[Nhcoll-l] camera recommendations?

[CSTURMJR at pitt.edu]

Cindy,

If you can tolerate photos that are a little less than perfect (what you
would get with one of the $1000 plus cameras) I might suggest the Olympus
TG-3 or TG-4.

You can see the quality of the photo images in the following paper:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mapress.com_zootaxa_2015_f_zt03914p494.pdf&d=AwIDAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=_3ltjvLXXe_xX-DMMS8W2HLviXcwuPIHE3ciGHsmmcQ&s=zOIzhIbhJMGN17A7gB9agoFtql2l5ZQPMWoqyHwkGz4&e= 

The TG-3 only shoots images in JPEG; I believe that the TG-4 also takes
photos in RAW. Both cameras have a build in stacking feature. They will
shoot 8 images and merge them.

I don't believe the final image will be of the quality of the Nikon or
Canon with a high quality lens; however, if working on a budget the
Olympus TG series might be useful.

If you use these cameras in the field, they are waterproof to 15 meters,
shockproof in falling 2 meters, crushproof to 100Kg, and work down to 10
degrees Celsius.



> What camera brand/model and features would you recommend for good-quality
> specimen and object photos?
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Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm

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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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