Is this the best camera for a new student?
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The Canon Rebel XS is fine for learning photography. If you're more serious about your photography, however, I might recommend a model with more features and a little better performance like the Rebel T1i or T2i or maybe even a semi-pro 50D or perhaps the new 60D. But also leave some funds available for more lenses, an external flash, a spare battery and a case. If you only plan on taking the one course and then just using the camera for casual photography afterwards, the XS will do the job.
907929
Yes, the camera worked great. It was purchased for my Son who enrolled in a photography class.
1910628
Yes this is a great camera for this price. I would recommend the Sony to anyone. Some one wrote that it is slow and in some cases it can be but that is mostly caused by charging the flash. I have used mine to take thousands of pictures and I love it. It takes some expermenting in the begining but you can learn what features that you like and some that you don't like. The in camera guide is very handy. The feature that I use very much is the "sport" feature and with that I use the 10 frame burst. I use this to take pictures of my Grand childern playing football and baseball and track. As I said it is well worth $250.
1328121
Yes, this is a new camera. It take wonderful pictures, but it's quite advance. I don't know much about photography and so it's been a learning curve, but the picture quality is worth the effort.
1810699
Yeah this is a really cool camera, its sorta like getting a new cell phone, its a little complicated at first but as you keep messing with it it gets really easy, i learned pretty much how to do everything on this camera in 3 days. I'd say "absolutely" its a good model, may even be willing to bet you'd want to take pictures with it.
105652
I'm a beginner also but the camera I so easy, plus the manual says most of what u need to know. I also bought the book Nikon D3200 for dummies great buy.
1657448
Yes. I am extremely inexperienced and am easily learning how to take some great pictures. I did purchase the T3 for dummy's as a companion to learn more, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet so have relied on the instinct of the camera.
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Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture screen).There is no view finder with the camera just the picture screen to frame the picture you want. Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture... » Read More Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture screen).There is no view finder with the camera just the picture screen to frame the picture you want. « Show Less
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Looks like others have already answered your question...so I'll just add that I'm very happy with the camera...it's sharp and the controls are reasonably easy to use...love the 11 frames per second drive (not at the very highest resolution, but you can use a higher resolution for, I believe, 8 frames per second), the manually operated zoom, and the waist level finder...lots of capability for the price...lots of people buy dSLRs who don't need one...unless you're going to make large prints (16x20 or larger) this camera should be all you need.
1440984
No. The camera was obsolete three months before you bought it. Save your money for your next camera. Parenthetically, the DLux 6 is a very good camera. I use mine a lot for still shots and video and the color accuracy is excellent and the pictures are sharp and excellent to look at.
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Yes it is very user friendly even for a beginner. I haven't had any problems with this camera. The manual is ready to understand and got should play with it to see all the different settings that it can do.
1404179
I have not used this camera very long yet, but I do like it a lot. One of the features that really sold me on this one is the fact that it is weather resistant, it also has the image stabilization built into the camera instead of the lens, making additional lenses more reasonably priced. So far it has been a good first DSLR for me. This website http://snapsort.com/explore/best-entry-level-dslrs/24-months-recent helped me to make my decision. For the price, I think it is a great camera.
568757
Yes, this camera was used to take graduation pictures, and they came out very well. I would recommend this camera.
870407
I think so; it's a great camera that takes awesome pictures and has so many accessories in the package deal! I've been recommending it to people I know already! Just make sure to have it shipped to a physical address in order to get the free shipping :)
633660
I only had the camera for about a week before I returned it. For simple photos, this camera is fine but otherwise I would advise against getting it and perhaps spending a few more bucks on a better one like a Nikon or Canon. Otherwise yes, as I recall it came with all of those
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I bought this camera for my college photography class. I was using 35mm ilford hp5 400 black and white film but you could also use kodak or other brands as well as color film. Since we were developing the film in class ourselves that ilford film was the easiest to process.
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Yes, definitely! I would have a talk with them before using it that explains what the film is and does and that it's expensive so they should be sure of the photo they want to capture, since it's not like a digital camera and you can take as many pictures as you like : ) Definitely user friendly, a great choice for kids!