Hey Bev, do you know much about the Olympus Stylus 600 aka MJU 600? The shop I was looking it now seems to be out of stock of the IR-300 (it seems to be hard to find), and I'm not sure when they'll have another in. The 600 is over $100 more expensive. What would you recommend?
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Funny, I was hovering over the 600 myself today - staff can buy it for £99 at the moment, so I was quite tempted. I currently own a MJU300 which I love, I've always been an Olympus fan. The 600 is a nice camera, lovely large bright screen, lots of different scene modes and operation seems nice and quick, very little shutter lag and autofocus was snappy. I haven't been able to find any reviews of it online yet though. I read a review of the 800, its big brother, and the reviewer mentioned over sharpening and noise on higher ISO's as bit of an issue (more than usual), but said that over all image quality was great, and colour reproduction was excellent. However it is bigger, and there is no sound on the movie clip mode which may or may not bother you. All round a good buy, but there are smaller cameras out there is size is an issue.
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If size is an issue and you don't end up with the Mju 600, try and get a peek at the Canon Ixus izoom, or the Casio EXS500. Also the Panasonic DMC FX8 or 9 (both the same, slightly different resolution).
Since I made my last post I went and bought the IR-300. The lack of sound on the video on the MJU 600 would have bothered me, so I think I made the right choice!
I just remembered yesterday that I know a guy who works at a suburban JB HiFi store. I went down there in the morning and he was working, and the IR-300 was in stock, so he gave it to me for $270. I'm pretty happy with that price! I'm also happy with my purchase; it seems like a nice camera. The MJU 600 was $420, and I didn't think it was worth spending another $150 when the IR-300 would probably be good enough for my needs.
Yeah I read a review of the 800 on dpreview.com, and it there seems to be a few issues with it. 99 quid is a bloody good price for the 600!
Anyway, thanks for the help. Your confirmation that the IR-300 is a good camera made me confident that it would be a worthy purchase.
I just remembered yesterday that I know a guy who works at a suburban JB HiFi store. I went down there in the morning and he was working, and the IR-300 was in stock, so he gave it to me for $270. I'm pretty happy with that price! I'm also happy with my purchase; it seems like a nice camera. The MJU 600 was $420, and I didn't think it was worth spending another $150 when the IR-300 would probably be good enough for my needs.
Yeah I read a review of the 800 on dpreview.com, and it there seems to be a few issues with it. 99 quid is a bloody good price for the 600!
Anyway, thanks for the help. Your confirmation that the IR-300 is a good camera made me confident that it would be a worthy purchase.
dreamwatch
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Didn't know whether to start a new thread or just bump this one, so that's my first question - would it be better for me to start a new thread?
Second question - I want the best quality digital camera under $300. I don't care about video or anything fancy - the best quality pictures is all I care about. My budget is about $300... it's for my girlfriend's 21st. She's heavily into photography and she's saving up for a $1500 camera - but I want to get her one that she can take happy snaps and is portable... something she can take to parties or gigs or whatever. But I also want the best possible looking pictures.
So any advice would be awesome - Looking at the link for the IR 300... those pictures look snazzy! $270 seems like a great price... reckon I'd be able to get it for that as well?
What stores would you lot recommend? Remember, I'm in Adelaide!
Second question - I want the best quality digital camera under $300. I don't care about video or anything fancy - the best quality pictures is all I care about. My budget is about $300... it's for my girlfriend's 21st. She's heavily into photography and she's saving up for a $1500 camera - but I want to get her one that she can take happy snaps and is portable... something she can take to parties or gigs or whatever. But I also want the best possible looking pictures.
So any advice would be awesome - Looking at the link for the IR 300... those pictures look snazzy! $270 seems like a great price... reckon I'd be able to get it for that as well?
What stores would you lot recommend? Remember, I'm in Adelaide!
Icarus
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http://www.teds.com.au/www/6/1001102/displayproduct/1409634_1005966_.html
How does that one look? Comes with a charger and case which is cool and it's exactly $300!
How does that one look? Comes with a charger and case which is cool and it's exactly $300!
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I'm not sure how Samsung are in terms of their cameras... Dreamy might be able to fill you in on that one.
Another option is to go into a big photo store and ask em what they have around $300. Pay attention to the Canon, Nikon, and Olympus cameras. All of those manufacturers are well established in photography, and chances are will have pretty good lenses (better quality photos in the end)..
Also, don't forget online shopping from Australia.. I can recommend a few places if you're interested.
Another option is to go into a big photo store and ask em what they have around $300. Pay attention to the Canon, Nikon, and Olympus cameras. All of those manufacturers are well established in photography, and chances are will have pretty good lenses (better quality photos in the end)..
Also, don't forget online shopping from Australia.. I can recommend a few places if you're interested.
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http://www.teds.com.au/www/6/1001102/displayproduct/1016024_1005966_.html
How about that one for an Olympus? I will be going in to see what other things are available as well, just doing some online things at the mo.
How about that one for an Olympus? I will be going in to see what other things are available as well, just doing some online things at the mo.
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Hmm, Dreamy might have some comments bout that model. I just glossed over a review - conclusion - "Bottom line - the Olympus FE-110 will make a great camera for the consumer who needs a very affordable model with good image quality, but doesn't necessarily need to be able to capture images at blazing fast speeds or record high-quality video. Its 5-megapixel SHQ images can create beautiful prints up to 13x19-inches."
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod1316.htm
This looks very tasty to me - only 4mp, but it has 6x optical zoom which is awesome.
What do you lot think?
This looks very tasty to me - only 4mp, but it has 6x optical zoom which is awesome.
What do you lot think?
I'm thinking I may start a new thread - no one seems to be interested in an old one and it is like I am talking to myself, but:
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod2620.htm
Looks very nice! 6mp (I know that's not all you base things on) and the lens apparently takes great colour or something! High reviews all round and amazingly cheap for 6mp.
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod2620.htm
Looks very nice! 6mp (I know that's not all you base things on) and the lens apparently takes great colour or something! High reviews all round and amazingly cheap for 6mp.
phlogiston
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There used to be a digital camera review site somewhere. Umm...I forget where. Glad I could help.
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