Nikon SLR Cameras

Action Figure Photography: Which Camera?

wilbur101
wilbur101

I collect Figmas (Japanese action figures) and I want to take photos of them in all sorts of situations. Which camera do you recommend? DSLRs are out of the question because of their price…

Current options are the Nikon s9300/s9200 and the Canon SX260HS

Which is the better camera in terms of price and features? Also, I own a Sony WX9 camera so would it be good enough?

For Filipinos: Are cameras cheaper in Greenhills? Do they sell cameras in Gilmore and if they do, do they sell them at a lower price?

selina_555
selina_555

Action figures are a VERY easy subject… They are a handy size and they don't move.

Learn how to light the scene/figure properly - that is THE most important part. Learn how to set your white balance correctly, use full spectrum bulbs, create indirect lighting (never use your onboard flash), pay attention to your background and use a tripod.

So now it is totally up to YOU to take decent photos - pretty much any camera would do you for this.

Force
Force

Consider Canon G12 some features about this camera:
1. Easy to carry in a coat pocket and very light compared to any interchangeable lens camera
2. Excellent Image Quality (IQ)at ISO 80, 100 and 200, reasonable upto even 800 for small prints
3. Seems quite well built, and has reasonable control through 5 dials (total) on the outside.
4. Much more depth of field (DOF)than an APS-C of Full Frame sensor, this helps tremendously for just about everything other than artsy portraits where shallow DOF may be desirable. Great for Macros, Landscape etc. Where it is a struggle with larger sensors to get the right DOF.
5. Fast startup time, and response to inputs.
6. JPegs are very good compared to the time and effort to process RAW files and get just a little more of anything, at all, as compared to high end DSLR's where the opposite is true.
7. 720p HD movies. You can't change focus during recording, but this isn't a movie camera, get a dedicated one if you are really wanting to shoot movies, but in a pinch, this works for landscapes and anything else where you aren't focussing a moving objects and looking for a shallow DOF.