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11/30/2003 05:04:50 PM · #1 |
Hi, i am new to the forums and have recently bought a digital camera. I purchased the Polaroid PDC3035 camera but have found the images to be, when on the lcd screen and transfered to PC quite dark and when zoomed in on also quite blurred. Now i only have a small budget and need reasonable quality for textures for levels i design. I am thinking about changing the camera for the Olympus c-150 which features a 2 megapixel resolution. Yet the camera i have at the moment has a 3.2 megapixel resolution. Below are the specs of the camera i have and the one i may change it too can someone please give me some advice on which one to own.
My Camera:
Polaroid PDC 3035
3.2m pixels
x2 digital
1.5 lcd screen
16mb
mechanical shutter
The One i may get:
Olympus c-150
2m pixels
x2.5 digital
1.8 lcd screen
16mb
38mm equivalent lens
autofocus
spot metering for added control
exposure compensation
movie mode
7 flash modes
playback through tv
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11/30/2003 05:46:50 PM · #2 |
As you already know I'm sure, more pixels don't necessarily make for a better image. My entry into digital photography was a 2.1MP Olympus D2020Z - back when they cost nearly $800 believe it or not! I was very happy with that camera, and the main reason for changing was a need for more flexibility - not necessarily great disappointment with the images I was producing.
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11/30/2003 05:55:36 PM · #3 |
I noticed you listed digital zoom for both of these cameras, but no optical zoom. Not knowing the cameras I don't know if they have optical zoom, but I would avoid using the digital zoom because it has a tendency to degrade the image quality. It is better to crop in a photo editing program afterwards.
Good luck with your camera choices :) |
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11/30/2003 06:10:55 PM · #4 |
I would recommend first trying a few things with the camera you have to see if you can get crisp, bright images. First of all, lighting. If you are taking pictures in your living room with just the regular house lights on, you will have dark, blurry images. Try going to a park or something when it's nice and light outside, and see if taking pictures there gives you better focus. Then you will know if your camera does focus well, but just needs lots of light.
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