On Jun 18, 2013, at 2:55 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote:
> i have the 5 mp, and get lots of good shots with it, but the consensus seems > to be that the 8 mp camera is a big step up; it is only about 1/3 more linear > resolution, but it has better optics and better low-light performance, and > its aperture is f/2.4 instead of f/2.8; these are reasonable specs, but the > sensor is smaller than those in better point & shoots, and the lens is fixed > at a moderate wide angle, so there's definitely some trade-off between > phonecam and point & shoot > > as for memory, i have 16GB in my iPhone 4, and 1361 photos are currently > taking 2GB; the 8 mp photos would probably be a little under twice the size > (they are supposedly sharper, so JPEG compression would squeeze them less) Thanks, Steve. Very helpful. > any smartphone/iPod Touch camera has the advantage of easy uploads when wifi > is available (you probably don't want to watch your cellular data use while > traveling) and you can process & sort your images onboard; many will > automatically geotag your photos…. Yes, the idea of one all-purpose device is appealing. [I seem to be agreeing with everyone's suggestions. My decision, whatever it is, will be better for them.] As I said in responding to Paul, I'll need to see what I can afford when essential expenses are firmed up. Sincerely, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “Guess, compute the consequences of the guess, check if they agree with the evidence, and if the evidence persistently refuses to agree, the guess is wrong.” - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
