Deciding a camera

The choice of which camera I will use for my stop-frame animation will depend on a few factors:
1. Which editing software I will use.
2. Quality of images.
3. Size if image on camera (effects processing time).

I have tested out a few different cameras and methods.

iphone 4
A very easy-to-use app on the iPhone called 'stop motion' is one method I am considering to make my film with. The app is on a set timer which takes photos in a given interval then immediately stitches your photos together to make a quick photo-animation.

Positives: Will make editing faster & easier. Photos are small (low MBs) therefore easy to download, store, load onto computer. I have a small tripod for iPhones, so setting up the set should not take a long time. Can send film straight to computer.

Negatives: The film is created immediately - I don't yet know a way of editing after photo's are stitched together. The quality of the images are not very high and as I will be working with close ups, this could affect the film quality. The iPhone and tripod are physically small, so hard to handle (fiddly). The iPhone loses charge very quickly.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
A sony digital camera which pro-effects. 18.2 MP and 10x optical zoom. Has a macro-lens setting. Will take photos separately and then stitch together in iMoive on my MacBook.

Positives: The photos will be of much higher quality than the iPhone. No set time interval, so do not have to rush each frame. Free to edit photos in any way. The tripod I have for this camera is larger, therefore greater variety in options of angles/distance. Lighting and colour is good.

Negatives: Size of the photos will be larger- more memory will be used - will need a large memory card. Cannot sent all photos to computer at one time (will have to take time uploading them). Processing time on camera is longer as photos are larger (due to higher quality).

Sony Cyber-shot HX50V
Later generation of Sony DSC-WX150. 20.4MP and 30x optical zoom. It is also a small digital camera but larger than the Sony DSC-WX150. Has mostly the same affects as the Sony DSC-WX150. Would also use iMovie to edit separate photos together.

Positives: Images would be the highest quality out of all of the options. No set time interval, so do not have to rush each frame. Free to edit photos in any way. Can also use the larger tripod for this camera. Most photo-sensitive lens therefore responds the best to light changes.

Negatives: As photo quality is higher, it takes longer to process when capturing each frame. This could affect the fluidity of my animation making as well as delaying the project overall. The battery life on this camera is lower than Sony DSC-WX150
After testing the camera on the tripod I have discovered it is prone to falling over due to it's heavy weight. It is very important the camera (and set) remains in exactly the same place throughout the course of taking the photos so there is overall clarity within the film.