Any Recommendations for Linux Friendly Digital Still Camera?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 11:10:50AM -0500, Sy wrote:
> I hadn't thought of the problems of action shots and scenes and such
> with the bigger guys.  I would hope they'd be more valuable than for
> just portraits.  I think I'm leaning more towards ruggesized (and
> water resistant) smaller cameras.. because I don't like lugging
> something around.  Battery life is also a big issue.

You can get underwater housings for many smaller digital cameras for
$200 or less.  At least I was told that was an option for my small
digital camera.

> For sure working with a huge MP rating would make for huge files.. I
> don't think I could justify anything over 3MP to be honest.. although
> maybe I should think about quality on-print more than on-screen, which
> is how I've thought in the past.

3 to 5Mpixel is decent for the consumer level stuff today.  At least I
am very happy with the 3.2Mpixel SD200.  The SD300 does 4Mpixel and the
SD400 does 5Mpixel (adding about $100 per level it seems).  Just don't
try to take pictures in low light, since being a tiny camera, the sensor
is small, and just can't do low light well at all.  I suppose with a
tripod and a very long exposure it could do something in low light.  I
haven't tried that yet.

> whoa.. costly.  But then I'd bet the optics in them are fantastic. 
> Man is that stuff expensive.

I think a lot of high end cameras don't even include any optics in the
price. :)

Lennart Sorensen
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