Londonferne Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hi, I am thinking of buying a Nikon Coolpix S9500 as a handy secondary camera. I don't see it on the list of cameras "Not" to use so I'm wondering if I might be able to submit pix I take with it to Alamy as well as using them online. I want it because it is GPS linked and has WiFi. Working online it will be very useful for social applications. But if I can also submit the better shots, it would make the investment doubly useful. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hi, I am thinking of buying a Nikon Coolpix S9500 as a handy secondary camera. I don't see it on the list of cameras "Not" to use........... Do you see it on the acceptable camera list? If not then you may try a submission, but be prepared to wait 28 working days before you can submit again. Allan Out of interest what size is the sensor and pixel count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonferne Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 It's 18.1 million pixel and a 1/2.3 inch sensor. The down side is that it is point and shoot with no manual controls but I've seen some very good pictures done with these compacts in a pinch. And it has a 22X optical zoom. I'm not buying it particularly for Alamy, so I think trying out one or two pix through QC makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 It's 18.1 million pixel and a 1/2.3 inch sensor. The down side is that it is point and shoot with no manual controls but I've seen some very good pictures done with these compacts in a pinch. And it has a 22X optical zoom. I'm not buying it particularly for Alamy, so I think trying out one or two pix through QC makes sense. Hmm! This is only my personal thought, others may disagree, but a sensor smaller than 1" I would not consider suitable for shooting for Alamy. I only mention the 1" sensor now as I am using the Sony RX100 (which has a 1" sensor with 20.2 Mega pixels) and all images have passed Alamy QC to date. Prior to obtaining the RX100 I would have said anything with a sensor smaller than 4/3rds would not have been suitable. But that is just me. Perhaps you may get a relpy from the guru, David Kilpatrick, with better information than I can give. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilpatrick Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 It only shoots JPEGs like most such cameras - which in my experience means don't even think about buying. I use a Fuji Finepix F770 EXR to get GPS and raw and a 20X zoom. It's challenged, not on Alamy's recommended list, but at ISO 100 avoiding the long end of the zoom it's able to produce a file which downsizes to 9 megapixels well enough to pass QC - and more importantly, which will not disappoint any buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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