Best Digital Camera for mac ?

By "digital camera", I think "digital still camera".

If that's what you mean, you can't do much better than an Olympus Camedia C series. I've used the C-2000 (2.1 MP) and now own the C-3000 (3.3 MP) and love both. They have a model that has a huge zoom if you want that, they have a model that has got all the MPs you could ever need for non-pro work, etc. Very mac friendly and they use SmartMedia cards (much smaller than flash cards, and the same capacity).

Picture quality is excellent and color representation is the best I've seen.

As for the camera itself being USB or firewire, I don't think it matters because I suggest always getting an external SmartMedia card reader. It's faster, more convenient, and you can get either USB or FireWire. Right now, I use the (currently semi-supported in X) Microtech ZiO. It's a great device (really small!), but OS X drivers are lacking since Apple broke them. Works great in 9 though.

Anyway, that's probably too much information, let me know if you need any other info.

-Ender

Adam you can do this my friends have doen it. you get a sony camcorder with firewire for around $899 canadin that way you can take reg pic's or record stuff on it. shure it sounds like it wont work but it worked good for me.

Thanks all, i will go down to Akihabara today and try a few out myself. Like the sound of the Camedia and the Sonys. I'll start on their homepages and go armed so that I dont get snowed by the salesmen...... sounds like I need to check up on media readers too if that is going to be more efficient - but it has to be under OS x.

Cheers and thanks
Adam

are all of these supported by OS x Capture... including the new sony F707 ?

Ender, well yeah, but all the cameras I listed are indeed sub-$1000 cameras, and I was just presenting the best-of-the-best in within those limits.

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Another drawback of the tinier cameras is the tinier optics. Your photos may be less crisp with the pocketable cameras.

Also, I like to print my photos at greater than 250 ppi, so even 3.3 mpixel photos would be smaller than typical 8x10s.

Ok, another question - does anyone have any views on the Fuji FinePix 6800Z ?

Ease of use ?
does it work with OS X (capture/Fuji proprietry software etc)
quality of pictures etc

Once again, thanks for the input.... i am starting to firm things up in my mind but Im still exploring a few options.

Cheers
Adam

I have a Sony DSC-S50 and I love it! It has worked with OS X from the moment I installed X and have had no problems since. I think it takes great pictures and has a lot of good features.

The only two downsides to the camera are #1: The size, and #2: No viewfinder.

It even works with iPhoto. =)

A word of warning - the list of cameras compatible with iPhoto is different from that with Image Capture.

Unfortunately, the Canon G2 seems not to have made the leap yet...

[quote]Originally posted by thentro:
<strong>any sub $100? :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

That's what I want to know, and so I'm reviving this old thread. I need a cheap USB still camera. The pictures don't have to be great, they just need to be recognizable (i.e. "This is my cat, this is my brother, this is my house...").

Well, there's practically no reason for a Mac user to buy a floppy based Mavica...

and as for the CD-R/CD-RW based ones, slot loading drives cannot accept the 3-inch discs...

I would stick to falsh media based cameras since that equates to fewer moving parts and less battery power consumed.

As a follow up I went with the Fuji Finpix 6800Z.... it is great and flexible. Works great with both capture and iPhoto in OS X... and I love the charging cradle... really simple.

cheers
adam

Okay, my turn.

The Sony Mavica is really low-low-end. And the pictures...well they're grainy often times and the color is often "reddish." My work has this camera, and it uses a floppy disk.

I did a lot of research before I purchased a digital camera. The deciding factor for me was portability, durability, and high quality. After reading all the reviews, I went with the Canon PowerShot S20.

The Canon PowerShot S20 has been good to me. The pictures are great. It did have to go back to Canon because it jammed, and I couldn't unjam it. But Canon fixed it under warranty and I got it back in about two weeks.

The thing that made this camera attractive to me was there aren't any parts sticking out so I could just put it in my pocket. I didn't need a special carrying case. And when you're a tourist somewhere, believe me the less stuff you have to carry with you, the better.

As for working with OS X, it's flawless with iPhoto.

I'am using a CoolPix 990 :p