What camera do you use for taking Cougar pictures?

[EdgeCat]

Yes, this is semi-off-topic, but I think it's relevant for those of us into digital photography. I figured we could do a review of our cameras, how well it performs, what basic features it has, and then post a couple examples of digital Cougar photography. :) I'll start.

Canon Powershot A20
-2.0MP
-32MB Compact Flash media card
-Manual/Auto mode
-Panorama mode
-weak macro mode

My Thoughts:This camera was given to me for a Christmas present 2 years ago, and I've really enjoyed it. Definately a solid, economical performer (I believe it was like $250 when my parents picked it up). As mentioned, the macro function is weak (gets really blurry, detail not good), and it doesn't have a lot of manual settings on it. Otherwise, I've been really happy with it. Takes excellent daytime shots (which would be even better if I had a tripod of some sort), and nighttime shots on automatic mode are fairly good for a 2.0MP camera. However, I'm looking to upgrade soon, probably to a G2, S45, or A70.

Now, on to the examples.
http://www3.baylor.edu/~Adam_Jermain/Tint.jpg

http://www3.baylor.edu/~Adam_Jermain/EdgeMeet.jpg

http://www3.baylor.edu/~Adam_Jermain/Duals.jpg

[Red2KCougar]

Well if you didn't catch my Desktop thread I just got a new camera yesterday. I got a Canon PowerShot S45. It has MANY manual controls, along with a nice Automatic one. It's 4.0MP and I recieved it as a graduation gift for graduating High School. Camera was around $500 bucks (yes I could of gotten it cheaper, but for some reason my 'rents didn't want me ordering it offline.. what gives :shrug: ). Anyway the only pic of my coug I have as of right now is the following which is my background at the moment. I also posted another picture of one I took last night that LOOKS INCREDIBLE! I think at least. It looks so real for some reason. The tungsten WB really makes the lights look nice and white. It was about a 4 second exposure if I remember. I'll also include a nice Macro of a flower that I took ;).

I will add to this thread Saturday night, as I plan to detail the car tomorrow!

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0052back.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0082.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0066s.jpg

[Aries]

I really wanna get that camera Red2k.. it's so... Clean, and Crisp, and So Real Looking! I didn't know Digi cams had manual aperture and shutter speed settings... That's the only reason I'm keeping my 35mm slr Camera..

[TennisMenace]

I have:

Sony DSC-P7
3.2 MP
128 mb Memory Stick media

It has a nice macro mode and also takes mpeg movies. The features are great... Retails for $400 I think and I got it for christmas. :cool:

Some examples:

http://www.jesushatesyou.net/upload/new-set-060.jpg
http://www.jesushatesyou.net/upload/Kamiak-Butte-046.jpg
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/851Vegas-045.jpg
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/851Kamiak-Butte-035.jpg

[Red2KCougar]

Originally posted by: Aries
I really wanna get that camera Red2k.. it's so... Clean, and Crisp, and So Real Looking! I didn't know Digi cams had manual aperture and shutter speed settings... That's the only reason I'm keeping my 35mm slr Camera..

Of Course! They even have Digital SLR cameras where u can do anything under the sun that you want to. I would reccomend ordering the S50 rather than the s45, its the 5.0mp verison of my camera, it would of been the same price as how much my parents paid.. But if you want the S45 I really reccomend it, I LOVE IT! :)

[Ness1216]

I have aa sony dsc-p72,

3.2 megapixel,
a few memory sticks.


I have no good pics cuz im too lazy to read instruction booklet and figure out how to use it to its potential.

[Red2KCougar]

Yeah I have the DSC-p71, it was nice.. it just didnt have the manual controls I was lookin for...

[BasSpyder]

i have got:

KODAK 4300
3.2 mp
32 mb sd card

good camera esp for the price, i sell them for 179 at the photo lab i work at, best cam we have instock imo i sell a mother load of them all the time. but sorry no pics.

[2Liter]

I got an Olympus Camedia C-400 for my 18th...
-4.0MP
-3x optical zoom
-128 mb card
-aperture, shutter priority, panorama, macro zoom, etc. I love it, only problem is the fingerprint my brother laid on the lens five minutes after I took it out of the box. The camedia software is easy to use, and the card holds like 135 pics. The videos are stupid because it doesn't record sound, there goes any cool cougar vids I could make with it...
When I got my tripod, I started taking awesome night photos with like 4 second shutter speeds, and I took it down to carlsbad with me.

