"Tony Polson" <docnews2011@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Simon Davis" <sdavis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>If I bought them both for instance, set them both to Auto, would I be
>>able
>>to tell what camera took what photo?
>
> If you knew what to look for, yes.
>
>>I am not getting into photography, merely want holiday snaps that are
>>god
>>enough to frame etc. I wnder if the G9 would suit me just fine.
>
> In that case, I think the G9 will suit you better than a DSLR, but I
> wonder if you need to spend all that money on a G9. A cheaper camera
> might suit you perfectly. The G9 is for someone who is "getting into
> photography". For holiday snaps that are good enough to frame, a
> cheaper camera may be all that you need.
>
> The FujiFilm Finepix F series are well worth looking at, such as the
> F30, F31 or F40, because they offer remarkably low sensor noise. The
> latest F50 and F100 models try to cram too many pixels on the sensor
> with an increase in noise, so are best avoided.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm_FinePix_F-series
>
> The earlier models are often sold at very attractive prices at ASDA.
> The F40fd has a face detection feature and is outstanding value at
> £125, down from £199:
>
> http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/shop/product/fuji/finepix/grey.html?
>
>
I would entirely agree with that. I have a Canon Ixus 60 as a pocket
camera to use when my Nikon D70s is too much. Trouble is it is often
difficult to tell (in jpg) which camera took which picture!!
I bought a Fuji F47fd just before Christmas for it's face recognition
capabilites for a party and I have been amazed by the results.
I bought my daughter the F30 early last year for a trip to the US and
the quality it produced was superb. The F31fd is the same camera with
face detection and is arguably the best of this range that Fuji have
produced. It is now technically obsolete but there are some still to be
found, or even refurbished units from the Fuji on-line shop.
The F40fd/F45fd/F47fd are the same camera, save I think the F40 is pink,
the F45 is blue and only from Argos, and the F47 is silver and only from
Curry's. I managed to get the F47 when it was 99.99 (it had be a tenner
cheaper the week before!) but it was back up to 129.99 last time I saw
it.
Note one thing: none of these Fuji cameras have a viewfinder, whereas
most of the Ixus range do - of a fa****on. The Fuji certainly produces
less picture noise but has very little in the way of manual override,
whereas the Ixus range gives you much more control and some say has a
better lens possibly at the expense of a more limited (film) speed range
to avoid the noise.
--
Woody
harrogate three at ntlworld dot com
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