INST - Digital Camera Presentation

Our Choice:

SONY CYBERSHOT!!!!

Best bang for the buck. Most features for the price, which is similar to the competitor's pricing.

Out Performs competition: has most megapixels, best shutter speed, largest LCD displace, and the most features.

Best design: smallest choice with the most features crammed into it without it being hard to use. More of a sleek and modern design.

Great Battery Life.

Reliable: Best reviews, consistently has positive feedback regarding the great image quality and ease of use.

INST Digital Camera Presentation

Our choices:

1. HP Photosmart M417 - $200

Online Review: Ranging from 2-3/5 stars
Megapixels: 5.19
Battery: replaceable AA
Display screen: 1.8"
Focus: Automatic
Zoom: 7x
Memory: Flash integrated, SD card
Size/Weight: 4x1.5x2" and .2lbs (brick!)
Effects: Black/white, Sepia
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 second
Additional Features: direct print, date/time stamp, in-camera red eye removal,
and computer software,

2. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 - $200-250

Online review: 4/5 stars
Megapixels: 12.1
Battery: Lithium Ion rechargeable
Display screen: 3" (hot dam!)
Focus: Manual and Automatic
Zoom: 2x
Memory: Flash integrated, Memorystick Duo or Duo pro
Size/Weight: 4x1x2.2 (sleek!) and 6.1 oz
Effects: Retro, Vivid, Fish Eye, Sepia, Happy face, Soft focus, black/white, & more
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec max
Additional Features: face detection, power save, built-in speakers, cropping/resizing, widescreen mode, help guide, blink and smile detection technology

3. Cannon PowerShot A480 $100-150

Online Review: 3/5 stars
Megapixels: 10
Battery: Alkaline Rechargeable
Display: 2.5"
Focus: Automatic
Zoom: 4x
Memory: SD memory card
Size/Weight: 3.5x1.2x2.4 and 4.9 oz
Effects: Vivid, Sepia, Natural, Black/White
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec
Additional Features: Safety zoom, direct print, face detection, audio recording, in-camera red eye removal, motion detection, color filter

Pros:

1. HP: user friendly for new users, built in tips are helpful, comfortable to hold and easy to use

2. Sony: Large displace, great picture quality, sleek design, fast and easy set up, great design, easy to hold, great battery life (lithium), great price to feature ratio

3. Cannon: Great price, decent/good picture quality, cool design, easy menu system/user friendly

Con's

1. HP: White balance problems and average image quality (less megapixels), too highly priced compared to superior competition with more features and better designs, Small LCD

2. Sony: softer colored photos, no optical zoom while recording, little zoom for photos.

3. Basic/small LCD, minimal external controls, inconsistent low light performance, poor video quality, no view finder, eats battery life

INST - Digital Camera Presentation

What makes a good camera

- megapixel: one million pixels, or small squares of a computerized image. more megapixels means that there are more per image. Basically, the more they are the better quality the picture will be, and the higher the resolution.

- Brand: some manufacturers produce higher quality cameras that are commonly known to perform better, easier to operate, and be more durable over long term usage.

- Battery Life: battery life of cameras can greatly range, some use replaceable batteries and others use rechargeable batteries, which are favorable. Lithium batteries are the "creme della crop" in this category.

- Features: zoom, memory, size, display screen, shooting modes, timer, technical support, etc.

- Warranty: most cameras use a standard manufacturer's one-year warranty, but others may have extended coverage.