# Seeking digital camera advice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956 "2008-10-08T04:26:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/1 "2008-10-08T04:26:20Z")
I’m looking at digital cameras, but the most important criteria for me is one that I can’t find listed in the specs- I need the ability to take multiple rapid fire shots, the faster the better-- clickclickclickclickclick. The cheaper the better too- what are some suggestions for a fast, halfway decent, and affordable camera? ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/2 "2008-10-08T11:34:16Z")
> **[Digital Photography Review](https://www.dpreview.com/)** > > Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. Has the “Continuous Drive” figure for all it’s P&S cameras. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX15 2fps 8 images Canon PowerShot SD990 1.3fps Sony DSC-W170 1.6fps … ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/3 "2008-10-08T14:20:06Z")
> [@Ponster](#): > > Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX15 2fps 8 images > > Canon PowerShot SD990 1.3fps > > Sony DSC-W170 1.6fps > > … Wow, those are low numbers compared to DSLRs. The current crop of Nikon DSLRs will shoot thus: D60, ~ US$600, 3 fps. D90, probably a grand, 4.5 fps D300, ~ US$1500, 6 fps (8 fps with the extra battery grip) D700, ~ US$3K, 5 fps (8 with grip) D3, US$4.5K, 9 fps (11 fps in crop mode) I imagine that Canon would be competitive in both price point and fps with their line-up. I’m a Nikon user, so I know where to find their stats quicker than I could for Canon. I could be a bit off on the pricing, but with the D90 and up, you’ll need to add the cost of lenses. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/4 "2008-10-08T14:43:05Z")
Maybe you should get a video camera. ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/5 "2008-10-08T15:20:36Z")
> [@chicken\_wire](#): > > I imagine that Canon would be competitive in both price point and fps with their line-up. Yep. My Canon 40D will manage about 6 fps shooting in JPEG ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/6 "2008-10-08T15:25:46Z")
How fast are you looking for? How many shots in a row do you intend to take? What are your camera size requirements? How much money do you want to spend? You can go anywhere from 1 fps to 60 fps, depending on the answers to those questions. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/7 "2008-10-08T16:28:51Z")
> [@Ponster](#): > > Yep. My Canon 40D will manage about 6 fps shooting in JPEG Well, the Canon 1D Mark III will do [10 fps for a 110 frame burst](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_eos1dmkiii.asp), but I’m inclined to agree with **beowulff** - if the purpose is to take lots of shots in sequence, why not a something like the [Casio EX-FH20](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Casio/casio_exfh20.asp), which can do low-resolution video at 1000fps? (And no, that’s not a typo) and 7MP bursts at [40 fps](http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/17875/casio-exilim-ex-fh20-camera-hits-1-000-fps)? No SLR is going to match that frame rate, but then again the SLRs will be streets ahead in terms of image quality. Different tools for different purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-digital-camera-advice/466956/8 "2008-10-08T18:17:19Z")
Thanks all. The reason I need the camera is to do stop motion style animation, but with the ability to pan around and zoom in on my images in post production, I cant use video, since the resolution isn’t close to what I’d need to make it look good. I’ll check out all these suggestions now!