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Hi everyone,
I'm planning to buy my first digicam, and I need some help picking one among these ones to which I narrowed my choices: Kodak V530, Casio EX-S500, Pentax S5z or Samsung I5. Here's the characteristics I've been looking for: - Ultracompact - Optical zoom 2.8X or higher - 4-6 Megapixels - Uses SD card - MPEG4 [email protected] - The less noise, the better - Viewfinder not needed - Up to US$ 280,00 As for the video: no, I don't intend to make it my camcorder. I just want have the chance of recording a few 2-3min small videos without filling up a whole 1GB card. MPEG4 seems perfect for that, for me. I'm not a pro. I just want to have a small pocket camera to take good quality snapshots of family and trips, and some videos of my martial arts training for later review (also, not a pro: purple belt aikidoka). For those of you who had the chance of testing a few (or all) of these cameras, which one of them do you recommend to me? Thank you! PS: Unfortunately, I have no chance of going to a store and testing them. I have to rely on reviews and sample pictures to choose and buy online. - Helder |
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Although I can't speak to the Pentax you mentioned, I have been using a Pentax Optio 33L for nearly 3 years. (I have an active post on upgrading). I could not have asked for more from the Pentax I have. The review for my camera is still on this site. If you could compare that to reviews for the one you are looking at, maybe it would be helpful. I also have an old Pentax Super Program SLR and a 13 year old Pentax P&S (both film cameras) that still perform very well except for the limitations of the photographer using them.
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I own both the Pentax S5i and the Kodak V-530. I have also shot a lot with the Casios. To me the clear choice is the Kodak V-530. Here is a close-up shot taken with the V-530.
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Thank you for the answers
It seems the V-530 is gonna be my order. The downside of it (battery life) can be easily overcome by buying a spare battery. By the way, mtclimber: Beautiful shot! ![]() |
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Thanks, helder-
I am sure you will find the Kodak V-530 to be a great camera. MT |
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battery life isfine.
i have never shot so many pictures that i used up a battery. you can always keep a spare in your pocket though... please post some pictures when you get the camera! |
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