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treveller

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If you are posting the photos to a web page then a DSLR is huge overkill and probably more trouble than it is worth. I suggest you look at the pan and zoom internet cameras. A good quality version will give you more than the quality you need for a web site, especially if you find one that has an option for stills. If there is no stills option then you may have to rely on the video quality. If you set the camera for a low frame rate you should get high quality images.

As for the remote operation, a pan and zoom video camera would be excellent. You should be able to operate it from your laptop with a crossover or uplink internet cable. If you want more info or explanation send me a PM and I will try to help.
 
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garypayt said:
This is the best site for electronics...www.cnet.com .
Take 15 minutes and check out their digital cameras. Experts review them and rate them for any budget.
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You can also get great reviews from:

http://www.dpreview.com/ or http://www.pcworld.com/products/cameras.html

Though the first may cause a little bit of information overload...

CNET is good... The best part being:

Natali Del Conte



http://natalidelconte.wordpress.com/headshots/

http://natalidelconte.wordpress.com/demo-reel/

and Molly Wood...
 
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treveller said:
If you are posting the photos to a web page then a DSLR is huge overkill and probably more trouble than it is worth. I suggest you look at the pan and zoom internet cameras. A good quality version will give you more than the quality you need for a web site, especially if you find one that has an option for stills. If there is no stills option then you may have to rely on the video quality. If you set the camera for a low frame rate you should get high quality images.

As for the remote operation, a pan and zoom video camera would be excellent. You should be able to operate it from your laptop with a crossover or uplink internet cable. If you want more info or explanation send me a PM and I will try to help.
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unfortunately a laptop is not as easy to hide in a photo as a 1"x2" remote... but I know what you are saying and a lot of webcam software offer the option to take photos sequencially (one every ten seconds for instance) which can allow you to take photos without having to run and get in place like you would for a timer.

However this is not what I want...I want a digital camera with an automatic setting that is possible to operate by remote. I'm also taking a lot of arts classes and could use it for some interesting photos for those projects.

I appreciate everyone's alternate suggestions though, especially because I am sure they will help other ladies who are reading this thread and looking for ways of taking their own photos, but unfortunately I already know what I need for what I want to do. :)

Devil's Advocate thank you for that other review link! :)
 
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Pan Tilt and Zoom

Sony has a high end PTZ video camera that also seems to do stills to a bit better that VGA resolution and handles low light levels well. (You still need to balance the lighting.) The unit costs $1200.
http://www.sony.ca/ip/brochures/ip_cameras/SNCRZ30N2.pdf

Some other possibilities are
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=669
http://www.nuspectra.com/detail.aspx?ID=1078
http://www.video-direct.com/canon/netcam/canonvcc50i.html

I also came across PTZ camera mounts for $500 that you mount the camera on.
http://www.trackerpod.com/

A Google search on "Pan Tilt and Zoom camera mount" will give you lots of info.
 
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