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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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When I'm out in the field my Panasonic is a little to big to be lugging around with all my other stuff. Does anyone have any recommendations on a pocket sized camera that takes decent wildlife pics?
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POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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I'm amazed at the advancements in very small cameras! I want one too, so this should be a good thread. Maybe I can get roger to do some research...
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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My solution was to get a harness for my Panasonic so it is hands free. I would love to have a really small one, too.
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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I took a look at the harness you had recommended and in my case...I passed.
Seems it took a lot of pull on the neck the way I handle-use the camera between the eye and the viewers screen however it probably would be a good choice for a person without the bifocals interfering with things..
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Fox
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northcentral rural Arkansas, usa
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Hey recurve, I can't tell ya what to get, but I can say something about what NOT to get. I have 2 'instamatics'...yanno the kind that don't really have a lens, just 'digital zoom'. The sony cybershot dsc-p41, I don't recommend to anyone because it zaps 2 AA batteries very quickly, and AA rechargeable batteries just about as fast. Also the dsc-p41, is complicated with features to the rediculous degree, that make adjustments without the handbook impractical.
The other camera is a Samsung digimax S-500, the batteries last longer than the sony, but the display screen went haywire within a year, no screen=no menu or little adjustment. The S-500 has a little lens that pops out under power, and makes a decent snapshot all the way out to 12', as long as your subject isn't moving too fast. I gotta admit my nephew spent his money more wisely on the $40.00 purple one he has, which bytheway, would do everything my two examples would. ww |
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camera, pocket, reccomendation, sized |
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