[ale] great digital camera?

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

Well, I've been quite happy with both of the Sony's I own. The Mavecia is 
a couple years old, and puts the images on floppy. In my normal setup, I 
get 9-11 images at1024x768 and "normal" jpeg compression for each floppy. 
The 1.3 megapixel image sensor will support some digital zoom but don't 
push it. (Optical zoom is fine - and Sonys all seem to have pretty good 
optics.) Downsides for this camera a lack of an optical view finder (just 
a lcd screen), some weight issues, and the battery appetite (rechargable 
Sony lithiums). The other camera is another 1.3megapixel Sony, one of the 
DSC line. Images go to a memory stick, and the camera can be seen by linux 
as an USB disk drive. My daughter got just under 700 images on a 128 meg 
memory stick on a trip to Europe this summer, and had a dribble or two of 
room left. The down side to the DSC camera for me is the size of the icons 
- even with my glasses on I have trouble seeing some of them.

Hope this helps.


On Sun, 18 Aug 2002, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:

> I am looking for a good digital camera that is compatible with Linux. I guess 
> my resolution should be 800x600. I just want to take snapshots - like a 35mm 
> camera or disposable camera would. Can anyone recommend a nice camera?
> 

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