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Digital Camera Buying Guide

Posted by toby
/ January 30, 2012 / Leave a comment

Let’s keep this short and sweet – If I had $____ to spend on a camera what would I buy. . . (see below for lens ideas) If I had $200 to spend I would buy the Canon HS300 This little P&S is little! but offers excellent quality, 1080p with...
New Superzoom Leica Announced – Don’t buy!

Posted by toby
/ December 8, 2011 / 1 Comment

Leica announced a new 24x zoom today- The V Lux 3 – Available in January, sporting a 12.1MP CMOS sensor. The camera has a 4.5 – 108mm F2.8-5.2 image stabilized lens, equivalent to 25-600mm in 35mm film terms. The camera can do 1080p60 video capture with stereo audio and 12fps. Sound...
3rd Generation Nikon P&S Projector

Posted by toby
/ December 4, 2011 / Leave a comment

Product looks to be getting better but the commercial is creeping me out!! CoolPix S1200PJ
SX230 Initial Thoughts

Posted by toby
/ December 1, 2011 / 1 Comment

I couldn’t resist the call of Black Friday and snagged an SX230 for cheap! A few test photos. . . More to come. . . My Initial thoughts Pros Very impressed with higher ISO images – See the Pie image above Feature set is impressive and manual control is...
DSLR-like camera that won’t break the bank

Posted by toby
/ November 30, 2011 / Leave a comment

Received the following from Rachelle- I am looking for a camera. Not quite the price of a DSLR but the same type of look. I want a viewfinder as well as a LCD screen and manual focus as well as auto, and I like the forced flash too. Not...
Canon HS 100, 300, 310, 500, 510 – What the heck is the difference?

Posted by toby
/ November 26, 2011 / Leave a comment

These two cameras look very similar and have very similar specs, so which should you buy? Both offer 12MP and are almost exactly the same in every respect except - Canon Elph 100 HS Canon Elph 300 HS Canon Elph 310 HS Screen Size 3″, 4x zoom(28-112mm), Mono audio recording...
Holiday Shopping: Camera Guide – If I had. . .

Posted by toby
/ November 22, 2011 / 1 Comment

Let’s keep this short and sweet – If I had $____ to spend on a camera what would I buy. . . (see below for lens ideas) Black Friday Updates 7am HS300 at $149 -See description below, Excellent buy for a tiny but high quality camera SX230 at $199 –...
Camera Reviews in 140 Characters

Posted by toby
/ November 16, 2011 / Leave a comment

I often interact with folks on twitter so I thought I would squeeze some reviews of common P&S and DSLRs into 140, or less, characters for your information. Would love to hear your reviews in the same format. Canon 300 HS: Best performing traditional sized P&S on market, easy...
Good Zoom, Lowlight Capable & Pocketable for less than $250

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/ November 15, 2011 / Leave a comment

@happyflier (check his blog out if you want some great Air Mile runs) asks for a camera with good zoom, low light capable and still fit in a pocket for less than $250. What started the question was an Amazon lightning deal on the Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR 16 MP CMOS...
A few iPhone 4s Camera photos

Posted by toby
/ October 15, 2011 / 1 Comment

Rich colors, decent dynamic range – quite impressive for such a little sensor and lens. Only downside is the huge depth of field (everything is in focus) that you get with the little sensor. None of that nice bokeh from a DSLR – then again, you don’t always want that.