Tuesday, August 2, 2011

New digital camera??



Wow! My wife has agreed it's time to replace our broken digital camera!

Here's a list of criteria for my digital camera:
  • GPS & compass
  • Wifi
  • 5+ megapixel
  • 5x+ optical zoom (only 4x on the DSC-TX100V)
  • 3D (sort of?)
  • HD video recording, 30 fps
  • Super slow-motion
  • 3D video
  • 3D screen (sort of?)
  • Image stabilization
  • Face detection
  • Lightweight and thin
  • Affordable price
Unfortunately, they don't make such a camera yet. However, the Sony DSC-TX100V comes close. It has the above items in bold.

However, since my wife used to have a Canon EOS, I know she's interested in photography. Therefore, she might be tempted by a Micro 4/3's. But I am still interested in the above items, including 3D and video quality. She says she's not interested in those things, only pictures!  What???? Obviously to be continued...

For my mom, I am getting the Casio Tryx. Not that my mom is necessarily interested in cameras, but she is interested in golf. The Casio Tryx supports slow motion or, errr, high speed 240fps at 430 x 320 resolution. Also, with its unique design, it's easy to have the screen facing you will you tape your golf swing. Some drawbacks, too. In summary:

Casio Tryx



 Slow motion, err, high speed 240fps at 430 x 320 resolution
 LCD can be directed to golfer or person taking video
 Unique design is in itself its own tripod
 Does not support standard tripod mount
 No flash (LED light instead)

Will document my impressions after we get a chance to try out the camera.



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