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From:Paul Hill
Date:7 Aug 2001 at 21:38:08
Subject:Re: Digital Cameras

On 07-Aug-01 19:29:46, Richard Friend wrote:
>> On 06-Aug-01, Richard Friend wrote:
>>
>> > These days, however, the DC215 is dated because it's only 1 megapixel
>> > rather than tons of them!
>>
>> To get full 35mm quality, you need about 20 Megapixels. I guess this
>> will be available on hand held digital cameras in a couple of years.

Kodak are doing 'professional' digicams soon. Not sure of the res (or
price :) but it's pretty huge.

>> Most serious photographers would regard 35mm as the minimum acceptable
>> quality.
>>
>I have a 35mm SLR camera as well and to be truthful, there's not much
>difference between what the DC215 and printer produce against the SLR and
>boots processing! On it's highest quality setting the DC215 is fine, it's
>pictures print out as good as the SLR.

It depends on the uses of course. I'm happy with my DC215 because I'm the
sort of person who 'forgets' to delevelop films.

>My only complaint with the DC215 is that it's a snap camera! Auto focus auto
>everything! Try taking a picture of something moving and you get a nice
>background and a blurred subject, still, unlike an SLR you can just delete
>it!

You can change the exposure setting on the DC215. Press the up (or is it
down?) arrow in capture mode. Works well for fast moving stuuf as longas
the light's good.



Paul

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