Hi Timothy,
Try http://www.dpreview.com/ for very (very) detailed
reviews of loads of cameras. The F828 does not get a
good review overall, it's let down by image noise.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscf828/
When choosing a camera for this sort of thing I would
pay particular attention to the size of the sensor
chip..
Prosumer cameras usually have a very small chip (in
the case of the F828 it's 8.8 x 6.6 mm) and to get 8
megapixel resolution onto a chip that size is a real
squeeze. Pro cameras like the Nikon D70 have a lower
megapixelage, but on a much larger chip (23.7 x 15.6
mm for the D70), hence much higher quality (amongst
other things).
Personally for museum work I'd go for a 6.1 megapixel
SLR like the D70 or the Canon EOS 300D with a big
sensor rather than a prosumer camera with a much
smaller sensor, although they do cost a bit more.
Jeremy.
--- Timothy McShane <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 'Morning, all;
>
> We're looking to acquire some new digital equipment,
> and before
> committing to a purchase, I thought I'd solicit what
> information I can
> from the list...
>
> We're planning to acquire a new digital camera,
> mostly for producing
> reference photographs of our artifact collection
> (which we eventually
> hope to make available to researchers via the Web),
> but may also be used
> for site visits, photographing oversized archival
> pieces (ones that
> won't fit on a standard flatbed scanner), and for
> producing exhibit
> graphics for temporary shows, and possibly for
> publication (although
> depending on the nature of the publication, we may
> still opt for
> professional photography). I know this is a lot to
> ask of one piece of
> equipment, but we're looking at the Sony Cybershot
> DSC-F828--has anyone
> used this for any of the above applications? Any
> opinions to offer?
> Specifically, we're wondering how well the camera
> performs in producing
> close-ups (its advertising claims a 20mm minimum
> focus distance--does it
> really produce usable images at that short range?),
> and how well it's
> images enlarge for use on exhibit panels (not
> necessarily mural size,
> but say 2' by 3').
>
> We're also contemplating acquiring a digital
> thermohygrometer to
> supplement our traditional hair thermohygrometers.
> We want something
> that can produce multiple readings rapidly over
> varying environments and
> give instant readouts, so we've pretty much ruled
> out evaporative
> psychrometers and data loggers. Has anyone used a
> piece of equipment
> like this, and have any opinions to offer?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
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