Wanted a Camera for Long Distance 30feet........?

[satyamy]

My friend & I needs a Camera
Our Family is Very Big so I need a Cam to take a full family pic which is only possible if we shoot from a distance of 25-30feet
I need a Camera which can shoot from 30feet & the pics should be very clear
So that i can make its Big Size Digital Photos
But my budget is low
What ever it the may be a Digi Cam or Web Cam or what ever
Pls suggest me a good one
I visited many sites but I dont have idea about the pixels they says 3.1 or 5.1 megapixels but i didnt undertand at how much distance they can shoot

My friends has a Umax Digi Cam which can be used as both Digicam & Webcam can take photos & also take videos but its sharpness is low if we shoot it from distance

Pls help me....................

 

[blueshift]

Whats ur budget?
Possibly get a 7.1MP cam since u need big printouts.
There are wide conversion lens available for certain models. but that to may be costly.

or else take shoots in panaroma style and join them in Photoshop.

 

[koolbluez]

Take panaroma pics from close itself.. don't spend big money for this.

A little precision work & photoshop can create panorama pics with ur regular cam itself.
Read... *www.adobe.com/designcenter/photoshop/articles/phscs2at_photomerge.html

Regd cameras.. go for anything @ or above 4 megapix. UMax & all r so down
Try Sony (starts from 10k) or @least TechCom (not preferable though). It'll cost u around 10k for a decent quality cam. Preferred brands Sony, Olympus, Nikon, Canon (not in that order though).

Like to point out.. some Sony Ericsson Walkman & Cybershot phones have panaroma pic mode for automatic panaroma pics (they r 2Megapix photos though).

Need good quality pics.. 've to go for 4Megapix on...

Panaroma pics r nuthin but pics in the landscape mode... breadth (width) far greater than height.

What I'm talkin about is segmented panaromas, also referred to as stitched panoramas, made by joining multiple conventional photographs with slightly overlapping fields of view so as to create a larger, panoramic image once assembled.
Just take individual shots of the group.. left hand part... center... right hand part... then carefully merge the pics.. side by side with a image manipulation tool (like Photoshop, Photofiltre, Gimp, Paint.net...) to get a whole pic.

A sample
Another sample
More tips... Using Photoshop (or any image editor)

PS.. if u still want to go the camera way... with 30ft zoom... u'ld've to go for a big budget of @least a 7megapix cam (a dslr perhaps)... oh.. forget it.. just go to panaromic stitching.
And.. about the UMax... try taking panoramic photography on the same. Might help if it's @least 2-3 mpx resolution, though I'ld definitely suggest a higher/better product.

 

[satyamy]

thanks for the help
my budget is 10K or max 15K

pls tell me any brand or model you people are using
can i get a cam which can also take a video

bcoz i m going in my cousins marriage in end of april
so i need to take pics & video their of whole family

as we all know their are very few occassions where we all met together & i dont want to lose this time

Pls help.............