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[GG]

I am in need of a new compact camera.

There are no limitations other than it must be smallish and most importantly i must have the widest possible lens.

The current problem I have is when taking phot's of small rooms , the end picture is just a photo of the opposing wall whereas some of the pictures I see in the property brochures seem to manage to get all 3 walls in.

I dont want to have to photoshop them together or spend time adjusting or stitching them.



I want to be able to take wide pictures like this.














Any suggestions, the man in Dixons says for a compact camera with fixed lens the best choice is the Kodak V610 dual lens thing.

Is he right?

[nikolas754]

What you need is a range about 28mm wide lens.Also Kodak V610 is not so good camera for inside rooms because of the high noise at 200 ISO.Better to check for something else with wider lens and better handle of ISO.
Why don't you check dpreview site ? http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/kodakv610/page9.asp

[GG]

What you need is a range about 28mm wide lens.

Nikolas, HELP ME!!!!!

I want the widest possible angle of photos, what figure should I be looking at to know what cam,eras have wide and angle and which are not so wide? Does the '28mm' indicate how wide a picture it takes?

[G.Man]

new canon powershot G7 has a wide converter to take the stock 35 down to 24.5..

http://www.ukcamerastore.co.uk/acatalog ... ot_G7.html

http://www.ukcamerastore.co.uk/acatalog ... tions.html

That should be wide angle enough for what you need..

And you get an excellent 10mp camera as well

[nikolas754]

Does the '28mm' indicate how wide a picture it takes? [/color]

Yes the less is the mm then the widest is the picture you have.If you want a camera for professional use then go for D-slr.High performance on speed,ISO and you can use lens wide enough for what you need.A pakage like this cost around 500-700 euro

If is for a hobby or one time job then you can check for a compact with a lens around 28mm or less with a good ISO handle.

Whats the reason you need it for?

[GG]

Whats the reason you need it for?

To take photo's of properties for my website.

Some of the rooms I need to photograph are very small and the narrow angles mean they are almost impossible to photograph.

[Sotos]

Some of the Panasonic Lumix come with 28m lenses. Lumix are very nice cameras but their default size for photos is 16:9 (wide screen). There is also Kodak V705 that has Dual imagers and two lenses one of which is just 23mm!! I think that is the widest you can get from a compact camera with no converters.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06080 ... 05c875.asp

[nikolas754]

For this kind of photography you need 3 things.A tripod, good wide lens and a camera.
Without tripod is very difficult to take indoor sharp pictures.
If you like i can show you the basics.I have a lens 14mm-54mm and a professional dslr camera. (iam not a professiona)

[BOF]

Nikolas 754 is right. Compacts dont usually have interchangable lenses, their ISO rating is usually quite low, and their metering can be fooled by a bright light source, plus the flash can be quite weak.
I have the latest Nikon coolpix compact as a carry on me camera, but for quality pictures or interchangeability i have a couple of Canon SLR digitals.which i cannot fault...plus they have a pop up flash built in which you should use on interiors even on a bright day to punch some light and colour into the room... and SLRs are more robust and can take a few accidental knocks without destroying them........i would take up Nikolas 754 kind offer.. it will give you a better insight...

[GG]

An SLR is out of the question.!!!
It must be a compact and fit in my pocket.

So the lower the number of 'milimetres' the wider the angle of the photo?

Have I understood that right?