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Old 01-11-2007, 11:43 PM
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Who makes a good digital camra?

I am coming into the 21st century! I want to buy a decent camra, hopefully for $200 or less.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_i_1/102-3453697-1587364?ie=UTF8&keywords=digital%20camra&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adigital%20camra%2Ci%3Aphoto&page=1

A quick search comes up with a bunch, I know nothing about them. But I know one of you guys does! So which one is good?

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Old 01-11-2007, 11:56 PM
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Canon PowerShot All The Way

I love my Canon SD630.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=12956

Width and height is equal to a credit card, depth is obviously bigger. This thing is teeny but packs a high quality punch.

I had a crappy Sony 2MP camera for about 5 years. It took the worst pictures ever, but I spent about $160 on it in 2002.

For under $200, I don't think you'll be happy with the results. If you are happy, you'll probably outgrow it quickly.

I strongly recommend any Canon camera, especially the PowerShot models. There is an SD430 that is quite a good camera. It'd probably do you quite well. I know people that have had their PowerShot for a long time and are still 100% satisfied with it.
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:01 AM
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http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B000ENPDSW/sr=1-1/qid=1168578011/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3453697-1587364?ie=UTF8&s=photo

If its worth the extra $65 I'll do it. I want one that takes decent pictures. I already have a crappy one built into my cell phone.
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:01 AM
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Wow...this could take a while!

I just researched for months before finally purchasing one for the family and for my daughter.

I believe at the $200 or less range, you can do about the same no matter what brand you purchase.

Lens quality is important. A camera with a superior lens can make up for a lower megapixel rating over a camera with a superior megapixel rating with a poor lens. But again, in the $200 and under range, you're are not likely to be dealing with lens comparisons.

I would stick with name brands like Kodak, Canon, Sony, and even HP. My daughter has the Samsung. 5 megapixel and her pics are of a decent quality. Best of all, if she loses or damages the doggone thing, I'm not out a lot of cash!

What will kill your budget is that pretty much all of the cameras come with a measly storage card or none at all. So figure the cost of a 1 or 2GB card ($40-$90), rechargeable batteries and charger ($15-25), and a camera case ($10-$30) to hold the camera and accessory USB cords and such.

Btw, I picked up a Canon SR (something) for around $399. My digital camera friends all swore by the Canon line!
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:03 AM
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Nikon. The base cost is high, more than $200, but the per year cost is low. Get a D40 or up. I still have my F2 from the late 70's.
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:17 AM
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Wow...this could take a while!

I just researched for months before finally purchasing one for the family and for my daughter.

I believe at the $200 or less range, you can do about the same no matter what brand you purchase.

Lens quality is important. A camera with a superior lens can make up for a lower megapixel rating over a camera with a superior megapixel rating with a poor lens. But again, in the $200 and under range, you're are not likely to be dealing with lens comparisons.

I would stick with name brands like Kodak, Canon, Sony, and even HP. My daughter has the Samsung. 5 megapixel and her pics are of a decent quality. Best of all, if she loses or damages the doggone thing, I'm not out a lot of cash!

What will kill your budget is that pretty much all of the cameras come with a measly storage card or none at all. So figure the cost of a 1 or 2GB card ($40-$90), rechargeable batteries and charger ($15-25), and a camera case ($10-$30) to hold the camera and accessory USB cords and such.
To me, they're not all the same. Take your time price shopping at electronic box stores like Best Buy, Circuit City (where I bought by SD), and the like. You NEED to be able to touch the camera and use it. Take pictures, see how long the camera takes to process the pic. Flip to view mode, can you scan from pic-to-pic fast or is it slow? Delete a picture, does it happen fast or slow? These are the things I looked at when choosing a camera.

I just bought my camera 4 months ago and I was pretty much dead set on getting a Sony or a Casio (they make really, really slim cameras). Well, both of those cameras cost about the same as the Canon, but took twice as long to use because their little camera brains were slow and lame.

