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classicman · 07-01-2010, 10:12 AM

another dweller apparently got one ... here

sad_winslow · 07-02-2010, 05:59 PM

Yay, fellow wooters!

I'm a big woot fan in general. Seems likely that amazon will be leaving them alone to continue being awesome in their own way, thank goodness. I've gotten a bazillion good deals or just fun things there in the past - I have scads of thumb drives, memory cards, flashlights, headphones, and various little gadgets I've picked up dirt cheap over time. If something is really, really cheap I'll buy the max amount and give it away as gifts - I got some black and decker portable battery/inverter thingies that were a big hit, and earplugs/headphones for sure, USB bluetooth dongles, stuff like that. And yeah, I managed to snag the Kindle deal - follow that thread if you wanna see my opinion on it when it arrives and I get a chance to try it out.

Shawnee123 · 07-02-2010, 06:20 PM

sad, that is a great idea, buying stuff for gifts. Tank you!

Happy Monkey · 07-07-2010, 09:13 AM

Got da camera.

glatt · 07-07-2010, 09:59 AM

Nice price. I'll be curious to hear your comments on image quality.

Happy Monkey · 07-07-2010, 10:20 AM

Not expecting greatness, but it was cheap.

glatt · 07-07-2010, 10:36 AM

It's a nice size too. A camera like that, you can just leave at work, or leave in a glove compartment for those time you wish you had a camera handy.

squirell nutkin · 07-07-2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Nice price. I'll be curious to hear your comments on image quality.

I'm curious to see. That's an amazing price for the pixels. Making a decent lens is like shooting fish in a barrel these days. I'm guessing the achilles heel is something electronic. Wondering where the biggest cost is? Maybe there are good and crappy chips 12Mp vs 12 Mp?

glatt · 07-07-2010, 10:44 AM

well, the big problem with increasing the pixels in a chip is that you also are increasing the noise. It's not so apparent in professional quality cameras with their physically larger chips, but the tiny chips in point and shoot cameras are really susceptible to this problem. At this point, I think anything over, say, 8 megapixels in a point and shoot actually becomes a liability because of all the noise.

The industry really needs to work on the noise problem.

Sundae · 07-07-2010, 10:54 AM

That's the next one up from my camera (10.2 megapixels)
Gutted it's so cheap.

Then again, mine's pink

HungLikeJesus · 07-07-2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

well, the big problem with increasing the pixels in a chip is that you also are increasing the noise. It's not so apparent in professional quality cameras with their physically larger chips, but the tiny chips in point and shoot cameras are really susceptible to this problem. At this point, I think anything over, say, 8 megapixels in a point and shoot actually becomes a liability because of all the noise.

The industry really needs to work on the noise problem.

That's why I wear ear plugs when I'm taking pictures.

Gravdigr · 10-13-2010, 03:40 AM

This looks like a fair deal.

glatt · 06-23-2011, 12:17 PM

Woot has a decent consumer level camera for sale today for a very good price.

Panasonic Lumix 12.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
$69.99

It's got the optical image stabilization. Not a huge zoom, but with 12 MP to play with you can do a little cropping to get in even closer. I wish this was for sale when I bought a camera for my daughter a year ago.

Happy Monkey · 06-23-2011, 12:52 PM

Woot: my source for buckyballs.

07-01-2010, 10:12 AM	#46
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	another dweller apparently got one ... here __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-02-2010, 06:20 PM	#48
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	sad, that is a great idea, buying stuff for gifts. Tank you! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-07-2010, 09:13 AM	#49
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Got da camera. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-07-2010, 10:20 AM	#51
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Not expecting greatness, but it was cheap. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-13-2010, 03:40 AM	#57
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This looks like a fair deal. Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-02-2010, 05:59 PM	#47
sad_winslow Big McLargeHuge Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: california, USA Posts: 203	Yay, fellow wooters! I'm a big woot fan in general. Seems likely that amazon will be leaving them alone to continue being awesome in their own way, thank goodness. I've gotten a bazillion good deals or just fun things there in the past - I have scads of thumb drives, memory cards, flashlights, headphones, and various little gadgets I've picked up dirt cheap over time. If something is really, really cheap I'll buy the max amount and give it away as gifts - I got some black and decker portable battery/inverter thingies that were a big hit, and earplugs/headphones for sure, USB bluetooth dongles, stuff like that. And yeah, I managed to snag the Kindle deal - follow that thread if you wanna see my opinion on it when it arrives and I get a chance to try it out.

07-07-2010, 09:59 AM	#50
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nice price. I'll be curious to hear your comments on image quality.

07-07-2010, 10:36 AM	#52
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's a nice size too. A camera like that, you can just leave at work, or leave in a glove compartment for those time you wish you had a camera handy.

07-07-2010, 10:44 AM	#54
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	well, the big problem with increasing the pixels in a chip is that you also are increasing the noise. It's not so apparent in professional quality cameras with their physically larger chips, but the tiny chips in point and shoot cameras are really susceptible to this problem. At this point, I think anything over, say, 8 megapixels in a point and shoot actually becomes a liability because of all the noise. The industry really needs to work on the noise problem.

07-07-2010, 10:54 AM	#55
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That's the next one up from my camera (10.2 megapixels) Gutted it's so cheap. Then again, mine's pink

06-23-2011, 12:17 PM	#58
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Woot has a decent consumer level camera for sale today for a very good price. Panasonic Lumix 12.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom $69.99 It's got the optical image stabilization. Not a huge zoom, but with 12 MP to play with you can do a little cropping to get in even closer. I wish this was for sale when I bought a camera for my daughter a year ago.

06-23-2011, 12:52 PM	#59
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Woot: my source for buckyballs. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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