Firstly I am not a camera person and has never own a camera before.I usually just use my ip4.But I am going to be travelling a lot next year so I think it's time for me to get a camera.I am the ultimate noob when it comes to photography.I am looking for a good travel zoom camera that is easy to carry around.After a few days of research,from what I can see Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V seems to be the best choice.Is there any other recommendations?I am currently in the States now.My budget is around 400 USD.

hi all. i just want to find good camera for the budget around 1 k. Right now in mind is i want the digital camera with the interchangeable lens, it is not SLR but compact P&S camera. i tried googling around and cannot find the model. maybe not the right keyword.

Can you help me suggest?

I just want to shoot normal family pictures, vacation etc. when it comes to photography, i super noob. Just help me choose camera that is worth to buy. thanks!

i surely appreciate ur opinion. and seriously considering ur reconmendation. thanks. i might be getting d3200 and try research more on the lens u mention there =)

how bout tripods for the suitable landscape shooting?

This post has been edited by evoangel: Jul 22 2012, 04:20 PM

Tripod's are to your own preference. When in use, the heavier, sturdier tripod and ball head is preferred but when lugging it about....its hateful. So see your own tolerance lo.

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR camera
Budget : RM2k including kitlens
Your Location : KL
Preferable brand : Canon or Nikon
Type of photography u want to do : Landscape,outdoor photographing.
Any specific models in mind? : D3200,D5100 or D3100?? Which is better?
Any specific features u want : I dont mind,just recommend me the good one.

ya, perhaps i should go look around. i dont mind heavy stuffs as im ok carrying around, rather than carrying my gf's stuffs while shopping.. @.@

Got ur pm..

Check out this thread http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2409384

In short.. just gotta make up your mind on which system (canon, nikon, sony, pentax etc) that you prefer by:

1) Checking out the ergonomics of the camera. Each brand does their interface, grip etc differently.
2) Will you be shooting with your friends? Which system are they using.

Regardless what you choose, even the most basic dslr does a darn good job. Moving up the price ladder just purchases extra conveniences.

Heck most folks won't be able to tell if a picture's taken with a D3100 or a 7D.

Lens however, is much more important than the camera.

Type of camera/lens/accesories: Prosumer / Compact
Budget: less than RM1.5k
Your Location: KL Cheras
Preferable brand : nil
Type of photography u want to do : Travel
Any specific models in mind? : Canon IXUS 510 HS / 1100 HS
Any specific features u want? : nil

I think the standard answer for this is one of those enthuasiast RAW shooting compacts like S100, LX5, XZ-1 etc since you're a dslr shooter.

Most run of the mill ones suffers from lost of details and smearing to compensate for small sensor... among other things. With RAW... at least got fighting chance to recover

If you are going for Nikon, get D7000 or higher, then you will gain autofocus on all lenses (except some very old ones)
OR get AF-S lenses if you get model ranked below D7000.

Or...... wait for the new Canon EF-M also that has just been announced on Monday!

You can see Canon lenses priced under RM1000 at http://www.mylensdb.com/gear/find?price=1000&mount=1
Just play with the search options, tweak the brand, price and you can get an idea on lenses to get.

Type of camera : Interchangeable lens camera.
Budget: No budget
Preferable brand: Any
Type of photography: Portrait, landscape, moving objects( animals dogs)
Any specific model in mind: Sony NEX C-3

In the need of choosing a camera for my girlfriend. She is upgrading from a S95. Doesn't prefer dSLR due to the bulk.

NEX-F3.. got flip up screen for self portrait.

Some say C3 is smaller but its just the camera body that's smaller which is USELESS considering how big is the lens. They both take up the same space in the bag.

Type of camera/lens/accesories : m43 / compact / ICLC
Budget : RM2500 with kitlens
Your Location : Seremban
Preferable brand : Not Specific
Type of photography u want to do : For Hari Raya
Any specific models in mind? : NEX F3
Any specific features u want

This post has been edited by Zaman85: Jul 26 2012, 01:38 PM

Type of camera : EVIL
Budget: 2~2.5k
Preferable brand: Sony
Type of photography: Portrait, landscape, outdoor
Any specific model in mind: NEX-F3 or NEX-5N

Facing dilemma to choose between the 2 models above.

Nex series camere, the low light quality is unbeatable. I am holding nex5n, and I won't get any dslr anymore

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Added on July 26, 2012, 4:22 pmF3 can flip 180 degree and flash is build in but I buy nex5n because at that time f3 still very new.

This post has been edited by willer: Jul 26 2012, 04:22 PM

Been using xz-1 for a year, xz-1 gave me a lot of satisfied photos. My gf wanted a camera and I told her why not use xz-1 I get new hahahha! Evil.

I like the image from xz-1, the colors are quite nice, the wide aperture, quite pocketable, art filters.
Yesterday shooting with sunset as background, I use M, 1/1600, F5.0, ESP metering, with 1/16 flash fired.
What's the normal setting for shooting portrait with bright background?

For the new camera I wanted
1. Better ISO performance, xz-1 photos often looks like painted even with low ISO
2. HD Video recording, xz-1 video is too crappy, soft.
3. Faster autofocus
4. Faster startup and doesn't hang like my xz-1 did.
5. Good jpeg image quality straight out from camera, doesn't fiddle with raw too much

Currently tempted to buy either nex7 or om-d, but not much image quality gain right compare to nex-5n/f3 or ep-3, those are more pocketable but actually none of them can be carry in a pocket xD

Sony RX100

Type of camera/lens/accesories : Mirrorless Camera, Interchangable lense
Budget: RM2000-3000
Your Location: Subang Jaya
Preferable brand : Olympus, Nikon, Fujifilm, Leica
Type of photography u want to do : Video, photography is just hobby
Any specific models in mind? : Olympus E-P3, Nikon V1
Any specific features u want? : more features on video shooting.

Type of camera/lens/accesories : Mirrorless Camera, Interchangable lense
Budget: RM2000
Your Location: jb
Preferable brand : Olympus, pana, sony
Type of photography u want to do : just tke photo with nice result
Any specific models in mind? : Olympus E-Pm1, sony nex f3
Any specific features u want? : can used with wide lens. thinking getting 40-150mm..

Sony RX100 available in malaysia?