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I'm looking to buy a digital camera in the 150-200 dollar range. What should I look for? What are some good cameras? Any suggestions....?

Here are a couple of camera review sites that can give you some good info on many models:
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Steve's Digicams - Main Menu
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In search of a good digital camera/video recorder

Hello everyone! I'm new here & I need some advice. I'm looking for a good digital camera/video recorder for mostly family pics & videos. I also need some feature that's good for actions shots. My daughter is a competitive swimmer & we always take pics & videos at her swimming events. I like to post the videos of her events on FB for friends & family who were unable to attend. I want something very user friendly, easy to download on my computer but fairly compact so I can put it in a pocket that's in the $150 - $200 range. Any suggestions would be much appreciated .

Hi jbutcher,
To be honest no point-and-shoot camera will completely
meet your needs, and if you really want a camera that meets all your needs
(other than being compact) you would need to invest in a DSLR.
With that said I would look the reviews on each camera in
your price range on BestBuy.com first, and you should also be able to get some
good advice from a Digital Imaging expert in one of our stores.
With Point-and-Shoot cameras I tend to like Canon models
the best, and we do have the Canon SD1400 on sale right now for $199.99. You
could also look at the Sony H55, or the Nikon S6000 (both are currently selling
for less than $200, and should meet most of your expectations).
I hope this helps!
Allan|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Digital camera mount in car

Ok me and seester want to record ourselves in car on road trip. We used a go pro and it was too wide of an angle. We want to get a good digital camera and mount it properly to see both of us and be able to hear us well. What is the best for this

You can change the field of view (wide angle) on GoPros. But either way just remember, you can get ticketed for having them "in your vision" on the dash. I got one in the Viper on the way home from a trackday (ironically one of the few times I drove it there instead of trailering it). Video camera mounted on the roof hoop of the roll cage on the pass side facing forwards and a state trooper pulled me for it. Not even speeding.
My mount I had was a custom made one that clamps on the roll bar and has a ball mount for aiming with a 1/4-20 stud to mount the camera. Basically cannibalized a manfrotto ball mount to make this. Looks like a big "L" where the camcorder sits, 1/4-20 stud on the lower "L" and the ball mount bolts on the top of the "L", then the clamps on the other side of the ball mount. Wasnt the prettiest, but it worked and vibration was minimal with stabilization off.
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Best Digital Camera Forums, please?

Hi, having a little problem with my digital camera - Kodax DX 6490. Can anyone recommend good digital camera forums, please?
Thanks in advance.

Maybe the Photography Forum would be a better place for the matter.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/design_development/photography

Would Like To Buy A Bluetooth Digital Camera or Video Camera

I'm having a very hard time finding any type of camera that uses Bluetooth. Are there any? I basically just want to take good pictures and transfer them to my computer wirelessly. Would a Palm device be good for this? Help. Please...
I'm now starting to look at Palm device for the very first time. Can somebody please post a list of all Palm devices that have a built-in camera? From a quick search, it doesn't seem like there are many. Is there some master list of ALL Bluetooth devices (digital cameras, video cameras, Palm devices)?

sachikolex wrote:
the main function for me is to edit video and photos
Then you need/want a MacBook Pro with as much CPU & GPU as you can afford. The only models with a dedicated GPU are the 15" & 17". Also consider the antiglare screen, again only available with the 15" & 17" models. Both the MBA & 13" MBP would be poor choices for your intended use.

Import from digital camera no longer works

iPhoto 6.0.6
I suddenly can't import photos from my Casio digital camera.
It worked fine two months ago, with the same computer and the same camera.
When I connect the camera to the computer, and turn the camera on, the camera appears on the Desktop, and iPhoto launches.
At this point iPhoto used to display an "Import" button.
But not anymore.
Now iPhoto just displays the photo library with the already imported photos.
No "Import" button.
To force the import I tried Shift-Command-I.
(I have never tried Shift-Command-I before, but I suppose it was worth a try)
Shift-Command-I gave me a directory dialog box.
In the directory dialog box I navigated to the camera, found the camera's subfolder with photos, and clicked "Import" in the directory dialog box.
iPhoto began to prepare for import, but crashed after five seconds.
Clicking on "Stop Import" had no effect, and I had to force quit.
I tried all the above several times, and got the same result every time.
Any ideas?
Peter Thomsen
iMac, 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Try:
1- log into another account and try importing into a test library there (do no have iPhoto delete the files!).
2 - boot into Safe Mode and try in your primary account.
It you can't import in #3 and can in #2, a reinstall of iPhoto would seem to be mandated.If you do try a reinstall of iPhoto you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder.
If you can't import in either #2 or 3, then a reapplication of the 10.4.10
COMBOupdater is suggested. Followed by a repair of disk permissions, of course.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

