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You are hereHome > Articles > Best Digital Cameras For Real Estate Interior Shots

Best Digital Cameras For Real Estate Interior Shots

Taking interior shots of houses and commercial buildings for real estate purposes poses a number of challenges:

  1. Most consumer digital cameras have a lens with focal lengths starting at 35mm, which does not cover a wide enough angle to show off an interior properly;
  2. The interior may not be lighted well enough.

These two challenges can be addressed a number of ways, e.g.:

  1. Take a number of panoramic shots and later stitch them together;
  2. Set up professional studio lights.

The above solutions are not very practical for the majority of real estate sales agents and interior designers who need an easier and less time consuming alternative.

 

Fortunately, there are alternatives:

  1. Purchase a digital camera that comes with a wide-angle lens as standard (at least 28mm) or accepts an optional wide-angle converter (be aware that converters may cut off your viewfinder view, in which case use the LCD monitor to compose your shot);
  2. Ensure the digital camera also accepts a powerful external flash which provides the full wide-angle coverage.

The following digital cameras and accessories are presented for your consideration as a starting ppoint for further research. As usual, do your own research and try them out at a store (try for a similar indoors situation) before you purchase. In alphabetical order of manufacturer:


View the QuicFact Sheet for the Canon PowerShot G6

 


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Canon PowerShot G6

7.1 megapixels
35-140mm 4x optical zoom
Max. Aperture F2.0
Accepts optional external flash units
Accepts optional wide-angle converter (with adapter)
more...

104.9W x 72.8H x 73.1D mm /
4.2W x 2.9H x 2.9D in. (Excluding protrusions)

380g (13.4 oz) camera body only

 

Minolta DiMAGE A2


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Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2

8 megapixels
28-200mm 7x optical zoom
Max. Aperture F2.8
Anti-Shake Technology reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Super-Fine Electronic Viewfinder
Accepts optional external flash units
Accepts optional wide-angle converter (22 mm)
more...

117W x 85H x 113.5D mm /
4.61W x 3.35H x 4.47D in.

565g (19.9 oz.) without batteries or recording media

Also: DiMAGE A1

 


View the QuicFact Sheet for the Nikon Coolpix 8400

 


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Nikon Coolpix 8400

8.0 megapixels
24-85mm 3.5x optical zoom (widest wide-angle to date)
Max. Aperture F2.6
Accepts optional external flash units
Accepts optional wide-angle converter (with adapter)
more...

113W x 82H x 75D mm /
4.4W x 3.2H x 3.0D in.

400g (14.1 oz.) without battery and storage media

 


View the QuicFact Sheet for the Nikon Coolpix 8800

 


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Nikon Coolpix 8800

8.0 megapixels
35-350mm 10x optical zoom
Vibration Reduction reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Max. Aperture F2.8
Accepts optional external flash units
Accepts optional wide-angle converter (with adapter)
more...

116H x 85W x 121D mm /
4.6H x 3.3W x 4.8D in.

21 oz. without battery and storage media

 


View the QuicFact Sheet for the Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom

 


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Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom

8.0 megapixels
28-140mm 5x optical zoom
Max. Aperture F2.4
Accepts optional external flash units
Accepts optional wide-angle converter (with adapter)
more...

124W x 84.5H x 99D mm /
4.9W x 3.3H x 3.9D in.

660g (23.3 oz.)

 

Kodak P880


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Kodak P880

8.0 megapixels
24-140mm 5.8x optical zoom
AF Assist
Accepts optional external flash unit
more...

115W × 80H × 60D mm /
4.5W × 3.1H × 2.4D in.

500 g / 17.6 oz

 

View the QuickFact Sheet for the  Sony DSC-F828 Cyber-shot


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Sony DSC-F828 Cyber-shot

8 megapixels
28-200mm 7x optical zoom
Max. Aperture F2.0
Hologram AF Low Light Laser Focusing Assist
Accepts optional external flash units
more...

134.4W x 91.1H x 156.7D mm /
5 5/16W x 3 9/16H x 6 3/16D in.

955g (2.12 lbs) with accessories

 

Kodak V705


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Kodak V705 Dual Lens

7.1 megapixels
23mm ultra-wide angle
39-117mm 3x optical zoom
AF Assist
In-camera panorama stitch for 180° coverage
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

101W × 49.8H × 20.4D mm /
4W × 2H × .8D in.

124 g / 4.4 oz

 

Kodak V570


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Kodak V570 Dual Lens

5.0 megapixels
23mm ultra-wide angle
39-117mm 3x optical zoom
AF Assist
In-camera panorama stitch for 180° coverage
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

101W × 49.8H × 20.4D mm /
4W × 2H × .8D in.

125 g / 4.5 oz

 

Leica D-Lux 2


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Leica D-Lux 2

8.4 megapixels
28-112mm 4x optical zoom with image stabilization
Max. Aperture F2.8
Image Stabilization Technology reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

105.7W x 58.3H x 25.6D mm /
4 5/32W x 2 9/32H x 1D in.

185 grams / 6 ½ ounces
220 grams / 7 ¾ ounces (with battery, storage card and lens cap)

Also: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1

 

Leica C-Lux 1


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Leica C-Lux 1

6.0 megapixels
28-102mm 3.6x optical zoom with image stabilization
Max. Aperture F2.8
Image Stabilization Technology reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

94.1W x 51.1H x 24.2D mm

approx. 132g without battery and memory card; approx. 160g with battery and SD memory card

Also: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01

 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1


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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1

8.4 megapixels
28-112mm 4x optical zoom with image stabilization
Max. Aperture F2.8
Image Stabilization Technology reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

4.16W x 2.20H x 1.01D in.

0.48 lbs

Also: Leica D-Lux 2

 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1


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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01

6.0 megapixels
28-102mm 3.6x optical zoom with image stabilization
Max. Aperture F2.8
Image Stabilization Technology reduces incidence of blurred shots due to camera shake
Does not accept optional external flash unit (so for day photography only)
more...

2.01W x 3.70H x 0.95D in.

0.29 lbs

Also: Leica C-Lux 1

 

Other digital cameras you may want to consider but that do not accept optional wide-angle lenses or external flash: Fujifilm FinePix E510, Canon PowerShot S70, Canon PowerShot S60.

Are your indoors shots coming out underexposed (too dark)? One reason might be that it's just too dark and your digital camera cannot handle it (i.e. missing the ability to use slower shutter speed, faster lens, larger aperture, higher ISOs, more powerful flash). Also remember that if a bright light source (such as a window or patio door) is included in the picture, be sure to expose for the interior not the bright light source [point the center of the camera to a dark area, half-press shutter release button to lock the exposure, recompose, and take the picture].

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