Camera....

jcb33 · 10 Aug 2007 at 16:36

gamer_boy said:
I just bought the S5700, which I believe is the newer version of the S5600. Has only just come out, so you can get some pretty good deals on it. Its also a fair bit smaller that the 5600 and loads smaller than the 6500 which is handy for portability.

It also takes some great pictures, especially for the price (around £160).

Could you show me a few example images please?

Also read that it has a problem with "purple fringing" ?

SpaghettiOs · 10 Aug 2007 at 16:44

This link should work. All those photos were taken with the S5700.

Yes, I have heard about the problem with purple fringing, but I have not yet noticed anything like that. You can see some very slight barrel distortion, but nothing too noticable.

Raikiri · 10 Aug 2007 at 17:30

gamer_boy said:
It also takes some great pictures, especially for the price (around £160).

£160 seems a little high, they're available at around £120.

I have the S5600, they're good cameras. The S5700 are supposed to be a slight improvement.

NorthstaNder · 10 Aug 2007 at 21:17

The 5600 is a great little camera, but I think the kind of zoom you want will probably be the decisive factor.

The 5600 has an electronic zoom. all very good but it chews into your battery life.

The 6500 has a manual zoom, controlled by a zoom ring around the lens which obviously doesn't use any batter power. It also (imo) offers a far greater degree of control over an electronic zoom.

Thing is, I'm biased toward the 6500 because I have one. There are plenty of people out there on these forums who own both cameras and they are all dead happy with them.

Whether this has any bearing on your decision or not I don't know but when it came out, the 6500 was priced at around £280. It can be had for around £100 less than that and you get a lot of camera for your money. As for the max memory size, I'm not sure. I think it's 2GB but it might hold more. 2GB will let you store 680 jpgs at max size and best quality, or around 150 raw shots.

jcb33 · 11 Aug 2007 at 15:15

Well the basic thing is, how much benifit am I gonna have with the 6500 over the 5600, as I can get the 5600 for £100, and the 6500 for £145

Or the 5700 for £115

Raikiri · 11 Aug 2007 at 18:54

At £145 I would go for the S6500, compared the the S5600 is has a higher resolution sensor, manual zoom (a bonus, imo), wider aperture range and a few other features. For £45 there's a fairly big difference, certainly enough to justify the cost.

Although any you go with will be capable of taking some very good images.

jcb33 · 18 Aug 2007 at 19:39

Ok just looked at the Kodak Z650, how does this compare to the 5600, and 6500? As I can get it for £70, the 5600 for £90, the 5700 for £110, and the 6500 for £140

jcb33 · 21 Aug 2007 at 08:07

SDK^ · 21 Aug 2007 at 08:36

jcb33 said:
3) Take pictures quickly, I.E instead of taking a while to actualy take the image, just taking it the moment you click the button, and being able to rapidly take pictures, e.g by clicking continualy!

You won't find any point & shoot camera that can do this.

eracer2006 · 22 Aug 2007 at 02:12

s9600 can.

Raikiri · 22 Aug 2007 at 02:15

eracer2006 said:
s9600 can.

That's because it isn't a point and shoot.

eracer2006 · 22 Aug 2007 at 02:17

it can be.

Raikiri · 22 Aug 2007 at 02:35

Now you're just being difficult, it does have an automatic mode but point and shoot generally refers to cameras that offer a minimum of manual controls. The s9600 is not a point and shoot, it is a bridge camera with an automatic mode.

eracer2006 · 22 Aug 2007 at 02:53

which you cant point and shoot. on manual focus and automatic mode, you just press the button.

so whilst its not called a point and shoot it can be used as one, so why waste money on a lesser cam when it can do that and more ?

divine` · 22 Aug 2007 at 06:39

eracer2006 said:
which you cant point and shoot. on manual focus and automatic mode, you just press the button.

so whilst its not called a point and shoot it can be used as one, so why waste money on a lesser cam when it can do that and more ?

D200 has an Auto mode, why waste money on an S9600 when the D200 can do that and more?

Messiah Khan · 22 Aug 2007 at 08:51

eracer2006 said:
so why waste money on a lesser cam when it can do that and more ?

Ever tried fitting a bridge camera in jeans pockets?

Edit; And many people don't want the "and more" bits. They literally want a camera that points and shoots, thats it.

FTM · 22 Aug 2007 at 10:06

messiah khan said:
Ever tried fitting a bridge camera in jeans pockets?
Edit; And many people don't want the "and more" bits. They literally want a camera that points and shoots, thats it.

I just got a lumix TZ3 and that fits in my jeans pocket!..just not the back ones

jcb33 · 24 Aug 2007 at 20:39

Well im realy not sure, should I get a decent camera I can stick in my pocket, or a good camera, and if the later do I go Fuji S5600, S5700, S6500 or S9600 (The 9600 is very tempting, but at £200 quite a big spend for me...)

Is there any normal pocket cameras that are any where near as good as any of the above? Thanks

NorthstaNder · 24 Aug 2007 at 22:22

jcb33 said:
Is there any normal pocket cameras that are any where near as good as any of the above? Thanks

Probably not to be honest mate. Well, I guess some compacts MIGHT produce images of a similar quality but you won't get the creative freedom that those bridge cameras will give you.

If the 9600 is a bit too much and the 5600/5700 is a bit cheap it only leaves you one choice...now go and get the S6500fd!

jcb33 · 24 Aug 2007 at 22:48

NorthstaNder said:
Probably not to be honest mate. Well, I guess some compacts MIGHT produce images of a similar quality but you won't get the creative freedom that those bridge cameras will give you.

If the 9600 is a bit too much and the 5600/5700 is a bit cheap it only leaves you one choice...now go and get the S6500fd!

Thats what im debating, and tbh its not that they are to cheap, but the image quality when compared to the 6500/9600 is... well pants. Im realy tempted by the 9600, but how much better is it over the 6500? As its an extra £65...