What camera with "twisty" screen ?
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Ok so the "what do you want for xmas" questions are coming up again, and i think i could do with a new digital camera.
I've bought my Canon Powershot G2 a good 9 - 10 years ago and i guess it could do with updating now, as it only has 4 megapixel, whereas my current mobile phone actually has double that.
The thing i love about my G2 is the little twisty screen, which is great for taking pictures of cars from all angles, i can take nice bumper/overview/etc shots by holding the camera up high and pointing it down, whilst looking at the flippy screen, so i defenately want that in my next camera.
I normally only use my camera on car meets and on holiday and the occasional day trip out (like the zoo etc) so i'm not a profesional or anything, but i do enjoy taking pictures, on i do often get a lot of nice comments about my pictures afterwards.
I've looked at a few websites for different camera's but non gave me the option for a flippy/twisty screen. Is Canon the only one that does that or are there other brands ?
I'd prefer to stick with Canon as i've got loads of CF cards and i have just looked at the G12. I was just wondering what other camera's i should consider that have that screen, if any.
I've bought my Canon Powershot G2 a good 9 - 10 years ago and i guess it could do with updating now, as it only has 4 megapixel, whereas my current mobile phone actually has double that.
The thing i love about my G2 is the little twisty screen, which is great for taking pictures of cars from all angles, i can take nice bumper/overview/etc shots by holding the camera up high and pointing it down, whilst looking at the flippy screen, so i defenately want that in my next camera.
I normally only use my camera on car meets and on holiday and the occasional day trip out (like the zoo etc) so i'm not a profesional or anything, but i do enjoy taking pictures, on i do often get a lot of nice comments about my pictures afterwards.
I've looked at a few websites for different camera's but non gave me the option for a flippy/twisty screen. Is Canon the only one that does that or are there other brands ?
I'd prefer to stick with Canon as i've got loads of CF cards and i have just looked at the G12. I was just wondering what other camera's i should consider that have that screen, if any.
Can't tell you which do or don't have tilting screens. But if you look at DPReview http://www.dpreview.com/camerareviews/
They list details about screens under LCD on the "Specifications" page.
They list details about screens under LCD on the "Specifications" page.
Medic-one said:
it only has 4 megapixel, whereas my current mobile phone actually has double that.
You can almost ignore all the guff you hear about how many megapixels. It's the size of the sensor which is the most important ingrediernt in quality image creation. Phones may have squillions of pixels, but try taking a shot in twilight and printing A3!GetCarter said:
You can almost ignore all the guff you hear about how many megapixels. It's the size of the sensor which is the most important ingrediernt in quality image creation. Phones may have squillions of pixels, but try taking a shot in twilight and printing A3!
Agreed!My HTC has an 8 megapixel sensor, my 1D2N has an 8.2 but a much bigger sensor, you really can't compare (and the 1D is pretty old!)
gingerpaul said:
Quite a lot of cameras have those screens. You're not limited to just Canon. I'm afraid you'll probably struggle to find anything non-SLR that has a compact flash slot though. Luckily memory is cheap so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
Even the 600d and 60d SLR cameras (twist screens) use SD cards. They cost buttons though, so not really a issue.Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff