
best digital cameras for concerts/travel?
I am looking at buying a new digital camera, and I have looked through alot of websites, and I am honestly having a tough time choosing the features I will need, and ones that would just be “nice to have”. Listed below I have some of the features I would like to have, but not all of them do I necessarily need. Can anyone give me an idea what I should look for in ensuring I get what I want, and perhaps a few models to check out? I would prefer a small camera to fit in my pocket..
-Better than 5mp
-fast image capture (important for me)
-5x or better zoom (would prefer better..)
-decent video quality (not a need, but it would be nice-what should I look for for video quality??)
-durable (a bit clumsy at times, tough frame would be nice)
-different settings/options (in case I get more into digital photography)
-tilting LCD
-underwater capable (sounds interesting, but probably not needed)
Shooting concerts:
The camera I use is the D300 (12MP sensor) with a 24-70 mm f/2.8 when shooting on stage. (It is one of the cameras I travel with, its big brother the D3 and four lenses)
For video, I use a Canon XL-2 (3 – 3.1MP sensors – Red, Green, Blue).
Underwater, hopefully not at concert, I use a Nikonos 35 mm.
Look at the new SW series Olympus or new Pantex for a good P&S camera that is also able to shoot underwater
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