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/cougar128.JPG
I took this in front of my house. Basic cougar photo, but I probably could have benifited from using a tripod, the photo is kinda blurry.


http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/carlsbad2.JPG
This is a picture of something that I guarantee nobody has taken a pic of before.
I was walking through the caverns, and I looked up when I passed under a rock,
and there was a spot where the rangers had drilled into a rock to place a light
to illuminate the path. It wasn't natural at all, but I decided If I came at it
from the right angle, it could look good, and I think it came out great.


http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/waterfall.JPG
I posted this pic in the off topic forums, and the mods decided it was too off topic to be there, and they locked the thread, I didn't mind though, they have to keep the forums clean. This was taken at four mile falls in pagosa springs.
The ranger told us the waterfall is 310 feet high. It felt like it was miles high trying to hike up there...
I thought it was cool that the water droplets didn't blur in the photo, I didn't adjust shutter speed or anything for that photo.

[koreanboi121]

Toshiba PDR-M81

4.2-megapixel CCD delivering image resolutions as large as 2,400 x 1,600 pixels.

Real-image optical viewfinder and 1.5-inch color LCD monitor.

2.8x, Canon 7.25-20.3mm lens (equivalent to a 35-98mm lens on a 35mm camera).

2.2x digital zoom.

Apertures from f/2.9 to f/8.

Shutter speeds from 1/1,000 to 15 seconds.

Full Automatic, Program AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, and six Scene exposure modes.

Adjustable White Balance with six modes.

Spot and Multi metering systems.

Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 100, 200, or 400.

Built-in flash with four user-selectable modes.

Two- and 10-second Self-Timer modes.

Movie mode with sound.

[Cirberus]

I got the Canon Elph S230 3.2MP, 3 minute video w/ sound, plus lots of bells and whistles. 9 point focus. Its lots of fun.

[eurocrisp]

::rubs hands together::

just wait till i get outta work.

[Keliente]

I'm too poor to buy a good camera, so I buy a kodax max disposable every time I want to take pics, and then have them developed on CD (scanning pics always makes them look phooey). It's obviously not a great camera, but it gets the job done.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/p221f084c377afda79df38ea7e972ecd8/fbeee4fe.jpg

[cwtIII]

I have been trying to decide wether or not to buy a digital camera, but in the meantime I do something similar to what Kelli does...I buy the Kodak "PLUS Digital" disposable camera which includes a free picture CD with normal processing. The camera only costs about $9 and the normal processing costs $7, so it's a pretty good deal. I just bought a Sanyo 8100 cell phone w/ camera, so I'll be trying that soon. I'll attach a pic I took using the disposable.
Charles

[RyDwy]

well i got my camera about 2 years ago...and i cant believe they still sell it every where

its the Fujifilm finepix 2600zoom 2.0mp 3xzoom

im not really into doing all the manual control but for a overall camera it takes some nice pictures..

only thing i really cant stand about this camera it takes AA battries ....with a LCD screen thos AA are dead very fast


http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/Dscf0026%2Ejpg

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/Dscf0044%2Ejpg

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/RYANROCKSCLOSE%2Ejpg


ps how do you guys post your pictures soo big with out going over 120kb?

[PuckPuck]

I have the Cannon PowerShot A40

3.0 megapixels
3.0x optical
2.5x digital
102 pics or 75 secs of video on full medium settings on a 32mb card
Macro, Infinity, Continuous, Stitch Assist modes
I can change ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, Exposure compensation, white balance and a bunch more

some of the manual settings are somewhat limited but i can do every thing i need

Unfortunately 99.9% of the pics i took are of medium resolution as i really only get them to put on the net... so ummm, i have nothing of spectacular quality to take, but it does take them :)

[TennisMenace]

Originally posted by: RyDwy
ps how do you guys post your pictures soo big with out going over 120kb?
Hosting the pictures elsewhere and then linking to em. If you right click on a pic and choose properties, you can see where the pic is hosted. PM me if you want a couple good places to upload pics for free.

