gazza_c Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 what camera shall I get for under £100 for up the field use and flying around taking snaps at good quality? Theres too many to choose from! Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Top Question, Maybe Dan The Camera Man Man will answer this one? SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Do you mean me ? if you check out page 2 of my training blog I started taking a Fuji A800 up with me, it's cheap enough to use for anything, small enough for flying suit pockets and i can operate it with gloves on. I think the pictures are ok, I have reduced them before sticking them up. They are about £70 now but being a year or so old they may be end of line soon. Just one tip, make sure you attach the carry strap to you, you WILL drop it at some point, same goes for anything in your pockets i.e. phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Dan, You are Dan the Weather man man, and Dan the Camera man (for the tip to tip) is Dan the Camera man man. Clear as mud is that! :lol: SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_c Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Nice one cheers for that,isnt it abit awkward taking shots whilst still having the throttle in your hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I use my left hand for the camera, not had any problems that way. You don't want anything too complicated as you need to be keeping an eye out on your flying all the time, this one you just turn on and press the button, if the lens is extended you know it's on, when you turn it off the lens retracts and a shutter closes over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/cannon-ixus-70-7- ... dZViewItem I have a cannon Ixus, great pictures and can do little videos to. I'd recommend it. As a note, when it comes to digital cameras, go for one with a decent lens, that will give you better more pleasing pictures than paying a load for a camera with lots of gadgets. just my 2p worth...... Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magmig Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 i just bought an aiptek DV & camera from maplin complete with helmet cam - tried it out on a recent skiing holiday-really good & currently £99.99 (£50 off) until end of Feb. defenatly worth looking at in my opinon if you are after a cheap camera/video to take down the field. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverdan Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 I have been using the panasonic cameras they are great. I have the Lx1 with is a 10.2 meg camera. Shoots in widescreen and has a 28mm lens.. The are expensive, but the quality is superb. Shoots vid in widescreen too, so great to edit into films. I will be mounting this cam in the wing for the tip 2 tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Like other LUMIX cameras, what distinguishes the DMC-LX1 from the rest is MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), a key feature Panasonic considers should be standard in all digital still cameras. Unintentional handshake, the major cause of digital camera misshooting, is controlled by MEGA O.I.S. to allow every user to take clear, beautiful images even indoors or at nighttime. http://www.everyprice.com/item.asp?item ... =fullimage You can see why Dan likes it from this review. OIS must be a key feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_c Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Just bought the fuji finepix A825,seems a very nice camera and simple to use,just need some nice weather to take to the skies with! cheers for your reviews Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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