Compact Camera
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 Samsung MV800 161 MP 30 MultiView Black Compact Digital Camera 8GB Kit $146.99 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 25m Buy It Now for only: $146.99 |
 Nikon Coolpix S6100 Compact Digital HD Camera Silver 16MP USA $45.05 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 30m |
 Samsung MV800 161 MP 30 MultiView Black Compact Digital Camera 8GB Kit $139.00 Time Remaining: 17d 15h 5m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 SAMSUNG S860 81MP COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA WITH 3X OPTICAL ZOOM PINK $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 53m |
 Panasonic Lumix DMCFH27K Black 161 Megapixel Compact Camera $149.77 Time Remaining: 24d 11h 50m Buy It Now for only: $149.77 |
 Nikon Coolpix S3100 140 MP Digital Camera Black $72.71 (20 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h |
 Olympus VR 340 16 Megapixel Compact Camera Black $99.00 Time Remaining: 11d 6h 57m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Nikon 1 J1 Compact Camera System with 10 30mm VR Lens $751.24 Time Remaining: 1h 21m |
 Samsung SH100 142 Megapixel Compact Camera Red 3 LCD 5x Optical Zoom $64.23 Time Remaining: 24d 11h 46m Buy It Now for only: $64.23 |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W610 Silver 141 MP Compact Digital Camera $99.99 Time Remaining: 27d 15h 6m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S6100 160 MP Digital Camera Red $50.55 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 28m |
 Olympus VG 160 14 Megapixel Compact Camera Orange $79.00 Time Remaining: 11d 7h Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 NIKON Coolpix S2550 12mp Digital Camera Black $23.95 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 5h 44m |
 New Samsung MV800 161 MP 30 MultiView Black Compact Digital Camera 8GB Kit $164.99 Time Remaining: 24d 33m Buy It Now for only: $164.99 |
 Samsung ST61 122 mp Digital Camera in Red $41.43 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h |
 Samsung MV800 161 MP 30 MultiView Compact Digital Camera Red $169.00 Time Remaining: 13d 21h 5m Buy It Now for only: $169.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX P80 101 MP Digital Bridge Camera Black BOXED $118.55 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 12m |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC FH27 161 MP 8x Opt Zoom Compact Digital Camera Silver $94.99 Time Remaining: 7d 9h 52m Buy It Now for only: $94.99 |
 Nikon Coolpix P300 Compact Digital Camera Black USA $209.00 Time Remaining: 28d 20h 18m Buy It Now for only: $209.00 |
 Pentax Optio H90 121 MP Digital Camera Orange $13.44 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h |
 NIKON COOLPIX S9100 COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERA 18X ZOOM $237.09 Time Remaining: 21d 15h 53m Buy It Now for only: $237.09 |
 SONY CYBERSHOT DSC W570 161 MP CAMERA + ACCESSORY KIT + 4GB SD CARD $115.90 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 55m |
 Nikon Coolpix L120 Compact Digital Camera Black 14MP USA $159.95 Time Remaining: 18d 20h 30m Buy It Now for only: $159.95 |
 NEW RARE FUJI FUJIFILM F20 DIGITAL CAMERA LOWLIGHT F30 F31FD SENSOR DSLR BUDDY $71.13 Time Remaining: 4h 36m |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC W560 141 MP Digital Camera Blue $94.83 Time Remaining: 13d 7m Buy It Now for only: $94.83 |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W610 Pink 141 MP Compact Digital Camera $99.99 Time Remaining: 26d 9h 3m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC W380 141 MP Digital Camera Black $13.21 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 33m |
 Nikon Coolpix L120 Compact Digital Camera Kit Black 14MP Kit USA $169.95 Time Remaining: 17d 1h 21m Buy It Now for only: $169.95 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S225 S220 107 M Digital Camera Sliver $25.29 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 5h 32m |
 Nikon Coolpix L120 Compact Digital Camera Kit Black 14MP Kit USA $179.95 Time Remaining: 18d 3h 31m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
