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Post by AlloriaDark on Feb 16, 2006 21:17:36 GMT -5
I've been reading up on cameras for ghost hunting because I am in the market for a new one. I already have a wonderful Nikon 35mm which I use on a regular basis, but my digital camera is substandard being only 3.5 megapixels. What digital camera does everyone recommend for this sort of work? -AD
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Post by Elix on Feb 23, 2006 14:45:28 GMT -5
I am not a camera person at all, but from what I was told it doesn't really matter, even a throw away will work. I think you may want at least a 4 pixel camera and a quick shutter time.
Personally I think regular film comes out more clearly than digitals, but that's just personal opinion, although I like the convenience and immediate photo shots from a digital.
I think there's a Nikon Digital that's supposed to be awesome!!!!
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Post by Null on Feb 23, 2006 16:44:45 GMT -5
One thing that's easy to overlook is the flash. Most cameras have them but many are not very bright. You may have to get an attachable flash for dark shots. If the flash is too bright you can wrap some wax paper over it.
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Post by backlash on Mar 2, 2006 13:26:57 GMT -5
This is a good question that gets batted around at alot of conventions dealing with the paranormal.Elix is right when it comes to digital a 4 pixal is a good place start however the only real advantage to digital cameras is that what you see is what you get.Allow me to explain,with a standard camera you have to process the film,and even that sometimes doesnt give you the background clarity you look for when dealing with mists or full or partial aperations.Plus there are alot of human error things that can occur during the processing that can create a false image.For some reason skeptics almost always point this out.With a digital you can plug it straight into the PC and have a chance of spotting something because you then have the ability to magnify a particular area within said picture.In short both are not without their own set of problems so it pretty much ends up being a matter of either convience or personal preference. :oPEACE OUT
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Post by Elix on Mar 2, 2006 17:53:47 GMT -5
That's true, I have plenty of pics that I could "claim" to have paranormal phenomena, but I can clearly see it's a development issue. So I was looking into pixels and the higher the pixel the better the detail. My friend's camera takes up to 5pixel pics, and honestly I can't tell the differnce, but I guess if you were trying to find something that may be hiden in detail, a higher pixel will bring it out. I have one camera that's a 3 pixel, and the pics are ok, but are usually blurry. if you want to get really fancy you could go all out TAPS and get some thermographic lenses. The best advice I could give is go somewhere that you think they may be a spirit and just start snapping pics...a lot of them. Good luck and I hope all this rambling helped
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Post by AlloriaDark on Mar 9, 2006 19:49:42 GMT -5
The only problem I've noticed with high pixel digi cams is that they are more apt to turn dust, pollen, and moisture in the air into orbs making it very annoying to sift through and spot the real ones. I'm getting better at that though thankfully. Dust I can rule out at a glance, as well as moisture, the pollen is still a bit of a pain though.
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Post by AcaciaPhoenix on Apr 11, 2006 14:23:07 GMT -5
I use a kodak easyshare digital camera. I've had no complaints about it yet, and the spirits seem to love to drain the batteries in it *sighs*
*hugs*
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