General information about the cameras  I’ve used in this experiment:

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 is stylish in its metal ultra-compact body, and features 6.0MP resolution on a 1/2.5-in. image sensor, 3x optical zoom and an extra large 2.5-in. LCD monitor.

The Fuji S8000fd has a tempting specification. It has an 8-megapixel CCD (although not a SuperCCD), and an 18x optical zoom, f/2.8-4.5 lens with a focal length range equivalent to 27- 486 mm.

The story I like to tell you:

First of all I’m not talking about technical details, those details are for professional photographers, I’m just offering you my honest opinion about two different photo cameras in a view  that you can actually understand.

I went home in Hermannstadt and got together with an old friend of mine and decided to start to make her some photos, I had two cameras with me Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 and Fuji S8000fd both in a very good condition.  I’ve been using both cameras for more than 6 months so there isn’t any doubt that I don’t know their settings by heart. If you want to make your first baby step towards  digital art photography a Sony Cyber Shot is a very good choice although a Fuji might seem a wiser choice, being a semi professional camera. A small camera as the Sony I presented is more light and easy to handle, you can fallow your model pretty easy whereas the Fuji is a little bit heavier and takes a lot of time when to comes to settings (complicated at the first look but very simplistic). Although another bonus point for our little Sony is its magical auto focus which Fuji doesn’t quite have, if your hand trembles a little your beautiful photo is gone.  The quality of a picture made with small Sony stunned me the first time I’ve used it, being a photshop fan, I like my pictures to be as clear as possible at its best quality and there’s where I couldn’t believe my eyes, a photo made by Sony, all of them actually fitted better with my needs than what my old Fuji had to offer. I have to admit the fact that I am also a sepia fan,  little Sony helped me there too, Sony has the best sepia color that not even photoshop can match whereas Fuji only allows you two options:  Black and White and Normal – disappointing!

These are simple things that you can easily notice too, remember also that both cameras are at an accessible price, of course that the Fuji is a little more expensive but I suggest you to invest in a Sony because in this case the cost does not represent  quality.

Here are the photos:

Photos made with Fuji S8000fd

I had some troubles coping with the model, the camera didn’t permit me to move that freely.

Photos made with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50

The little Sony allowed me to move easily, crawl and even lift it above my head so I could capture the model from different angles.