Wow... so many camera reviews.... 
Anyway.. I think I'm one of the few odd one out here....

The camera that I use is a Panasonic DMC-LC70 (4 Megapixel)

Mine is a normal compact point & shoot camera, not a DSLR.
Panasonic uses a Leica lens standard. One of the best lens brand out there, I feel, besides Carl Zeiss.
So far it has serve me well in my  pinky photography.... 

Well here are my take on Pinky Photography (Digital Compact Camera Guide) ...

1)
Shoot in Macro mode (If your camera has this function) : Usually represented by a flower. - Macro mode will focus more on your foreground (In diz case- Ur darling Pinky).. and blurs out your background, giving ur Pinkies the attention they deserve... 

2)
Use a Stand/Tripod - When in Macro mode, the Auto Focus metering is very sensitive, meaning a slight hand shake will cause the picture taken to be blur. You dont want your Pinky to look blurry now do you?

3)
Shoot in natural light (If possible) - Natural light is best for ur Pinkies... if gives them Vitamin D.     Artificial light tends to be more harsh on Pinkies and may lead to a shiny complexion.  If really need be than u need to have controlled light when photographing your Pinkies(Juz like in a studio). Pesonally I have an adjustable neck table lamp for this purpose.

Take Note - When getting a lamp, do get the ones that can use Daylight bulbs.(Halogen Bulbs) : Reason - Normal bulbs give a tinge of yellow in the light. This will give your Pinkies a color cast. Halogen bulbs gives out light that are closer to white, so it wont look as if your Pinky is sun tanning.... 

Flash is also a no no. Juz imagine yourself being photographed, and the photographer is so close to you and shoots with a strong flash. The light wont have enough distance to bounce off you before it is captured by the camera, leading to an over-exposed photo(Overly bright). There is also a possiblity that an irritated Pinky might bite you if you do this...   

Extra

Megapixels & ISO

Megapixels - A higher megapixel only means that you can print it at a 1 to 1 ratio at a certain size. For an A4 size paper, a 4Megapixel camera is sufficient. So high megapixel does not equal to better colors or pictures. (On the web). Unless of course you are going to feature your Pinky in some magazine centerfold. 

ISO - Basicly this is a measure on how sensitive your camera will react to light. Normal compact point and shoot cameras have a max ISO of 400. Most of the cameras allow you to set your desired ISO or you can juz set it to auto and let your camera decide. So what does diz mean to your Pinkies??

:: Comparison Chart ::

Outdoor - Sunny                :   Camera chooses an ISO of 50
Indoor - Afternoon             :   Camera chooses an ISO of 100
Indoor - Night                     :   Camera chooses an ISO of 200
Indoor - Night(Dim Light) :   Camera chooses an ISO of 400

From what we can see here, as the light source gets dimmer, the camera automatically increasses the ISO to a higher number to compesate for the lack of light. When this compesation happens, the picture will appear more grainy(Noisier), because there is not enough information to make up the photographed area. The picture will also be darker and have a color cast(Looks more yellowish or brownish), because the camera could not determine the correct colors.

This here is the bane of normal compact cameras. A DSLR camera can handle high ISO relatively well, meaning the pictures will be less grainy. In fact most DSLRs come with a max ISO of 1600.. some even have a max ISO 3200.

So Pinky lovers, from the explanation above your Pinky will look best if there are sufficient natural light upon them. One more thing, as the ISO rises, the more stable the camera needs to be, since the camera needs to take a longer time to determine the colors. To re-iterate, use a tripod. 

Wow,,, this is a long sermon. All my Pinkies who are peeking at me as I write this has all fallen asleep out of boredom. Or maybe because they have been jumping around too much the whole day...   

Anyway.. this is just an amatuer guide. If you think what I say here is way off. Please feel free to give your comment or suggestions. For the love of Pinkies... we muz all learn to be better photographers.... 





 

Anyone got any tips on digital camera brands, I know Cannon and Nikkon are both rated amung the best, sony seems popular to a certian extent.

Does anyone know about vivitar and polaroid digital camers, are they cool?

If you are shooting indoors at night, you definitely should change the ISO to 400.  In fact, it's best you try to shoot in P mode or Program mode.  This way, you have more control over your camera and can manually change the ISO to what you want, rather than letting the camera choose which is best. 

