Posted by DanNY on February 20, 2003 at 21:28:36:
It wasn’t exactly directed at you. The mention of old Kodak cameras made me think of the floppy ones. I personally had a Kodak camera with 3x optical and 4MP res, but I lost it. 
It was a good camera…
digital camera - Posted by Dee-Texas
Posted by Dee-Texas on February 19, 2003 at 08:52:15:
Hello All,
I have a fuiji digital camera that downloads the pictures to the computer (it’s slow going). The problem is that the pictures are fuzzy, not really clear and it’s been this way from the start.
Anyone have a better camera? I don’t want to spend over $200.00. Of course I want the most options for the least amount of money. I also need ease of download.
Thanks to All,
Great $uccess,
Dee-Texas
Re: digital camera - Posted by Dee-Texas
Posted by Dee-Texas on February 20, 2003 at 07:32:41:
Thanks to All for the great information.
The reason I asked HERE is that I want to use it in RE NOT taking little johnny’s picture.
I did ask in the right place. S
Great $uccess,
Dee-Texas
Re: digital camera - Posted by Jim (MD)
Posted by Jim (MD) on February 19, 2003 at 20:53:24:
Since you seem to be concerned about downloading, Sony now makes a camera called the Mavica that takes pictures directly onto a CD. Even though there are a couple of different models, the least expensive one still retails for over $400.
Consider the new cell phones too. - Posted by John Behle
Posted by John Behle on February 19, 2003 at 20:05:34:
A couple of them, like Erickson, Nokia and others have built in or add on camera attachments and will then email the pictures to yourself. Some of the PDA’s also have cameras built in and attachments.
I have an older Epson that I love. It produces good, clear pictures and even has sound recording if you wanted to describe the picture or scene. It can take a while to download, but there are universal type card readers now that are quite cheap. Pull the memory card or stick out, insert in the computer and INSTANT download.
Re: digital camera - Posted by jorge
Posted by jorge on February 19, 2003 at 19:53:45:
Dee,
I work for an home electronic company in New Mexico. So I sell everything from home theater to digital cams.
You can go online and pick up a sony 3 megapixel camera for $229 from Sony. It will be more that enough for printing out 4x6 or 5x7 pics. And for downloading on your computer if you have a USB connection the download time is pretty quick. It should come with software and the USB cable. As long as you have min. windows 98 second edition you should be ok.
if you have anymore questions feel free to email me.
Jorge
Ask the right people… - Posted by Dan
Posted by Dan on February 19, 2003 at 14:00:58:
Remember to take any suggestions with a grain of salt. Search the internet or ask on a computer/digital camera forum. You wouldn’t ask questions about real estate on a computer forum and expect a very knowledgable answer. That said, I’m going to agree with Brent and say get one with at least 3megapixel and some OPTICAL zoom. Don’t fall for the old Kodak cameras with floppies, they suck big time.
Try an older Kodak DC290 - Posted by Mark_IL
Posted by Mark_IL on February 19, 2003 at 13:18:51:
Dee,
The DC 290 is great as an investor tool since you can create folders on the camera for each property and store your pictures on the camera. You can also record a voice message with each picture.
This is great since I will look at 10 REO’s in a day and at the end of the day it can be hard to figure out what picture goes to a house. With the Folders and voice recording I am never confused.
Check out Ebay and see if you can pick one up for cheap. I purchase mine 18 months ago for $350 you should be able to get pretty cheap
Plenty of good digital cameras out there - Posted by Brent-AR
Posted by Brent-AR on February 19, 2003 at 09:18:49:
but spend the money and get yourself a good one. I check this site, http://www.xpbargains.com, out all the time, you can get a great camera for cheap. Just look for stuff under $200 bucks, but I would highly recommend purchasing a quality digital camera.
DP Reviews, http://www.dpreviews.com, has every camera review under the sun.
Personally, I would recommend at least a 3 megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom minimum. Digital zoom is worthless. Also, I would recommend purchasing a camera that will you can use with other lenses. Having the ability to put a wide angle lens on a camera for a house shot is worth it.
You can also find a good deals on memory needed for your camera there, as well as card readers that hook up to your computer. I bought a Sandisk card reader that reads every major type of memory for 18 bucks. Speed will always be an issue downloading the memory, unless you have USB 2.0 and a higher read/write memory card. You will pay premium for both right now.
Re: Consider the new cell phones too. - Posted by DanNY
Posted by DanNY on February 20, 2003 at 21:29:36:
One thing to keep in mind is that the PDA and phone cameras are very low resolution.
Was this directed at my suggestion, If so… - Posted by Mark_IL
Posted by Mark_IL on February 19, 2003 at 20:50:09:
Dan,
The Kodak camera I recommended has the following features:
Compact Flash
USB 2.0
Optical AND digital Zoom
Over 3 Megapixel resolution
many others features I hardly use.
It also takes fantastic photos
As an investor I found two specific features VERY useful:
The ability to organize photos into folders on the Compact Flash.
The ability to record upto 2 minutes of comments for each photo as a WAV file.
These two features make this an excellent camera for organizing and recording information when taking pics of different homes. Since the camera is an older model, it could also be had for a real cheap price.
I would NOT recommend this camera for someone who wanted a digital for taking family photos and vacations.
Your post made some falty assumptions and If it was not directed as a response from mine, just ignore this. You are right about two things, cameras with floppies suck and one should take any suggestions with a grain of salt.
But more importantly complete your own due diligence in every transaction.
Mark_IL