well as the LCD screen, a feature you don't see very often.  It's great for when it's too bright outdoors to be able to see the LCD screen well.  It's the biggest reason I haven't upgraded to a newer model.

Shutterfly does the usual basic editing :  crop, auto edit (or do it
individually if you like ), add frames.   I t  will look for, and let you
delete  in bulk, duplicates.  It sends to email.  I feel sure it used to
have a section that reduced size, but I have nearly gone mad trying to find it again, and am not sure now if it existed at all.

Like every other photo programme I have tried, it is not perfect,
but it is generally adequate for my simple demands.

Hi, Boo. I'm on my second FujiFilm camera which may already be obsolete @ 2 years old. The S700 7.2 MP & 10 X zoom, no Image Stabilizer. It's bulky like the S9000 pictured in your camera review.
It takes great pics especially macro. What gardener doesn't want macro, such fun.
A real snow flake.
 
The camera occasionally may refuse to focus on the subject in macro mode. Pulling it away, focusing on a more distant item and trying it again usually works. 
Fuji has some nice pocket cameras with 10 MP for casual use.  
The image software that comes with a camera is too limiting for me. I tried a few commercial programs and ended up with Corel PaintShop Pro for ease of use and versatility. Corel just released a new version called PaintShop Photo Pro. Many stores are discounting their stock of the older PSP Photo X2 for under $50, a real bargain.

Geez, I really feel out of time here. I`m still using the little Kodak Easy Share that bjmots from Texas sent me, what, 3 - 4 years ago? I love it. Plus I use the easy share sofeware which is very simple and does lots of things. Mine is the CX 7300 model and I don`t think I`d change it for anything, even though it is "gettin up in there, um like it`s owner!! hahahaha

I have Fuji FinePix S5800 with 10xoptical zoom, macro and super macro to 1cm, movie, continuous shooting.  I've found it a really nice easy camera to use, and like the close up quality it gives for an amateur

Oh, I thought we were talking about small cameras.  I also have the bigger Canon S3 IS with a 10x optical zoom, withe macro and super macro, continuous shooting, and a slew of other features, half of which I don't use.  I bought it mostly for the zoom, but, honestly, I use my pocket camera a lot more.

I use Photoshop (by Adobe) for editing photos. 

I just bought a new Canon EOS Rebel XSI, very user friendly, it has all the features of the SLR (which it is), but it also has a fully automatic point and shoot option.  This am I put on the telephoto lens and took a picture of the birds at the feeder, while I was sitting on the couch inside.....came out good.  This pic was also taken from inside with the telephoto lens on auto.

I'm a bit "tardy" arriving at this thread, but I hope that's ok.....

I have a Canon SX10 IS, and I love it!  With a 20x zoom, It has a bit of heft, so doesn't feel like a toy camera.  Still fits nicely in a smallish camera bag.  It has an excellent viewfinder....I too, do not like using the LCD to frame a pic.  It has a TON of both automatic and manual features, including both Macro and Super-macro.  The user manual is even pretty good!   I had good luck with my Canon A710 IS (which I handed down to hubby!) so decided to stick with Canon.  
Had I waited a few months, I may have gone with the Canon SX1 IS which in addition to the SX10 features offers RAW capability, a CMOS processor and, I believe, a remote shutter sensor....nice stuff, but also costs more!  I don't do movies with my camera, so can't comment on that!

For basic editing, I use Microsoft Picture viewer.  For a bit more complicated editing I use Photoshop Elements 6.