Advice - Point and Shoot
Jun 22, 2021 08:34:21 #
hankm1
Loc: Mount Prospect IL
I'm the business manager at a church. We're looking at purchasing
a point and shoot camera for use by our office manager / communications
person for capturing church events and publishing photos in our weekend
bulletin and website. Using it for video is not being considered (she uses
a smart phone for any live-streaming).
I myself use a Nikon D5600 and haven't used a point and shoot in quarter
century. We're looking for a fairly easy to use camera for the office manager
and hoping to keep the price in the $6-700 neighborhood. Not wedded to Nikon.
Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks!
a point and shoot camera for use by our office manager / communications
person for capturing church events and publishing photos in our weekend
bulletin and website. Using it for video is not being considered (she uses
a smart phone for any live-streaming).
I myself use a Nikon D5600 and haven't used a point and shoot in quarter
century. We're looking for a fairly easy to use camera for the office manager
and hoping to keep the price in the $6-700 neighborhood. Not wedded to Nikon.
Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jun 22, 2021 08:39:53 #
Jun 22, 2021 08:41:35 #
Sony has a line of 'Cybershots' that run from about $150 to over $1000. They're mostly about the size of a deck of cards so they fit in most any pocket or purse. The Canon versions are called 'Powershots' and have 'G' model numbers like G1, G5, G9, etc. The Canon models are clustered more around $600 and have slightly different mixes of features and focal lengths. Both the Sony and Canon options all take great images, straight of out camera files ready for posting. They're JPEGs just like any camera so some modest changes to the camera settings and / or post processing makes them look even better. At 20MP there's plenty of data to edit, crop into, level horizons and similar modest changes. Most also capture in RAW of someone wants to put more effort into the editing.
Jun 22, 2021 08:48:01 #
I have two old Sonys (≈20 years), a pocket and a bridge.
They work very well.
They work very well.
Jun 22, 2021 09:01:35 #
Jun 22, 2021 09:21:53 #
dpfoto
Loc: Cape Coral, FL
I have a Leica V-LUX (typ 114). It is a FANTASTIC camera. I can use it in automatic, manual, shutter priority, of aperture priority. It's a lot lighter in weight than any of my Nikons that I use in my professional work. It has a 25-400 zoom range. I bought it used, but in "like new" condition for $715. The results are tack sharp. There's one on eBay now for $825 or best offer. Pictures are just as sharp as my pro Nikons.
Jun 22, 2021 09:28:22 #
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Jun 22, 2021 10:02:13 #
hankm1
Loc: Mount Prospect IL
CHG_CANON wrote:
Sony has a line of 'Cybershots' that run from abou... (show quote)
Thank you, Paul, for the helpful reply!!
Jun 22, 2021 10:03:52 #
hankm1
Loc: Mount Prospect IL
bsprague wrote:
Why not let her pick her own camera?
Because it will be the church's camera and we are paying for it.
Jun 22, 2021 10:10:59 #
hankm1
Loc: Mount Prospect IL
dpfoto wrote:
I have a Leica V-LUX (typ 114). It is a FANTASTIC camera. I can use it in automatic, manual, shutter priority, of aperture priority. It's a lot lighter in weight than any of my Nikons that I use in my professional work. It has a 25-400 zoom range. I bought it used, but in "like new" condition for $715. The results are tack sharp. There's one on eBay now for $825 or best offer. Pictures are just as sharp as my pro Nikons.
Thank you for the suggestion!
Jun 22, 2021 10:15:08 #
hankm1 wrote:
Because it will be the church's camera and we are paying for it.
Why buy a camera that will be little used (relatively speaking) and obsolete or lost in three years?
If what you want are photos for your weekend bulletin and website, just publish submission guidelines and ask the congregation to submit photos that meet the publishing criteria.
Make sure you mention that all photos will be credited.
I will guarantee you that there are some pretty good photographers in your congregation.
You might even set up a volunteer photographer's group like the volunteer ushers group or any other volunteer group.
Sign-up sheets for events will make sure you have someone wherever you need photos.
It is ALWAYS better to cover events with multiple photographers, as no one person can be everywhere, all the time.
Just a thought...
Jun 22, 2021 11:44:31 #
hankm1 wrote:
I'm the business manager at a church. We're looki... (show quote)
Use the phone. But what is a Point And Shoot really?
Jun 22, 2021 12:29:03 #
Najataagihe wrote:
Why not just use her cell phone camera?
For events, it's always nice to have the available feature of optical zoom. The typical cell phone camera doesn't really offer that. Sometimes you may want to get a high resolution, crisp close-up of faces without having to step on a subject's toes.
And the built-in flash on a dedicated camera is usually a bit more usable and controllable than the simple on/off flash of a phone camera.
Jun 23, 2021 06:05:42 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
hankm1 wrote:
I'm the business manager at a church. We're looki... (show quote)
So glad you asked.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1437917-REG/sony_dsc_hx99_b_cyber_shot_dsc_hx99_digital_camera.html?sts=pi&pim=Y
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