At 9:06 PM +0800 29/1/03, Katinka Mills wrote:
What I need as a minimum is to be able to take still photos of a good
quality of PCB images (to show mods that I make to people over seas) and to
take general photos.
For taking photos of PCBs I would assume you need high-resolution so
you should really be looking at 4 - 5 megapixel cameras. DV video
cameras definitely won't cut it as even with progressive scan
options, you'll get far lower resolution and quality for still images.
Personally we went for the Minolta DiMage 7i
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/dimage7i.html#specs
although there is now an even better model available as well, the DiMage 7hi
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/dimage7hi.html
They feature 7 x optical zoom (28mm - 200mm), manual focusing ring,
very fast response for multiple frame per second shooting (up to 7
fps, or 15 fps at lower res), 5 megapixel resolution (2560 x 1920),
standard 49mm thread on end of lens barrel for filters, Audio
annotation, short movie capture (320 x 240, 15 fps, 60 seconds)
SLR-style through the lens Electronic viewfinder etc.
not bad for around Aus$2000.
If that's too rich for your budget, check out
http://www.steves-digicams.com for excellent reviews of heaps of
other cameras.
-Mart
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