Digital Cameras

[Kendrick-LUG]

> Cradle for D/L - preferably with charge in cradle .
> Charge batts in camera- see above .
> Unique/odd  battery types or soldered in batts are death incarnate to 
> your sanity and wallet .
> STANDARD type USB port as alien unique cables often cost half the 
> street price of the cam itself .
> CF is my preferred media for above reasons but CD/ DVD burner cams may 
> change rules
> ALL doors,flaps switches must be " grandchild resistant "  Waterproof 
> is nice but overkill for most .
> A gazillion trick modes do not replace option for " in shot " 
> date/caption
> Tripod threads are a good security device attachment point . This can 
> be a model make/break point.

I am quite happy with my kodak dx4900  it was chosen due to the fact 
that the lenses built in are high quality... dx4800 are crap.   you need 
to look around at the riveiws the pros will always crap on anything non 
slr given...   how ever if they say the lenses in the camera are good 
then you will need to look in to that modle for wheather it has the 
feaures that you need.   in a camera "coming froma photographer's point 
of view"  if the lense is worthless then you might as well start 
sketching..  if the film/ccd is worthless you might as well get out 
leaves...   from there the rest is more or less optional... if you get 
my drift.   

dx4900 has one shortcoming shooting from a dark place to a light 
background... white out.   all windows or the point from where the view 
leaves a awnign if going from dark to light makes every thing white 
out.  otherwise i have had no problems.   4mp camera gphoto works quite 
well.  using rayovac rechargable alcaline or lion baterys insted of 
kodaks crap pack.   you have no worries.  as for the slr's that are now 
out i havent yet had much experiance other then they seem to have quite 
good quality for $$$$.  the saying is also true you get what you pay 
for.  if you search around and hnt for deals on a good camera you may 
still pay a little more but you will appriciate the trouble