Xacti camera and advice on still camera
[QUOTE=Gamahucher]Hi Hummer, May not be high enough quality for you but I've just bought a Sanyo Xacti CA65 and am quite pleased with it. It allows you to take 6MP stills whilst shooting video and the quality of the stills is adequate. Another plus is that it records video in H264 format onto SD Cards so the camera is tiny and the cards easily secreted in your luggage. Low light performance is excellent for such a tiny camera. Its also waterproof to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes so great for those shower shots or messing about on the beach.
Being a hybrid its doesn't really excel as either camera or camcorder but its performance is acceptable for most purposes.[/QUOTE]
I picked one up on my last trip, gotta say I am kind of happy with it. I use a regular camera and I shoot two Sony DCR-SR82 with me but this little Xacti was fun in the water and got some shots that I could have gotten without it being waterproof. Plus the TGF loved playing with it in the water. The video quality was adequate by good standards and would be perfect for most average users. The format works fine in all my editing software.
Now... I need to upgrade my still camera... I did upgrade my Sony HD video cameras (the DCR-SR82's) recently to some semi pro items but I am terrible at still life.
I know there are some quality still life photographers out there... what camera and selection of lenses can I get for under 1 K USD in BKK (gotta shop in BKK) or should I just pick up a small pocket camera and keep using those types. But I need one that is idiot proof. Very hard (for me) to get close and wide angle shots IMHO while doing the work. Much prefer to run two or three video's around the place then trying to screw around with a camera. But want to upgrade my still camera equipment.
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Boring :(
Can yu all pick up the pace and banter about something more interesting?