Hello. Apologies in advance if I am repeating similar questions. My office is looking for a compact camera for journalists work trips (in a broader sense of the word, i.e. any non-SLR or bulky camera). This is to be used by our reporters to provide quick reporting from press-conferences or any field trips where photographs are taking a supportive role to the text (we have newswires to do majority of coverage). What I am trying to say is that they won't be used to provide an exhibition quality photographs. Top size of our images won't be exceeding 800 pixels at the longest dimension. The budget is about $400.
What I think we can live without:
Mega-Megapixel count, very fast (in light sensitivity terms) lens, low ISO, brilliant noise or colour management, large and colourful LCD preview panels, incredible amount of picture profiles, full manual control.
What's essential:
Low lag time, sturdy zoom and other mechs, decent zoom coverage (28-135mm), option to save uncompressed files, aperture or shutter priority modes, ISO to at least 1600.
I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Message edited by author 2009-11-26 05:48:04. |