How to set image size for importing photos from a digital camera

I'm using Iphoto 6 and am a novice user of my new digital camera. The camera is set to HQ image quality. Initially when I imported photos from the camera into IPhoto, the images were very large (over 1 meg) and produced good quality 4X6 prints. Now when I import photos from the same camera still set to HQ image quality, the photos are very small (less than 100 kb) after being imported into IPhoto. I think I must have changed some kind of setting in IPhoto that affects the size of an imported image, but I can't find where that is or how to change it back so that the size is not changed when imported. Can someone please help me with this? Thanks!
IMAC G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9) my other computer is a Dell Dimension L500CX running Windows XP Pro

Dave, thanks for clarifying Toad's response for me - I was just too ignorant to connect the dots from his responses. As you said, there were 2 versions - 1 in the original folder and 1 in data; the original folder had the photos that were 1 mb. We must have pulled from that folder previously to print photos not realizing they existed in 2 places. So when we found these thumbnail photos, we just thought they were the real thing. Where can you go to learn about the struction and hierarchy of the photos in terms of what Iphoto does to an image when you import it? Is it in Iphoto help somewhere? Thanks so much for your help with this, and you too Toad for leading me down the path.
If you're getting the size from Finder, I think Old
Toad's question makes a lot of sense. Is the file
you're looking at, somewhere in a folder called
"Data" in iPhoto Library? That 56k sounds about the
right size for a thumbnail.
If you do a search for the image name, both the
actual photo and the small thumbnail are stored with
the same image, e.g. abc.jpg
IMAC G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9) my other computer is a Dell Dimension L500CX running Windows XP Pro

Downloading Video from a digital camera

I am trying to download a video from a digital camera, and iPhoto is not allowing it to, with no reason given. Does anyone know of an upgrade or a program where i can download the video?
Thanks

Welcome to macbook forum
You should use iMovie instead of iPhoto.
And if you only have usb port and no firewire port in your camera, you must use iMovie 7 from iLife '08 that allowed tapeless camera / camcorder video file imported to your mac.
You can also browse the camera storage media and drag the video file to your HD or desktop using the camera usb connection (it should pop up as white drive at desktop) or using usb card reader.
Good Luck.

I do video productions for a small local TV station. I use Final Cut Express to edit. I need a new video camera but am at a loss as to what to buy. I know I will get a digital camera but do not know the difference between just digital and digital HD.

I do video productions for a small local TV station. I use Final Cut Express to edit. I need a new video camera but am at a loss as to what to buy. I know I will get a digital camera but do not know the difference between just digital and digital HD. Also, I can not afford an expensive camera and need some advice on which of the available cameras would be best and also work well with a Mac. One last issue, I currently use a Panasonic #CCD camera that takes a tape. When I load video to Final Cut the audio and video are out of sinc. Go figure. Can anyone help with these questions. Karen

Hello Karen,
If you are using Final Cut Express, then look for camcorders that are AVCHD camcorders. Look especially for the AVCHD logo and specific mention of AVCHD in the specs. Most of the major manufacturers produce good quality camdcorders - Canon, Sony, etc.
Also, be aware that there are a lot of "not quite AVCHD" camcorders on the market (sometimes they say they record video as MPEG4-H.264/AVC) - buyer beware!
Most everything you are going to find on the market today is HD, which stands for "high-def".
Regarding your question about the Panasonic camcorder, it's best if you post that as a separate question, and please identify the specific model camcorder and the Easy Setup you are using in FCE.

Digital camera SD card problem

I have a fujifilm digital camera and I got it two years ago, the usb cord went missing long ago because I always plugged my camera's blue SD card into my HP computer instead. Now that I've had a macbook for a year, to get pics on it I have to put the SD in my HP, transfer them onto a thumbdrive and plug that into my mac...now my HP computer decided to keel over and die so..l and I wanted to know if there's SD card adapters for macbooks??? I've wanted one for a while but now I really need it because there's no way for me to transfer my pics onto my computer without a memory card slot!! And it's obvious my mac doesn't have one..sooo any insight??

