Can I get feedback on these cameras, please?

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Hello!

I'm looking to finally buy a digital camera. It would be mainly for family
type pics, nothing professional. From a quick skim online, I found these
three, and would like your feedback:

Fuji A330
Pentax Optio 30
Olympus D535

They're all $219-229 Canadian, which is pretty much the most I'd want to
spend. In terms of printing pics, I don't know what info you need, but I'd
be printing 4x6 photos, very rarely larger than that. Are all cameras
compatible with all computers? (May sound silly, but I have no clue)

Thanks in advance.

 

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"Missy" <yes@no.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> I'm looking to finally buy a digital camera. It would be mainly for
> family type pics, nothing professional. From a quick skim online, I found
> these three, and would like your feedback:
>
> Fuji A330
> Pentax Optio 30
> Olympus D535
>
> They're all $219-229 Canadian, which is pretty much the most I'd want to
> spend. In terms of printing pics, I don't know what info you need, but
> I'd be printing 4x6 photos, very rarely larger than that. Are all cameras
> compatible with all computers? (May sound silly, but I have no clue)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

It isn't so much the computer as the Operating System, which will almost
surely be Win XP Home if you have a recent pc. Some cameras will let you
plug into the computer and download the pictures; others aren't made to do
that. To check out this and other details, look up the cameras at
http://www.dpreview.com/.

In any case, you can buy a small, inexpensive device, a card reader, that
plugs into a USB port. It is easier to remove the memory card from the
camera and put it into the reader, than to download pictures directly from
the camera.

 

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"Marvin Margoshes" <physnospamchem@cloud9.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Missy" <yes@no.com> wrote in message
> news:m5Nkd.29901$Z7.961763@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Hello!
>>
>> I'm looking to finally buy a digital camera. It would be mainly for
>> family type pics, nothing professional. From a quick skim online, I
>> found these three, and would like your feedback:
>>
>> Fuji A330
>> Pentax Optio 30
>> Olympus D535
>>
>> They're all $219-229 Canadian, which is pretty much the most I'd want to
>> spend. In terms of printing pics, I don't know what info you need, but
>> I'd be printing 4x6 photos, very rarely larger than that. Are all
>> cameras compatible with all computers? (May sound silly, but I have no
>> clue)
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
> It isn't so much the computer as the Operating System, which will almost
> surely be Win XP Home if you have a recent pc. Some cameras will let you
> plug into the computer and download the pictures; others aren't made to do
> that. To check out this and other details, look up the cameras at
> http://www.dpreview.com/.
>
> In any case, you can buy a small, inexpensive device, a card reader, that
> plugs into a USB port. It is easier to remove the memory card from the
> camera and put it into the reader, than to download pictures directly from
> the camera.
>

Thank you, yes it's XP that I'm running.

 

[bj]

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I quite like the Pentax Optio 30. While all these cameras appear similar I
think you will find the Optio has a few more options (is that why they call
it Optio? lol). For example: More modes that the Fuji. Spot Metering is
available unlike the Olympus. I'm not sure if the Olympus or Fuji show
Histograms - the Pentax does.
Do a detailed comparison and choice for yourself at
http://www.steves-digicams.com . You might prefer one over the other simply
by its look.

"Missy" <yes@no.com> wrote in message
news:m5Nkd.29901$Z7.961763@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hello!
>
> I'm looking to finally buy a digital camera. It would be mainly for
> family type pics, nothing professional. From a quick skim online, I found
> these three, and would like your feedback:
>
> Fuji A330
> Pentax Optio 30
> Olympus D535
>
> They're all $219-229 Canadian, which is pretty much the most I'd want to
> spend. In terms of printing pics, I don't know what info you need, but
> I'd be printing 4x6 photos, very rarely larger than that. Are all cameras
> compatible with all computers? (May sound silly, but I have no clue)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>