Best Compact Real Estate Camera

May 10th, 2009

This web site presents the best compact digital cameras for real estate professionals. This site has links to Amazon.com for camera specifications, camera reviews and camera prices and to the cameras available on Ebay for bargain hunters and out of production cameras.

  • Wide Angle Lens - 23mm or 28mm minimum (smaller number is better)
    The cameras presented all have a WIDE angle lens necessary for great real estate photos.  A good real estate camera MUST have a wide angle lens, be extremely portable and easy to use.
  • On Camera Flash
    Most of the compact cameras have an on-camera flash that is great for taking photos of people up to 10 feet away. These on-camera flashes are not powerful enough to take high quality interior photographs, an external flash is required to take the highest quality interior photographs.  The links in the table point to Digital Slave Flashes that should work with most cameras, the recommended flash and generic flashes that are less expensive.
  • Monopod or Tripod (Click on link for ebay auctions)
    A monopod (stores under your car seat) or tripod allows you to hold the camera very steady so you can adjust the camera exposure setting to get high quality interior photographs (see your camera manual on exposure setting)
Compact Cameras Amazon link Ebay link Lens mm MP External Flash Lens required
Kodak V570 V570 23mm &
39-117mm
5 Digital Slave none
Kodak V705 V705 23mm &
39-117mm
7.1 Digital Slave none
Kodak P880 P880 24-140mm 8 P-20 Flash none
Olympus SP-550 UZ SP-550 UZ 28-504mm 7.1 Digital Slave none
Canon SD800 IS SD800 IS 28-105mm 7.1 Digital Slave none
Panasonic TZ3 TZ3 28-280mm 7.2 Digital Slave none
Older Cameras
Panasonic DMC-FX07 DMC-FX07 28-102mm 7.2 Digital Slave none
Sony DSC-R1 DSC-71 24-120mm 10.3 Digital Slave none
Nikon 8400 8400 24-85mm 8 Generic Flash
SB800 Flash
WC-E75 18mm wide angle lens
FC-E9 fisheye lens
(360 pano creation)
Canon Pro 1 Pro 1 28-200mm 8 580EX Flash
Generic Flash
WC-DC58
Canon G6 G6 35-140mm 7.1 580EX  Flash
Generic Flash
WC-DC58 for 24.5mm

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