 Pentax Optio M85 120 MP Digital Camera Black $33.19 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 16m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W610 Blue 141 MP Compact Digital Camera $99.99 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 52m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS PowerShot ELPH SD980 IS 121 MP Digital Camera $63.24 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 22m |
 Sony Cybershot DSC W570 161 MP Digital Camera Black FREE 4GB $142.25 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 40m Buy It Now for only: $142.25 |
 Pentax Optio RS1500 Digital Camera WHITE + case $71.12 Time Remaining: 21d 19h 8m Buy It Now for only: $71.12 |
 Panasonic LUMIX DMC LX5 101 MP Advanced Digital Camera LX5 $232.36 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 46m |
 Polaroid Z340 Instant Film Compact Digital Camera Kit with ZINK Printing NEW USA $329.95 Time Remaining: 15d 4h Buy It Now for only: $329.95 |
 Panasonic LUMIX DMC FS33 DMC FH22 141 MP Digital Camera Red $31.42 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 3h |
 Nikon Coolpix L120 Compact Digital Camera Kit Black 14MP Kit USA $189.95 Time Remaining: 17d 21h Buy It Now for only: $189.95 |
 Silver Sony Digital Camera Cyber Shot DSC S700 +SIM CARD +UPLOADER $7.89 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 23h 59m |
 Kodak 1944685 EasyShare M200 10 Megapixel Compact Camera 25 LCD Purple $60.09 Time Remaining: 20d 9h 50m Buy It Now for only: $60.09 |
 Kodak EASYSHARE C300 32 MP Digital Camera $3.15 Time Remaining: 1h 34m |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC W510 121 MP Digital Camera black $79.02 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 16m Buy It Now for only: $79.02 |
 Sony DSC T10 CyberShot Digital Camera 72 MP SILVER Compact Point Shoot $66.10 Time Remaining: 25d 23h 46m Buy It Now for only: $66.10 |
 Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W3 100 MP Digital Camera Black Brand New $102.20 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 29m |
 Samsung ST76 161 MP Compact Purple Digital Camera $99.00 Time Remaining: 5d 8h 59m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Samsung NV24 HD 102 MP Digital Camera For Stills and HD Video $41.10 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 24m |
 Nikon COOLPIX S8200 16MP Compact Digital Camera $229.99 Time Remaining: 13d 3h 26m Buy It Now for only: $229.99 |
 Panasonic LUMIX DMC FS8 101 MP Digital Camera black $25.29 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 7m |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC FH27 161 MP 8x Opt Zoom Compact Digital Camera Black $109.99 Time Remaining: 15d 2h 1m Buy It Now for only: $109.99 |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC W510 121 MP Digital Camera Silver $79.02 Time Remaining: 23d 21h 34m Buy It Now for only: $79.02 |
 Canon Digital IXUS 500 50 MP Digital Camera Silver $25.29 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 23m |
 Sony Cybershot DSC W520 Digital Camera Black + 4gb sd $94.83 Time Remaining: 21h 50m Buy It Now for only: $94.83 |
 Fujifilm FinePix JZ310 121 MP Digital Camera Black $13.77 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m |
 Canon PowerShot G1 X Digital Camera SLR Quality in a NEW Compact Camera $724.75 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 43m Buy It Now for only: $724.75 |
 Red Samsung PL200 142 MP Compact Digital Camera $133.99 Time Remaining: 4h 33m |
 New Olympus XZ 1 XZ1 Digital Camera ship by FedEx Black $371.46 Time Remaining: 27d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $371.46 |
 PANASONIC LUMIX DMC TZ3 72MP DIGITAL CAMERA VG COND $37.94 Time Remaining: 1d 3h |
 WB850F 162 Mp 3D Panorama Compact Camera $378.00 Time Remaining: 18d 1h 14m Buy It Now for only: $378.00 |
 Sony Mavica MVC CD500 Compact Disk Digital Camera $125.00 Time Remaining: 26d 7h 21m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S6100 160 MP Digital Camera Red $28.45 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 27m |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC S3 14MP Compact White Digital Camera w 720p HD Video 4GB Bu $99.00 Time Remaining: 17d 15h 5m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Nikon Coolpix L22 120 MP Digital Camera Silver $18.25 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 55m |
 NIKON COOLPIX L120 Digital Compact Camera 141MP 21x Optical Zoom $282.00 Time Remaining: 19d 15h 28m Buy It Now for only: $282.00 |