ISO 200 indoors at night is too low and you will end up with pictures that will have "grain" or blurriness as the camera will try to compensate for the lack of light.

Some digicams don't have ISO 50 so definitely choose 100.  My rule of thumb is when in doubt of any picture taking situation, shoot in ISO 400.  Remember back in the days of 35mm film?  They always marketed 400 speed film as the all-around/versatile film to use.  The same holds true to digital camera ISO speed. 

I'm looking to get bluA32 a camera. I've been debating about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC T10B and the Samsung NV10 since he likes them very much. I've done my research and them are head to head so I don't know which one to get. He feels the same toward both cameras like me

He wants a camera with high ISO for night shots, but also good for moving shots as well (both of us are car enthusiasts), and fast shutter speed.  Which one do you guys recommend? And how's touchscreen in general? (I don't have a touchscreen menu digital camera)

Thank you in advance! 

I'm pretty sure I have a Sony Cyber-shot, but I'm unsure of the exact one.
I could find out for you...if I remember.

I worked out after much searching for something that was in the obvious place I could have shot myself in the face when I found it. 
I have a Sony Cyber-shot DSC W3
Its pretty cool. Most of the issues with my pics are user problems. 

Except maybe if you're using a tripod? When shooting steady subjects in dark places, as long as I have a tripod, I still stick to low ISOs to minimize grain. During the era of film, a higher ISO meant bigger grains whereas a lower ISO meant smaller. When shooting, this meant that higher ISOs were more sensitive to light as it's easier to hit larger grains.  That's why it's recommended for action photography and low lighting conditions.

For film with low ISOs like 100, you need more light to hit the less sensitive, tinier grains in the film. So if it’s dark, your camera compensates by exposing the film longer through keeping the shutter open longer. But because the shutter is open longer, there’s a better likelihood for the photographer’s hand to move or the subject to move, hence blurring the image. However, it really does have finer grains so you get crisper photos.

That’s why even when it’s dark, as long as I’m shooting still-lifes, I prefer setting my camera to ISO 50, setting up a tripod, then putting the camera on self-timer to minimize the possibility of movement. But even when it's bright, when I'm shooting fast moving objects, it's best to choose a high ISO.

Selecting the ISO for your camera is really a situational issue. And understanding how it works can help you maximize it to your advantage :D 

I'll go back and finish reading this thread eventually, but i just wanted to write.

I use an old Sony Cybershoot. I forget what model number it is. (I dont have it on me at the moment) i want to say its in the 2000 range. It's about 3 years old now, so its only 3.2 megapixels. i paid a little over $300USD! for it!!

Why? Because my brother had an even older Sony Cybershoot that he bought off of Ebay for $800! O_O; His is really old, and really big! It used to take floppy's but the floppy drive died. It was only 1 megapixel, so you can imagine. I bought mine because i didnt want to lug such a big camera around...it was just too clunky! It has a long lens...but it isnt removable. So bleh!

I love my little cybershoot and have taken it sooo many places. Sony makes dependable things, and i've dropped mine several times and it still works. I need to sit down and flip through the manual again, because i dont think it even has a macro feature. (Though with practice i havent done to shabby without it. :) ) i want to learn some more features.

But i recently been thinking about buying a digital SLR. I think it would be awesome!! I love all the functions...but i fear that in the end i'll be turned off by the size and never learn how to use all of it. :( I dont know. I enjoy the point and click style of my current camera...but sometimes i desire more for artsy shots...Like when taking pics of my BJD's and Pinky's. I find them to be interesting subjects. I do however want something with a faster lends speed. Taking photo's of animals is impossiable with mine, as the loading time is impossiable!

My father has an old SLR...and i mean old. its a 35MM and its a good 20+ years old! I've contemplated with the idea of burrowing it and playing with it. But film is expensive to "Play" around with. :/

What would you guys recommend? is there anything thats smaller but kind of has features inbetween both?

Ill back up Kitty in saying the Sony Cybershoot's are tough as nails.
Ive dropped mine bunches of times cause I'm a klutz. And its still perfectly fine.

Hehehe! I've had nothing but fun with my little camera. and the quality isnt bad if you can learn to adjust yourself to the conditions. though my bf's new...i think its a cannon point and shoot blows me away...at its crazy 5 megapixels. lol!