still pictures? Is this product that good with still pictures or does one have to go and purchase a digital camera for still pictures?
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Still picture are very low grade. Get a stand alone digital camera for that
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It is an awesome camera. I love mine. Takes very good close ups as well. Good detail. Best digital camera I have had so far!! Good luck on Ebay.
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Yes, you need to purchase an sd card to go with the camera. All of the pictures are stored on that. They can be transferred to the computer then. I have not tried it myself yet with the program. I'm sure it's easy to use.
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Yes, I believe so however the picture quality is just okay.. In addition you can only take still shots.. I wouldn't recomend this camera..
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Judith; I have primarily used the camera for still /semi-still pictures. I have a friend who uses hers for live action at rock concerts and gets outstanding results. Hope this helps, R
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Hello D. Hall have you already bought the camera?? I did and I am not very happy with it. the pictures it takes in the auto mode are not what I was waiting.. and the pictures with the movement mode.. are not clear enough... so tell me please if you get it and if it is working fine. Susana from Ecuador.
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I don't own this unit; I'm considering buying it. But I found the owners' manual in pdf form at ridgid.com. There's no mention of a feature to take still pictures. Here is what it can do, though... "The micro CA-100 Inspection Camera can be connected to a television or other monitor for remote viewing or recording through the included RCA cable." So it's like Bill G said, but you could also record a motion image with, say, a DVR. That's a nice capability.
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Short answer: no, get a proper stills camera for that. However since it shoots raw, it saves each frame as a separate dng file within a folder so technically you could grab a still from the dng sequence.
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It does also take still photos, but the quality is nowhere as good as the videos and even cell phone cameras look better. Still camera is about 1 mega pixel..
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When I bought my camera, I checked for this function. It was not possible to take a still photo while also taking movies. I suppose it is possible (although probably not likely) that there has been a 'firmware' update, and now you can, but it could not be done when I bought mine.
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With this Sony model you cannot take a still photo while shooting video. On some previous models you could. Sony took that feature away on this one - and I was unhappy to find that out (after I bought the camera)
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Read my post of 6/9/06...my experience may not be the norm...but it's frustrating. IF...and that's a big if..I ever buy another digital from Kodak, you can bet I'll buy the dock, as it appears that's the only sure way to get pictures.Normally you should be able to use the included software and download to your computer with little or no problems. Try that before buying the dock. And good luck. Hopefully your camera will function correctly.
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Yes Scott, the only thing you will have to buy for it is a memory card. I hope you are as happy w/ the camera as we are.
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I wouldn't recommend this camera for stills. While it can take them it really isn't designed for it. Unless you have it tripod mounted and you're using a lot of light the pcs aren't going to turn out very good. Also, the Barry Green book is excellent but is very technical and loaded with info that may be beyond your level at the moment. That will make for dry, boring reading, much of which won't pertain to you until you're way down the road. But, I'd still get it if I were you because it's a wonderful resource and it'll help take you to those next levels.
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I did get the camera and I am loving the quality of the recordings. I did the same thing that you mentioned above... I could only laugh when I read your post. Take care and good luck... By the way - you can download a free trial from Adobe's website just in case you want to test the software first.
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I have captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
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The optical image stabilization used for still images is very good. The sensor is an older version of current sensors (this is a $250 body) so it has some noise. The digital stabilization for video is about what one would expect. On a tripod, the camera gives excellent video. Hand-held, it isn't as good as a dedicated video camera (as one would expect). It's a good camera for the price IMO. A nice, impartial review can be found at dpreview dot com. I added an excellent Richard Franiec handgrip to the too-smooth body. (Google him if you're interested).