 Fujifilm FinePix JV100 120 MP Digital Camera Black $8.69 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 15m |
 LEICA X1 BLACK DIGITAL COMPACT CAMERA 18400 USED MINT $1,217.00 Time Remaining: 28d 5h 29m Buy It Now for only: $1,217.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S9100 121 MP Digital HD Camera 18x zoom wide $80.62 (25 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 50m |
 Hitachi HDC 109TE 10MP Digital Camera $54.19 Time Remaining: 9d 20h 12m Buy It Now for only: $54.19 |
 Nikon Coolpix S1100pj 141 Megapixel Compact Camera 5 mm 25 mm Silver $149.99 Time Remaining: 24d 7h 14m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Samsung NV24 HD 102 MP Digital Camera For Stills and HD Video $30.03 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 21m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC TX9 Digital Camera DARK GREY $235.52 Time Remaining: 21h 55m Buy It Now for only: $235.52 |
 Canon IXUS 130 IS 141 MP Digital Camera Black + 16GB SD Card + LowePro Case $45.37 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 22h 22m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W610 Green 141 MP Compact Digital Camera $108.00 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 18m Buy It Now for only: $108.00 |
 Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD20 DIGITAL IXUS i5 5 MP Compact Digital Camera $39.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 58m |
 Polaroid Z340 Instant Film Compact Digital Camera Kit with ZINK Printing NEW USA $309.95 Time Remaining: 15d 4h Buy It Now for only: $309.95 |
 Olympus E P2 EP2 Pen Digital Camera 14 42mm Lens Black $434.69 Time Remaining: 26d 19h 25m Buy It Now for only: $434.69 |
 Samsung ES60 122 MP Digital Camera Black $30.03 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC W510 121MP 27 Inch LCD Compact Silver Digital Camera $69.99 Time Remaining: 9d 8h 39m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Nikon COOLPIX P500 121MP 36X Optical Zoom Compact Digital Camera Black $280.00 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 1m Buy It Now for only: $310.00 |
 Nikon Coolpix S6100 Compact Digital HD Camera Kit Silver 16MP Kit USA $119.95 Time Remaining: 23d 21h 13m Buy It Now for only: $119.95 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S203 100 MP Digital Camera Red $3.64 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 3h 50m |
 Nikon Coolpix S3300 Compact Digital HD Camera Kit 16MP Black NEW USA $139.95 Time Remaining: 19d 2h 7m Buy It Now for only: $139.95 |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC HX9V 162 MP Digital Camera Black in Mint Condition $237.11 (22 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 9m |
 Pentax Optio RS1500 Digital Camera WHITE $71.12 Time Remaining: 5d 18h 51m Buy It Now for only: $71.12 |
 New Sony Cyber Shot DSC HX200V 182 MP Digital Camera + Extra Sony Battery $527.95 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 33m Buy It Now for only: $527.95 |
 KODAK EASYSHARE DX7590 50 MP DIGITAL CAMERA + PRINTER $63.23 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 22h 10m |
 Polaroid Z340 Instant Film Compact Digital Camera with ZINK Printing NEW USA $299.00 Time Remaining: 15d 4h Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S220 100 MP Digital Camera Red $47.41 Time Remaining: 2d 6h 2m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W330 BLACK 141 MP Camera $252.90 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 52m Buy It Now for only: $252.90 |
 Pentax Optio WG 1 140 MP Digital Camera Black $205.51 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 6h 1m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W350 BLACK 141 MP Camera $110.63 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 7m Buy It Now for only: $110.63 |
 Canon EOS 30D SLR Camera Body Only + 1 Extra Battery + 2GB Compact Flash $200.00 Time Remaining: 3d 9h 14m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S3000 120 MP Digital Camera Black $79.02 Time Remaining: 6d 21h 55m Buy It Now for only: $79.02 |
 Samsung ST700 PURPLE Dual LCD Digital Compact Camera 161MP 5x Zoom Lens $164.00 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 35m Buy It Now for only: $164.00 |
 Sony Cyber Shot DSC HX1 91 MP Digital Camera Black $121.71 (22 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 2h 2m |