The common USB card reader for SD cards should be adequate.
Some of these card readers may require you to put the Card into
the Reader, then plug the reader into the computer's USB port.
Others may do OK if the reader is first attached to the computer
and then the card is put into it. (I have both kinds; and prefer to
put the card into the reader, then plug the combination into Mac.)
Also, replacement cords for the camera to connect to computer
should be available. Depending on the type of port in camera body,
the replacement cord may be a common one with small plug on
one end and standard USB2.0/1.1 plug on the other end. ($6.?)
My Panasonic digital camera uses an SD card for image captures
and I've used a card reader specific to SD cards successfully w/ it.
The card reader I have looks like an adapter, with USB2 plug on
one end and a slot for the two most common SD cards in the other.
(But most often, I use a standard USB camera cord and power-on
the camera to transfer images; works fine if battery life isn't an issue.)
Some cameras have a small round USB data port in them, while others
have the USB Mini small port which takes a semi-rectangular shape plug.
Both my Panasonic & Nikon D70 use *Mini 5-pin* kind of USB w/ small end.
Your camera may require a different end cable; but probably not uncommon.
The big end is a standard A end USB cable, to go into the computer.
Of the Card Readers I found in a simple online search, some of them offer
support for three kinds of similar cards: USB2.0 SD/SDHC/MMC. The basic
ones do not have slots for every card made; they are SD specific. While I
also have a card reader that can accept 11 different cards, it doesn't always
see the camera's cards correctly. I prefer to use a USB cable to the camera.
Between USB camera cords (with images) and USB card readers, these
should be an easy find online via search; you could match the kind of
shape the ports require for cable ends to match, & also get a card reader.
Good luck in this matter!

Iphone recognized as a digital camera

my iphone is connected to my computer via usb and itunes does not recognize the device the computer thinks it is an iphone digital camera

It's okay that your computer thinks that your iPhone is a "digital still camera", however it does not use the Apple Mobile Device driver like it should. The solution is simple and doesn't require re-installing iTunes.
1. Plug in your iPhone into any USB port.
2. Go to Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager.
3. Find 'iPhone', probably under 'imaging devices'.
4. Right click on iPhone.
5. Click on Update Driver, Install from a specific location, Don't search I will choose the driver to install.
6. Find the folder with the iPhone driver. It is very likely that is in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers
7. Use the text box to point to that iPhone driver directory.
8. Open iTunes and your iPhone should show up in the Device section.
Good luck!

Please, please bring out a Zen Vision:M with integrated digital camera!

Is there some chance to contact the development division of creative and ask for a Zen Vision:M with integrated digital camera? there are mobiles out there with 0 Megapixel cameras and they don?t have a 30 GB disk space.
There would be nothing better then have this nice Vision:M mp3 player with an integrated camera..
one additional use for Vision:M besides using for listining to mp3 is to keep and carry around photos with it anyways.. so why don?t they bring it our with camera? wouldn?t need to take photos with another devise, transfer these photos to the pc/mac and then transfer them back on Vision:M.... just carrying aroung one devise would be so much better... but I guess that is also some marketing stuff... first sell this generation of Vision:M, and then wait some time and come out with the new generation of players, with finally integrated camera... or maybe just wait, until ipod brings them out first... anyways, I really don?t see a technical problem for this...
Olympus m:robe 500 put a mp3 camera on the market a couple of years ago, though it can't really compete with Vision:M on the mp3 player part.
any comments from anyone?

