reefrunner69
Aquarium Advice Addict
This thread is to get an idea what camers your using and whether your happy with them or not. This can be either a digital cam or a fil cam, which ever. Please give camera specs.
Nikon CoolPix 995
Max resolution 2048 x 1536
Low resolution 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Effective pixels 3.14 million
ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800
Zoom wide (W) 38 mm
Zoom tele (T) 152 mm (4 x)
Digital zoom Yes, 1.2x - 4.0x in 0.2x steps
Auto Focus Yes
Manual Focus Yes, 50 positions
Normal focus range 30 cm
Macro focus range 2 cm
White balance override Yes - 5 positions, fine tunable, manual preset
Aperture range F2.6 - F10 (wide), F5.1 - F10 (tele)
Min shutter 8 sec + Bulb
Max shutter 1/2300 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
The rest of the specs can be read here.
I gotta say I love this cam, it gives great results in either point and shoot or in full manual mode. The color rendered is great even with the auto white balance. The macro ability of this camera is simply fantastic, it will focus on an object that is a mere 2cm from the lens!! Although I have been very happy with my Nikon, there are a couple of things about it that I don't like. The three biggest complaints I have about this cam are...
1) The LCD display is not coated and it is almost impossible to view the display in the sunlight, this means that outside macros are difficult if almost impossible.
2) The flash sucks, it isn't powerful enough for everyday use and gives inconsistant results on aquarium shots. I think some of the problem is it's placement directly over the lens.
3) The lens is slow, unless your shooting in full on manual the lens is almost too slow for movement shots.
Even with that said, I would rate the Nikon CoolPix 995 a 9/10.
So what do you got?
Nikon CoolPix 995
Max resolution 2048 x 1536
Low resolution 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Effective pixels 3.14 million
ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800
Zoom wide (W) 38 mm
Zoom tele (T) 152 mm (4 x)
Digital zoom Yes, 1.2x - 4.0x in 0.2x steps
Auto Focus Yes
Manual Focus Yes, 50 positions
Normal focus range 30 cm
Macro focus range 2 cm
White balance override Yes - 5 positions, fine tunable, manual preset
Aperture range F2.6 - F10 (wide), F5.1 - F10 (tele)
Min shutter 8 sec + Bulb
Max shutter 1/2300 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
The rest of the specs can be read here.
I gotta say I love this cam, it gives great results in either point and shoot or in full manual mode. The color rendered is great even with the auto white balance. The macro ability of this camera is simply fantastic, it will focus on an object that is a mere 2cm from the lens!! Although I have been very happy with my Nikon, there are a couple of things about it that I don't like. The three biggest complaints I have about this cam are...
1) The LCD display is not coated and it is almost impossible to view the display in the sunlight, this means that outside macros are difficult if almost impossible.
2) The flash sucks, it isn't powerful enough for everyday use and gives inconsistant results on aquarium shots. I think some of the problem is it's placement directly over the lens.
3) The lens is slow, unless your shooting in full on manual the lens is almost too slow for movement shots.
Even with that said, I would rate the Nikon CoolPix 995 a 9/10.
So what do you got?