 Canon IXUS 105 IS Digital Camera 121MP Silver + 1 YearI Warranty UK Stock 100 $94.68 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 36m Buy It Now for only: $94.68 |
 PRAKTICA DCZ 8LM 80MP Digital Camera Silver B25 $10.27 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 3h 1m |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC S3 14MP Compact White Digital Camera w 720p HD Video $89.00 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 5m Buy It Now for only: $89.00 |
 Nikon 1 V1 Compact Camera System with 10 30mm VR Lens $1,001.65 Time Remaining: 9h 33m |
 Canon PowerShot SX260 HS 121 MP Digital Camera Black $426.77 Time Remaining: 24d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $426.77 |
Compact Camera
Compact cameras, the best of the best… for travelling
There are thousands of compact cameras on the market, so many functions and facilities with numerous options and settings to confuse even me; a seasoned photographer. So I would like to share with you the main features that always catch my eye when technology continues to better itself.
Compact Digital Cameras struggle to produce decent wide-angle images; most are about 34mm at their widest angle. In the old days of film this setting would have been a standard lens for reportage work.
Wide–angle: A compact zoom lens that can reproduce images at a 28mm setting will enable you to cover more area from any given point. 28mm is ideal for atmospheric interiors or group shots in tight locations. But then any lens at 28mm could show serious distortion at its edges. Carl Ziess created the best-engineered lenses for the Leica film camera range. So for me lenses that are wide-angle and built to the standard of Leica lenses will always catch my interest.
Megapixels: The bigger the better…Why? Because any shots taken with a large megapixel camera will enable you to earn money, should you choose to place your travel shots into a library (Alamy.com for example). On the internet you don’t need such a large megapixel camera but if you would like to have that work reproduced in print at a later stage the bigger the megapixel camera the better the quality. Example a 14-megapixel camera takes 14 million bites of a photograph; this figure enables the digital camera to store greater colour detail in the form of graduation of colours and enables the user to enlarge photographs at much greater enlargements.
Film speed setting: The images sensors in compact digital cameras tends to be of a quality that is optimised for Good light so the current downfall in all digital cameras is their poor ability in low light situations. Therefore I would recommend never setting the film speed on your digital camera anything more than 200 iso. The image sensors in professional 35mm digital cameras tend to cope with low light conditions better and have a reputation of not showing any visible degradation between 100 & 400 iso. Until I can find a compact that has this ability I will not use and film setting faster than 200 iso.
I currently own a Panasonic 14.7 megapixel camera the Lumix FX150. It’s not as expensive as a Leica compact camera, but it does use the same lenses that are in Leica’s compact range. It’s 28mm wide-angle, has an aperture of f2.8, which allows more light into the camera than most. It can record photographs with its ‘raw’ setting this enables me to capture the maximum dynamic range of a photograph (A jpeg is a process interpretation) and has OK sound when used in its video setting, this is ideal for my YouTube blogs.
About the Author
David is a Commercial Photographer, Travel Writer with a passion for sailing amongst the Greek Islands. Track Back: http://www.greekisland-hopping.com/
Compact camera?
I'm looking to buy a compact, under $700, what's the best I can get? I like the Canon Powershot SD800, but is there anything better?
Apparently, problems with image quality in low light. Check out Website dpreview.com You might want to look at Fugifilm FinePix E900, you might consider my super zoom Sony Cybershot DSC-H2...6 MP, 12X optical, battery charger comes with it. I love it. Takes great 8X10 prints. Also consider Canon PowerShot S2 IS or S3 IS; which are also super zooms.
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