I actually disagree, reason being that when you take into account the cameras that are build into the phones they are at most adequate, 2MP is the current theme (at least in UK I think). The option/settings/tweeks with the phone cameras is poor when you look at it, stand alone digital cams offer better features compared with phone digicams, then you have the power too, to dri've a good camera if you have one then you know required decent batteries, storage (ok you have a hard dri've so that is sorted) but take into consideration that you will always get better results with a digicam than phone cameras and you can see that would be a waste of time for the time being.
There is an old saying "Jack of all trades, Master of none" and this seemes to hold true to the phone cameras. Don't get me wrong it would be nice to have it only and only if you have all the features of the stand alone one with big resolution and so on, heck I have a Nokia 6230 and like it very much but my old 3.2MP Cannon (by all means not the best and not the newest?in the world) gives me far better/superior results than the the one on the phone even can. What would be cool to have is a port where you can hook them both up and use the Mp3 players HDD to store (I know you can on some Creative players) your snaps without having to buy or have attachments, just plug a mini USB and you are off. Technology as always moves forward and an astonishing reate and new gadgets?come out?and quality improves, battery life lengthens and so on, so we might even see this happen. Ttill the time where they are on par with most consumer digicams?I will be?witholding in buying one.Message Edited by RobertM on 03-0-20062:57 PM

Sound with mgp digital camera video clips

I cannot get the sound onto my ipod, the Video clips from my digital camera are fine and play fine, but no sound

Hi bj1,
First off, are these video clips in a compatible format for your iPod? They will have to be in either one of these formats:
M4V, MP4, or MOV
If it is in one of those formats, then let's proceed onto resetting your iPod. To reset an iPod:
First, toggle your iPod's "Hold" switch back and forth a couple of times (make sure that you leave it on the white side of the switch, which is "Off")
Then, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for 5-10 seconds.
You might need to try this several times before it ever ends up working for you.
For more effect when you reset an iPod, you could try connecting your iPod to a power source, like a wall charger or your computer's USB, while you reset the iPod.
If resetting doesn't seem to do anything, then I would suggest that you try reconverting these video files using a third-party program.
For example, you could use MPEG Streamclip, which I have heard is good, and not buggy software.
After you've converted those video files, delete the old ones off your iPod, and reload the video clips (the newly converted ones) onto your iPod again.
Does it work now after trying that?
-Kylene

Using digital camera as webcam

Well, it'd be nice to use my digital camera as a webcam under linux(I can do it under windows). The camera is a Nova DC-2L (finding info for it is a bitch). Well I'm wondering on how to get it working as a webcam under linux..
Under windows all I gotta do is set the cam to webcam mode on the camera then plug it in, and it's good to go from there..
Well I dunno what driver the camera uses as a webcam so I guessed qc-usb as it seemed to be the only one listed on the wiki page
sorta preEDIT: Ok as I was about to post the device info I seen that Zoran is what it came up as, so I looked it up and the module for it is zr36067, but when I try to modprobe it I get:
FATAL: Error inserting zr36067 (/lib/modules/2.6.9-ARCH/kernel/drivers/media/video/zr36067.ko): No such device
any ideas?
proc entry:
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0595 ProdID=4343 Rev= 1.00
S: Manufacturer=ZORAN
S: Product=DIGICAM
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms

First of all, use udev. devfs is mostly useless if you want to use USB.
in udev rules, you need something like:
#camera
KERNEL="sda*" SYMLINK="camera%n"
KERNEL="video[0-9]" SYMLINK ="video%n"
I dont like a zillion groups, so I change my permissions,
sd*:root:users:660
#camera devices
camera*:root:users:0600
usb/dc2xx*:root:users:0600
usb/mdc800*:root:uesrs:0600
The problem with devfs prevented me from using my camera as a webcam and mounted storage device without restarting devfs and fiddling with the mounting of usbfs or whatever it was called.
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
should tell you what is being seen on the bus.

Photos not aligning to grid when importing from digital camera,or file

I hope I am in the right place. Just starting today, when I import photos from my digital camera, or files sent in an email, they are not appearing in order, in the grid alignment. There are spaces in between the photos, they are disorderly, and I have to manually put them in alignment. I have selected "align photos to grid" in preferences, and I am at a loss as to why this is happening just now.
Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
CGM

A good general step for strange issues is to renew the iPhoto preference file - quit iPhoto and go to "your user name" ==> library ==> preferences ==> com.apple.iPhoto.plist and trash it - launch iPhoto which creates a fresh new default preference file and reset any personal preferences you have changed and if you have moved the iPhoto library repoint to it. This may help
This does not affect your photos or any database information (keywords, faces, places, ratings, etc) in any way - they are stored in the iPhoto library - the iPhoto preference file simply controls how iPhoto works - which is why renewing it is a good first step.
LN

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