I need advice!!!
I need a new camera. It's time. My LCD screen has been broken for a few months. I think I need an upgrade.
(Yeah, I know... I already updated today. Go look at the other journal if you want something interesting to read.)
So... the one I have now is a Samsung Digimax 420. I got it for pretty cheap, it's durable and light and easy, and I really have no complaints. I just figure I can do better.
I'm certainly no photographer. What I truly need is a camera that is something cheap, and easy to use in all lighting (including dim bars or by a campfire) and all situations, lightweight and hardy and no problems. Cuz about half of the pictures I take, I am DRINKING when I take them.
So I need a good DRUNK camera. Why don't they advertise them like that? "So easy to use, you can be DRUNK and still take great pictures!"
I'm looking to spend $200-300 or so... maybe 4 or 5 megapixel, basically point-and-shoot. My current one takes 2 AA batteries, and I like that. Easy to deal with.
Biggest issue: I constantly have trouble with low-light situations. You've seen my pictures. I hate how the flash looks, but if I turn it off I get that nasty blurry poor quality. Did you notice I often turn off the flash anyway? I'd rather have that natural light look even if it might be blurry.
Any suggestions? You guys are camera people. Help a Goob out!
Here is with flash:
and without:
See, that second one is fine... but look at what happens in a lower light or movement pic. Here's the flash one, all washed out and yucky:
And here is no flash, blurry:
I moved just a little tiny bit. Silly me.
I did figure out how to change the ISO but even when I did, the pics would be less blurry from movement and more grainy and fuzzed anyway. Ick. Now I can't change the ISO anymore cuz I can't see the screen. So I need to figure it out on a new camera. Maybe I should take a photo class. But I have no time! Sorry to bother you folks about this.
Please tell me if you know how to make this better, or if you have a camera to recommend.
I need a new camera. It's time. My LCD screen has been broken for a few months. I think I need an upgrade.
(Yeah, I know... I already updated today. Go look at the other journal if you want something interesting to read.)
So... the one I have now is a Samsung Digimax 420. I got it for pretty cheap, it's durable and light and easy, and I really have no complaints. I just figure I can do better.
I'm certainly no photographer. What I truly need is a camera that is something cheap, and easy to use in all lighting (including dim bars or by a campfire) and all situations, lightweight and hardy and no problems. Cuz about half of the pictures I take, I am DRINKING when I take them.
So I need a good DRUNK camera. Why don't they advertise them like that? "So easy to use, you can be DRUNK and still take great pictures!"
I'm looking to spend $200-300 or so... maybe 4 or 5 megapixel, basically point-and-shoot. My current one takes 2 AA batteries, and I like that. Easy to deal with.
Biggest issue: I constantly have trouble with low-light situations. You've seen my pictures. I hate how the flash looks, but if I turn it off I get that nasty blurry poor quality. Did you notice I often turn off the flash anyway? I'd rather have that natural light look even if it might be blurry.
Any suggestions? You guys are camera people. Help a Goob out!
Here is with flash:
and without:
See, that second one is fine... but look at what happens in a lower light or movement pic. Here's the flash one, all washed out and yucky:
And here is no flash, blurry:
I moved just a little tiny bit. Silly me.
I did figure out how to change the ISO but even when I did, the pics would be less blurry from movement and more grainy and fuzzed anyway. Ick. Now I can't change the ISO anymore cuz I can't see the screen. So I need to figure it out on a new camera. Maybe I should take a photo class. But I have no time! Sorry to bother you folks about this.
Please tell me if you know how to make this better, or if you have a camera to recommend.
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Microsoft has "Digital Imaging Suite 10" that is quite good, and geared more for the casual user, from what I understand. I've not used it but a friend of mine has. It's something like $99 list... That's about the same price as Photoshop Elements--the low end version of photoshop.
If you want something that leads you through retouching your photos, Digital Imaging might be a good choice. If you want to go beyond the basics, the reviews indicate either Photoshop Elements or Jasc Paint Shop photo editor.