What camera should I use for photos on the web?

[ecameraman]

Ok..

My job is to take photographs and design web pages for selling vehicles on the internet. I have been using a Sony Mavica CD400. Obviously, for downloading purposes the megapixel does not need to be anywhere near 4mp since everything is going to be no larger than 640x480.

The problem I have been encountering alot with the Sony is alot of green or blue hues in the pictures, particularly on black leather. Or a foggy type look. I hear that the Sony has alot of white balance problems and is overall a pretty bad camera from friends, but when I go on internet and read reviews, the reviews are quite good.

One friend said for the type of work im doing that a Nikon Coolpix 3200 would be just fine, and be an upgrade over the Sony. As a result, I purchased one and to be honest, I am not seeing better results so far. Some things are slightly better, but I get alot of slightly blurred images, and when I use different batch mode processes with PhotoImpact XL, I get weird results when editing which I never got with the Sony. Also, it seems the picture sizes cannot be optimized down as well, although the 90k I get with the Nikon is tolerable even if it is nowhere near the 60k i can get to maintain the same image quality with the Sony.

It appears that if i started really going in depth with digital editing, the Nikon, I could get better results, but I just do not have the time to do that. Need to just batch process.

Is my friend wrong? Am I better with the Sony Mavica CD400 over the Nikon 3200?

Thanks

[Trevor Ash]

Can you post a resized example that illustrates the kinds of problems you're having?

[ecameraman]

Can you post a resized example that illustrates the kinds of problems you're having?

The first two pictures are from the Sony. Notice the green tint to the Jag interior. The second is a good pic that is not blurry done with the Sony while the last two are blurry pics from the Nikon.. btw macro was used on the stereo shot

[DownByFive]

What kind of shutter speeds is the Nikon using for these photos? The photos look like they are victims of camera shake, which would be caused by handholding the camera at slower shutter speeds...The color cast looks like it might just be a difference in white balance between the two cameras...

[ecameraman]

i think it is a white balance problem on the sony.. I hear it is an inherent problem with them. The Nikon... well, maybe its just cause its cheap, plus i hear now that they have problem with focusing in low light.. which i also see on alot of Nikons when reviewed.

sounds like best bet is to just toss the Nikon, take more time photo editing the Sony pics.. sell more cars and get a SLR

do not know why my friend who works with camera's web work would possibly recommend this 3200 and go nuts over it...

I had doubts that this camera would be the "substantial" improvement he said it would be before I bought it..go figure

[trog100]

when i read your question i thought anything will do that.. but getting truely accurate colours isnt always that easy.. i think your "blur" problem is possibly camera shake.. answer is to use a small tripod or mono pod..

as for the possible focus problem.. it isnt just low light.. its also surfaces that dont have much detail on them that can cause problems..

those pics u have posted also look like they have been resized without any kind of resampling going on as well.. full of jaggies weird artifacts and that bad u cant tell much from em anyway.. except for the last two that are either motion blurred or the camera has failed to get a focus lock..

find out what shutter speed the camera used for the blurry ones..

trog100