I’m planning to get an ultracompact digital camera. Now, I’m still unsure of the camera specifications I’m looking for. All I know now is I want to look for a camera which takes quality photos, without the flash turned on (good image stabilization). So, I need your help, and advice. Thanks…
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Image colour *naturalness* -> I find Nikon a distict best (closet to real), followed by Panasonic and Canon (slight less vivid), followed by Sony/Kodak (too dark, unoriginal colors). Of these, I have used Nikon and Canon and seen many Sony pics from friends’ cameras.
Image *sharpness*-> Of course you will need “Optical Stabilizationb”. There are two types -> “Image sensor shift” and “Optical lens shift”. Most Nikons have ISS, Canon has OLS (the actual brand/flagship stabilization name is usually different, ISS/OLS I mentioned above are technical terms). Although few Nikons have OLS, and the quality difference between ILS/OLS is my personal view.
Other things to look out for:
-> zoom range (wide angle 27-30mm TO super tele > 210mm) [35mm equivalent] built-in range is good. Nikon P80/Panasonic FX18, Sony H50 all have wide angle to > 400mm tele.
-> optical zoom during video (dont let this be deciding factor if you are really kneen on just photo features, as a camera that has this may not necessarily have best image features). If you finalize on Canon, you may try S5IS.
-> manual settings, specially manual focus, manual shutter speed are *REALLY* good to have.