[EdgeCat]

^^^

To da top! :drama:

[Red2KCougar]

To the top again!!! I finally got around to taking pics of my car. The camera was left in auto mode because I was too lazy to go get my tripod and use it. Here are some pics of my car with the S45.. :)

Edit: I forgot I also made a little movie of my exhaust, http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/MVI_0172.avi - The mic on the camera makes it sound a lot more muffled than it is, its a much nicer in person.

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0164.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0165.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0166.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0167.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0155.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0160.jpg

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0163.jpg

[JScullin]

Sony DSC-F55 Cybershot

2.1mp
1600x1280 rez

I bought this for $75 on clearance when I worked at CompUSA. We did this thing where employees named their price on discontinued stuff in the store. It was still retailing for $800 at the time. The camera takes sucky night photos, but real nice daytime ones. Also does 15sec mpeg movies you've seen me post. The full size images look ok, but they are more suited for reduced images for the web.

http://www.skolenimation.com/misc/cougar/JS-Side.jpg

[dukerjames]

[i]Originally posted by: Sapien
I posted this pic in the off topic forums, and the mods decided it was too off topic to be there, and they locked the thread,

how can you be off topic in the off topic forum? :crazy: you must be too "ON" topic, lol.

anyways, back to the topic, I just ordered a Canon S230. after comparing many low-mid range cameras, I decided it's the best one for me. Canon usually produce the best picture quality, Olympus ones are also quiet good but they use expansive memory, I love Sony products but I don't like their digital cameras, somehow most of their sample picture look blurry and noisy compared to canon's.

Red2kCougar: nice camera, nice car, and nice pro shots! too bad S45 is out of my budget at about $450,
hopefully I'll be able to take pictures like that with my new cam.:(

[EricF]

Sony DSC-D770
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D770/D770A.JPG
-1.5 megapixels, 1344x1024 image size
-5x optical zoom lens f/2.0-f/11.0
-True manual focus option
-Spot, aperture priority metering options

Its about 3 years and still is considered a pretty good camera.
It carries a 128mb memory stick.

I like it because it has a real lens.. :) I can put filters on it etc...
but then again if I'm going to take real photos I will opt for my SLR Minolta..
http://home.earthlink.net/~racerchaser/CF2k3/images/MVC00023.jpg

[Zip]

a 4.1 MP Camera from Aldi's. lol.


http://home.comcast.net/~rpaymaster/awesome.jpg
Taken over the Ohio River from Tennessee to Illinois. (Through tinted minivan windows (not clean).

Turned out alright.

[EricF]

Zip nice shot, window tint works nicely as a filter sometimes.. I notice it all the time in my in car videos.

[sonza68]

Olympus C720
3.0 megapixel
8x optical zoom
I don't remember the image size off hand.

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/FalconShow_Sonza.jpg

[Zip]

I'd just like to make a point:

Please, please, don't use flash all the time while taking pictures people. It's artificial, as for car pictures, TERRIBLE most of the time.

[transient]

http://kyle.krillusions.com/images/s45/IMG_0166.jpg

i definitely NEED to tint my windows

[Seth]

Originally posted by: thasaint


i definitely NEED to tint my windows

first things first. you need to come to some meets! :cover:

[NorCalCoug]

Sony DSC-F505V, 3.3 megapixel (stated, 2.6 actual). Retailed for $1000, but got it on clearance for $500.
2240x1680 max image size. TIFF, JPG high and low quality modes.
Currently using 128mb memory stick.
Shutter speed max: 1/1000, min: 8sec.
Nice camera, 5x optical zoom, 2x digital. Threaded for filters on the lens body of the Car Zeiss lens. Takes 15 or 60-second MPG movies with sound, manual and auto-focus settings, manual and auto shutter speeds as well as aperture size.

http://www.norcalneco.com/albums/janmeet/aac.jpg

[NorCalCoug]

Just an FYI, http://www.dpreview.com has tons of reviews on digicams. :) Excellent resource.

[Seth]

Kodak DX3900
3.1 MegaPixel

http://www.carlosscripts.com/albums/cougar/cougy.jpg

[VanCityKitty]

I've owned alot of digitals.. and right now I have the Fuji Finepix S602 Zoom... 3.3 mp software of 6mp. 6X optical 30 fps vids with sound... compact flash or smart media slots (yes it has two) fully manual with focus ring, super macro mode.. too many features.. I love it and for the price of 500 us off ebay.