Digital Camera for indoor photography

thejuggler

I've had a nikon coolpix 2000 for a couple of years now and am looking to replace it. Technology has moved on and 2.1 megapixels just doesn't cut it anymore.

I've also found that ever indoor photograph I take comes out either very dark or very yellowy.

I suppose I'd be looking for 4 or 5 million pixels and an optical zoom. Can anyone recommend a camera that will give me good natural looking indoor shots.

thejuggler

Hmm ok no takers.

Well can anyone recommend a good point and shoot digital camera 4-5 megapixels?

rymus

Canon Powershot S50. I think it's the all black model, very resistant to being dropped/used as a weapon/generally abused and has oodles of options. I think it's a 5MP although you might want to check this out if interested.

I have the S30, 3.2MP and it's a great camera. Had it for a few years now and it's been dropped I dunno how many times and barely has a mark on it. They have aluminium shells on them so they're heavier than others but the extra protection is well worth the weight. Good battery too, dont have to keep recharging AA batteries every hour.

I think they both have 3.5 or 4x optical and then up to 10x is digital. If youre looking for a bigger optical, theres a Fuji model in Sam McCauleys on special offer at the moment with a 10x optical. Looks fairly bulky but a bloody good camera for the price.

Merrion

Big question is how much are you prepared to spend? If you were to get something that you could run a slave flash unit off you would get much better indoor shots...but I don't think any of the point-and-click digital cameras have this.

thejuggler

Yes it appears that way. I've been reading various reviews on the web and form what I've seen it appears that if I want good results I'm down to two choices the Canon 300D or the Nikon D70. Both are around the €1200 mark.

The Canon has had good reviews on these boards in the past. Has anyone used the Nikon? From what Ive read for someone who doesn't know a lot about photography the Canon is a better bet but I'm open to correction on that.

richardo

One you might like to investigate - Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2. It retails at under 300 Sterling. It's a 4 megapixel, with 10x optical and 4x digital zoom giving an impressive 40x.

I've been messing with one for a few days and I am impressed. It has a built in flash but takes excellent pics indoors without. Reasonable battery life too!

.-=MR. JOE=-.

May i recommend the Pentax Optio 555.
5MP 5XOptical Zoom

It's a 4 megapixel, with 10x optical and 4x digital zoom giving an impressive 40x.

IGNORE DIGITAL ZOOM. Cropping the photo on your computer later gives the EXACT same result. Just look at Optical Zoom.

Here's a few shots I've taken with the Optio 555 (they're all outdoor though).
http://www.geocities.com/somefotostorage/boards/

richardo

IGNORE DIGITAL ZOOM

It does have its place in society though. There are a lot of people out there who
a) don't have the knowhow or the facilities to crop and
b) may want to send directly to the printer.

DotOrg

I've also found that ever indoor photograph I take comes out either very dark or very yellowy.

that's because indoors is dark and lit by tungsten bulbs which have yellow/orange coloured light. (human eyes magically seem to have an auto colour correction ability)

light from flashes is white, like outdoor light. Therefore things lit by flash indoors will be the colour we see them as and things photographed without flash indoors will always have an orange tinge to them