| Author | Thread |
|
|
12/12/2004 03:06:21 AM · #1 |
| I can't wait till I can get a new camera, one that will give me more options as far as lenses go. I hate my digital zoom & I'm never using it again...for now I will have to settle with far away shots. I took some great northern lights photos back in october, and they looked fine when I reviewed them on the PC & the T.V., but when I got the prints processed- all the digital zoom pics were so grainy & noisey. What a bummer...ah, I just don't see a point when it comes to digital zoom when the image has to truely suffer. I didn't know a lick about photography when I bought the thing (and still don't know that much) but the sales person gave me the impression that the feature was a good thing...not the case. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 03:29:19 AM · #2 |
i used it for a short while and ran into the same things as u now i've settled for croping afterward if i want to get something out of the frame i just don't untill i get back to my comp. then i just crop in PS.
i hate having to do it though if i only didn't want so many dang toys i would put more of my money into my photog. bugget, but thats life..... :(
.. _ _
<,* *,>
... U
... ~
_brando_
|
|
|
|
12/12/2004 03:34:02 AM · #3 |
Well the annoying thing is that salespeople still use it as a selling point. I was watching tv the other night, and while flicking through I came accross an informercial for a digital camera... the basic gist was that with the huge resolution of a 4mp camera you could use the digital zoom to your hearts content and all would remain well. At this point I nearly threw my shoe at the tv... plainly this is wrong, and plenty of people will get sucked in by it.
Its a bit sad, but if you are going to make a semi-major purchase like a new camera it's just one more piece of evidence in support of the idea that it pays to do your homework. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 04:06:50 AM · #4 |
Well, I suppose I can take it for a learning experience. The good news is, this was just a starter camera- and the more features I get to experiment with, the better idea I will have to look for in the future.
But, I still don't see a reason for that feature to be on there, why not trash the feature & throw in an extra lens! I could understand if you want to get a "tad" bit closer, but they shouldn't put in a large range of digital zoom though.
Well I've been had, and yeah, I should have looked more into it- but when I bought the camera it was my first digital & all features were just beyond my comprihension. Well heck, I'll probably get the new one in about 6 months, and I'll keep this camera for candid shots & experiementing.
Glad I'm not alone on this. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 05:27:58 AM · #5 |
| Best thing to do is use TIFF if you can and crop within Photoshop. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 08:15:54 PM · #6 |
| Thanks for the tip, I'll try the TIFF. :) |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 08:25:36 PM · #7 |
| Digital zoom is a marketing gimick. Its easy and cheap to implement, and it sounds good to the uninitiated. And I suppose arguably might be useful for someone who doesn't want to ever have to load a picture into a graphics app. But not very. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 10:21:48 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by samtrundle:
Well the annoying thing is that salespeople still use it as a selling point. I was watching tv the other night, and while flicking through I came accross an informercial for a digital camera... the basic gist was that with the huge resolution of a 4mp camera you could use the digital zoom to your hearts content and all would remain well. At this point I nearly threw my shoe at the tv... plainly this is wrong, and plenty of people will get sucked in by it.
Its a bit sad, but if you are going to make a semi-major purchase like a new camera it's just one more piece of evidence in support of the idea that it pays to do your homework. |
Just to throw out some data points in the other direction I was actually impressed with sales people on two occasions. First time was in a CompUSA, a store so notorious for misinformation and bad advice that I'm surprised they haven't single handedly destroyed the computer industry. I found myself in there with a friend who was hunting down a deal on a card reader and I overheard the clerk explaining the features of a new digital camera. I thought to myself, this oughta be interesting so I listened in. When the customer asked about digital zoom he actually went on to explain how it didn't matter, you should never use it, how digital zoom negatively impacts the photo, etc. I was duly impressed having never overheard information that could be classified "accurate" in any way, shape, or form in that store before.
The second incident happened in a Best Buy, again, not usually the place where you expect to hear valid information from a clerk. This one went further not only mentioning the waste of digital zoom but then mentioned two websites where the consumer could compare straight from the camera image samples and noise levels.
From these two examples perhaps there is hope for the average consumer. |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 10:57:07 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
...
The second incident happened in a Best Buy, again, not usually the place where you expect to hear valid information from a clerk. This one went further not only mentioning the waste of digital zoom but then mentioned two websites where the consumer could compare straight from the camera image samples and noise levels.
|
Seems like every time I hang out in the cam department of Bestbuy (or Fry's) I end up selling two or there cameras (the shoppers seem so confused), sales people are glad to let me talk until I get to the part about telling them to not buy compact flash at bestbuy because they'll mug 'em.
Friends don't let friends do digital zoom... |
|
|
|
12/12/2004 11:17:02 PM · #10 |
| Think about getting a tele add-on. I just purchased one and very happy with the zoom now. It keep me from trying to purchase a dSLR before I'm ready. |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 09/01/2025 04:29:19 PM EDT.
