[LUNI] OT: Digital Cameras

[Michael Labowicz]

On 9/7/06, Eric MacAdie <EKM at macadie.net> wrote:
>
> What brand of digital cameras do people on the list use? Right now, I
> have one by Fuji, but it's a bit on the cheap side and I am thinking of
> getting a new one.
>
> I am not too concerned about Linux compatibility, since I think just
> about all cameras these days are accessible from Linux.
>
> I talked to a few people at Best Buy, and one guy thought that Olympus
> camera were a bit fragile, and the screens have a tendency to burn. Fuji
> cameras are considered to be cheap in general. Canon and Panasonic tend
> to get high marks.
>
> What are other people's thoughts?
>
> Eric MacAdie
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I love my Olympus Stylus 500.  It's got a relatively large 2.5" LCD screen,
3x optical zoom, 5.0 megapixel sensor, and USB mass storage connection to my
linux box.  Plus it has some cool settings that let me capture images in
different environments.  The only drawback is it's use of xD memory cards,
but right now they are pretty cheap as well.

Amazon sometimes has sales where they sell cameras and give you large memory
cards for free along with them.  I'd keep an eye out for one of those if
you're planning on buying.

-- 
Michael Labowicz
http://www.labowicz.com/blog/
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