Comments on: which camera is better canon advanced or digital slr?

By: electrosmack1

electrosmack1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:59:59 +0000

When it comes to digital camera, either point and shoot, or digital SLRs, the higher the megapixel value does not mean better images. This depends on how large the sensor is, and what kind it is. For point and shoot digital cameras, 5-8 megapixels are the best. Anything over 8 causes the images to be very grainy. With DSLRs, this does not matter. 6, 8, 10, 12, or anything else does not matter. What does matter is what type of sensor it is using. The best are CMOS sensors, but the imges CCD sensors produce are still great.

As for images in magazines, this depends on a majority of things. First off, photographers who shoot for magazines still use large format 4×5 film cameras. They also use high end DLSRs, such as the Canon EOS 5D, 1D Mark III, Nikon D3 or D300. These range from $2,000 to $8,000. However, anyone who knows how to get great images can acomplish this by using a $600 entry level camera. The camera is only a tool. Something else you must know is that the camera, whatever brand or model, is nothing without an excellent lens. With DSLRs, the lens should be two, three, or even four times the amount as what the camera body itself was.

With all this taken into account, you must know that anything you get means nothing unless you know how to use it correctly. To get great images, learn the basic camera features, such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how all these affect each other. After this, learn how to setup a great image. Learn composition, color, contrast, direction, rythym, repetition, texture, rule of thirds, lighting, among others. Lighting is the most important to fully understand, but you must also know how to use composition to the fullest.

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By: prwhite55

prwhite55 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:30:59 +0000

also the lens has alot to do with the sharpness you want to achieve. a dslr would be the way to go. dont get cought up in the more megapixels=better camera. higher MP means you can print garage size images. anything from 6-8mp you can still get poster size w/o quality loss.
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By: crazykahlua81

crazykahlua81 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:45:59 +0000

the only way you will ever get that quality is with an SLR! Get a Nikon or Canon they have the best lenses and realize you will be spending more money on the lenses than the body of the camera. Best buy is where I buy electronics because they price match for fourteen days after your purchase if you want to check out the competition after you buy. Hope this helps.
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By: fhotoace

fhotoace — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:23:59 +0000

Most of those images you see in the big magazines are still shot using film.

Deadline shooting (like newpaper, some magazines, etc) use most of the digital images

Right now, except for sports, the smallest sensor size is about 23.6 x 15.8 mm and has a pixel count of at least 10MP.

The socalled Canon Advanced digital sensors are around 5.7 x 4.3mm at 7MP to 8MP

You can see the problem.
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