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Recommend a solid consumer-grade camera?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aptmunich" data-source="post: 1229850" data-attributes="member: 3850"><p>Two things I would recommend watching out for: you mentioned blur issues. If the lens isn't letting in enough light, the camera will use a longer shutter speed which means you have to hold still for longer, or the image will be blurry. When using zoom, this problem is magnified (no pun intended), as even slight movements can cause blur.</p><p></p><p>2 solutions: optical stabilization and let in more light.</p><p></p><p>Most cameras have optical stabilization nowadays, so try to find a camera with a nice bright lens, ideally around f2 or thereabouts. Anything higher (f3.5 and above) is more common, but can lead to the issues you've experienced.</p><p></p><p>The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WJR69E/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Panasonic LX 5</a> busts your budget, but has a gorgeous f2 lens - or check out the Canon S90 or S95 that were mentioned (and yes, I know she dead set against Canon, but the A series camera you currently have is their bargain bin range).</p><p></p><p>I use a micro four-thirds <a href="http://jetplanejournal.com/olympus-pen-e-pl1-review/" target="_blank">Olympus E-PL1</a> (which can be had for well under €300 as a refurb) and with a pancake lens it's pretty compact, but not quite pocketable. But that might be a bit too much work for your wife, what with the lens swapping etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aptmunich, post: 1229850, member: 3850"] Two things I would recommend watching out for: you mentioned blur issues. If the lens isn't letting in enough light, the camera will use a longer shutter speed which means you have to hold still for longer, or the image will be blurry. When using zoom, this problem is magnified (no pun intended), as even slight movements can cause blur. 2 solutions: optical stabilization and let in more light. Most cameras have optical stabilization nowadays, so try to find a camera with a nice bright lens, ideally around f2 or thereabouts. Anything higher (f3.5 and above) is more common, but can lead to the issues you've experienced. The [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WJR69E/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]Panasonic LX 5[/URL] busts your budget, but has a gorgeous f2 lens - or check out the Canon S90 or S95 that were mentioned (and yes, I know she dead set against Canon, but the A series camera you currently have is their bargain bin range). I use a micro four-thirds [URL="http://jetplanejournal.com/olympus-pen-e-pl1-review/"]Olympus E-PL1[/URL] (which can be had for well under €300 as a refurb) and with a pancake lens it's pretty compact, but not quite pocketable. But that might be a bit too much work for your wife, what with the lens swapping etc. [/QUOTE]
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