Is there any camera on earth meeting 4 simple requirements (AA,CF,7x)

- AA batteries (never again will I buy electronics with battery packs!)

That means that you will never again buy electronics.

KB

"Susan (Graphic Artist)" wrote in message
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MY QUESTION:
Can there not be a camera on earth that meets these 4 simple goals?
- AA batteries
- Good photo quality
- 7x to 10x optical zoom
- CF media


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Check out http://www.steves-digicams.com . This guy has reviews and specs
with sample pics from tons of cameras!

I must say I was very devoted to AA's until getting Oly 5060 and E-300
which take (the same) proprietary battery. It isn't just the added
punch, but the ease with which I can exchange batteries, and the tiny
charger which, with another I carry for flashlight AA's, would easily
fit in a coat pocket or shaving kit. And, the propietary batteries I buy
on e-Bay for about seven bucks each work just fine as backups. Where I
do like AA's is with a small camera that takes two of them. My sense is
that in this case one gets a lot more for one's money, particularly if
the camera will take CRV3 rechargeables. As for CF, I'm among those who
had pin problems and had to return a camera for repair. They strike me
as overly delicate. I'm much more comfy with xD or even my old Smart Media.

Just a couple more thoughts from someone who has been going around the
block for a long time. Good luck! Let us know what you do.

Susan (Graphic Artist) wrote:
MY QUESTION:
Can there not be a camera on earth that meets these 4 simple goals?
- AA batteries
- Good photo quality
- 7x to 10x optical zoom
- CF media

I ask for your help in that I've only found ONE camera which comes
close to meeting these 4 simple (and, I'd bet, pretty univerally held)
requirements:
- AA batteries (never again will I buy electronics with battery packs!)
- Excellent picture quality (I trust in Consumer Reports measurements)
- 7x - 10x optical zoom (equivalent to about 200 mm or more)
- Compact Flash media (I already have many CF cards & PCMCIA readers)

Searching endlessly, I can only find one camera coming close:
- Canon Powershot S1 IS (3.2 MP)
But I'd like a 5 megapixel or larger (for enlargements if needed).

Also this digital camera doesn't have a macro capability.
(Ad copy says it can focus at 4 inches so that seems like a built-in
macro non-macro to me ... what do you think)?

Is there any AA,CF,7x, camera with good photo quality on earth?

Susan Henderson

ya..
ihave a fuji s3000 .. AAs 4 of them.. 6 X optical zoom.. with xD...
and I have been over impressed with it.. low light capture. is great..

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...s3000%2520fuji

"George" wrote in message
...
Rod Speed wrote:
Its terminally stupid to be limiting your choices with
that silly requirement that it must use AA batterys.

"Susan (Graphic Artist)" wrote in message
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MY QUESTION:
Can there not be a camera on earth that meets these 4 simple goals?
- AA batteries
- Good photo quality
- 7x to 10x optical zoom
- CF media

I ask for your help in that I've only found ONE camera which comes
close to meeting these 4 simple (and, I'd bet, pretty univerally held)
requirements:
- AA batteries (never again will I buy electronics with battery packs!)


More fool you.


Actually extremely sensible. There is a lot to be said for standard form
factor equipment. If the camera uses a standard form factor battery such
as AA you can use NiMh rechargeables and if you should get in a situation
where you deplete the rechargeables and charging is not available you can
easily pop in a set of akaline batterys which even if you weren't carrying
them as a spare can be purchased most anywhere.

I wouldn't pop in alkalines, camera would kill them in short order. I'd at
least try to find one time use lithium batteries.

Fuji Finepix S7000.
Renato

"Susan (Graphic Artist)" wrote in message
oups.com...
MY QUESTION:
Can there not be a camera on earth that meets these 4 simple goals?
- AA batteries
- Good photo quality
- 7x to 10x optical zoom
- CF media

I ask for your help in that I've only found ONE camera which comes
close to meeting these 4 simple (and, I'd bet, pretty univerally held)
requirements:
- AA batteries (never again will I buy electronics with battery packs!)
- Excellent picture quality (I trust in Consumer Reports measurements)
- 7x - 10x optical zoom (equivalent to about 200 mm or more)
- Compact Flash media (I already have many CF cards & PCMCIA readers)

Searching endlessly, I can only find one camera coming close:
- Canon Powershot S1 IS (3.2 MP)
But I'd like a 5 megapixel or larger (for enlargements if needed).

Also this digital camera doesn't have a macro capability.
(Ad copy says it can focus at 4 inches so that seems like a built-in
macro non-macro to me ... what do you think)?

Is there any AA,CF,7x, camera with good photo quality on earth?

Susan Henderson

Pentax istD with battery grip
or
Pentax isdDS/DL (but they use SD)

Just add zoom/macro lens.

What I was looking for, when considering p&s digitals, was the hot
shoe.
All the other things seems superfluous -- they can be exchanged or
dealt with.
But the hot shoe provides a lighting interface. Few have it.

Colln

"Susan (Graphic Artist)" wrote:

Searching endlessly, I can only find one camera coming close:
- Canon Powershot S1 IS (3.2 MP)
But I'd like a 5 megapixel or larger (for enlargements if needed).

The newer Powershot S2 IS ($480 at B&H Photovideo) is 5 Mp, 12x zoom, but
uses SD card rather than CF. To my mind, the biggest digital bang for the
buck.


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Renato wrote:
Fuji Finepix S7000.
Renato

Hmmmn ... what is microdrive?

Consumer Reports lists the $515 6MP Fuji FinePix S7000 (#39 on the July
2005 ratings chart) as:
- AA batteries =3D YES
- excellent photo quality =3D YES
- 7x optical zoom =3D NO (6x might be acceptable though)
- Compact Flash media =3D NO (xD & microdrive - whatever that is)

However, DP Reviews ( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms7000 )
lists the $550 6MP Fuji FinePix S7000 (January 2004) as:
=B7 Slot 1: xD-Picture Card
=B7 Slot 2: Compact Flash Type I or Type II (IBM Microdrive compatible)

So, I'm confused again. Did I do the wrong initial research?
I passed over the Fuji Finepx S7000 because it was xD and microdrive
(but not CF); but it appears microdrive might be the SAME as CF so why
didn't CR say so?

I'm confused,
Susan Henderson

Bill 2 wrote:

"George" wrote:

Actually extremely sensible. There is a lot to be said for standard form
factor equipment. If the camera uses a standard form factor battery such
as AA you can use NiMh rechargeables and if you should get in a situation
where you deplete the rechargeables and charging is not available you can
easily pop in a set of akaline batterys which even if you weren't carrying
them as a spare can be purchased most anywhere.

I wouldn't pop in alkalines, camera would kill them in short order. I'd at
least try to find one time use lithium batteries.

They're not dead, just no longer useful for high-drain applications. They'll
do fine in radios etc.

Useful URLs that nobody has mentioned so far:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
http://www.dpreview.com/
http://www.thomas-distributing.com
http://www.thomas-distributing.com/m...-batteries.htm

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