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Recommend a solid consumer-grade camera?
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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1229927" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>Some cameras you may want to consider</p><p></p><p>Panasonic tends to put pretty good glass on their P&S cameras. This one has the ability to customize settings which may help, though toward the top of your budget</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003960FFM/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Silver): Electronics</a></p><p></p><p>This is similar to the Sony you were looking at; it has a backlit sensor which helps autofocus speeds and allows Sony to pull a software trick for reducing blur in low light. Essentially it shoots a quick series of underexposed (fast shutter speed images) and then combines them into a final picture. I would expect the resultant image has some quality degradation but it may suffice for your application, and the price is right</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00328HR76/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V 10.2MP CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle Zoom with Optical Steady Shot Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD: Electronics</a></p><p></p><p>Will post updates if I find anything else, though I do agree with Doug on the Canon S95 (though would probably be a tough sell in your house right now).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1229927, member: 45350"] Some cameras you may want to consider Panasonic tends to put pretty good glass on their P&S cameras. This one has the ability to customize settings which may help, though toward the top of your budget [URL='http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003960FFM/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Silver): Electronics[/url] This is similar to the Sony you were looking at; it has a backlit sensor which helps autofocus speeds and allows Sony to pull a software trick for reducing blur in low light. Essentially it shoots a quick series of underexposed (fast shutter speed images) and then combines them into a final picture. I would expect the resultant image has some quality degradation but it may suffice for your application, and the price is right [URL='http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00328HR76/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V 10.2MP CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle Zoom with Optical Steady Shot Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD: Electronics[/url] Will post updates if I find anything else, though I do agree with Doug on the Canon S95 (though would probably be a tough sell in your house right now). [/QUOTE]
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