Re: PHOTO: digital cameras
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: PHOTO: digital cameras
- From: z*@chcs.com
- Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 15:34:16 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Aitken <zebra@chcs.com>
After putting off purchasing a digital camera for a long time, I just
bought a Kodak DC-120. Mail order from a variety of vendors for $999. Can
be used with PCs or Macs. Here is my review.
Good Points:
Excellent image quality. Most of the cameras in this price range or
less do not produce sharp enough images for use in publication, and
therefore are only suitable for viewing on your computer monitor or TV. The
DC-120 produces a good crisp image of 1280 x 960 pixels, which gives me
sharp enough pictures for use in the AIS Bulletin, for example. Overall
color accuracy is quite good. The blue and purple hues were great (those
shades have given me a problem with regular film cameras). Has zoom lense,
and a macro setting. Easy to use except for macro.
Bad Points:
Power hog. An image at the highest resolution setting takes up a
little over 3.5 megs, so the camera will only store 7 images (22 at a lower
resolution setting). This can be rectified with a storage card for another
couple hundred bucks. Downloading pictures from the camera to a computer
takes quite a while, painfully slow if you are in a hurry. Goes faster at
lower resolution. In Iris photos, tan shades tended to tint toward purple,
though all other colors seemed accurate (this may be able to be rectified
with a filter). Macro setting is awkward to use.
Overall, I like it. It is way overkill if you simply want a camera for
creating images for web or computer use. Easily the best camera for higher
resolution requirements.
Scott Aitken
<zebra@chcs.com>
AIS web page: http://www.isomedia.com/homes/AIS