Of the cameras mentioned above, I can only recommend Canon or Sony. Samsung is not a camera company, I don't trust their camera products. I dislike Kodak and HP because their products always come out bloated, slow and try to do to much for you "at the push of a button". My Canon does what I ask and then gets out of my way.

WRT to the accessories, buy yourself a good case, and a decent sized memory card. The camera will come with a good battery and charger (don't buy anything that takes "handy AA sized rechargeable batteries", they don't last long). In the 4 months I've owned my Canon, I've probably had to pull the battery and charge it 4 times...they last forever.

Another reason I recommend Canon over Sony is they use the SD memory type, which is a standard vs. Sony's proprietary MemoryStick format. A lot of people argue it's faster (less loading times) than other memory types, but the most kickass thing about SD is you can now get this kind that is hinged and turns into a USB drive...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0501/05010606sandisksdflip.asp

There's no need for a stupid cable to connect from your computer to your camera or to buy a "memory card reader". You just pull the memory out of the camera, flip the hinge and plug it into a USB port on your computer. It's pure genius.
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:20 AM
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Nikon. The base cost is high, more than $200, but the per year cost is low. Get a D40 or up. I still have my F2 from the late 70's.
Compared to "old school" cameras, digital cameras are practically disposable. If you have the same digital camera in 30+ years and still use it, there's going to be something wrong with you.
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:35 AM
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Compared to "old school" cameras, digital cameras are practically disposable. If you have the same digital camera in 30+ years and still use it, there's going to be something wrong with you.
Like what?
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Old 01-12-2007, 01:03 AM
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Hat, I personally have 3 digital cameras. I have a Canon Powershot S500 (bit older but takes awesome shots), Kodak Easy Share Z740, and then a Sony DSC t-9. They all take good shots, but hands down the Canon takes the best shot, and is the second most compact. I have the Kodak for it has a 12x optical zoom for those close up shots, however it sometimes has problems focusing in at night. The sony is there so I have something to take to the parties at college. It takes good shots, but it cannot match the zoom of my other camera, nor can it match the picture quality of my Canon.

Here are a few shots with my Canon Powershot S500.



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Old 01-12-2007, 01:06 AM
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Like what?
I don't know, but it certainly doesn't apply to 30+ year old 35mm cameras. I've got one that works great (it's a mid 70's Pentax) and my wife has a 60's era Mamiya that still works perfectly and of course takes excellent photos.
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Old 01-12-2007, 07:52 AM
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http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-TZ1K-Compact-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B000EITTLE/sr=1-5/qid=1168605874/ref=sr_1_5/102-9057132-8629740?ie=UTF8&s=photo

I would get this Panasonic, the lens is great, the zoom is even better for $230 you can't beat that.

Canon, Nikons are great but cost you usually more and unless you get above the $300 -$500 range, I doubt you'll see the difference.

If you're a starter you got a lot to learn about image formats and editing etc. It'll take a couple of years to be real savvy (unless you're taking digital photo classes)

This lumix is a heck of a deal. Take 512mb or a 1gig of SD memory with it.
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Old 01-12-2007, 08:08 AM
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Hat, I personally have 3 digital cameras. I have a Canon Powershot S500 (bit older but takes awesome shots), Kodak Easy Share Z740, and then a Sony DSC t-9. They all take good shots, but hands down the Canon takes the best shot, and is the second most compact. I have the Kodak for it has a 12x optical zoom for those close up shots, however it sometimes has problems focusing in at night. The sony is there so I have something to take to the parties at college. It takes good shots, but it cannot match the zoom of my other camera, nor can it match the picture quality of my Canon.

Here are a few shots with my Canon Powershot S500.



Look at these features

1. Number of pixels
2. Optical Zoom
3. Macro Function
4. Large lense aperture so it can take photos in low light with no flash

I have a Fuji both at work and at home. The one at home is 4 years old and is obsolete in a few ways but it still takes great shots. The work one is about 2 years old and takes great shots. I can take photos with the Macro function and see stuff I can't see without a magnifying glass and I have excellent vision.

Justin, Please get that Acura off of this Forum. How about some shots of the repaired 600. Do you guys still have it?
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Old 01-12-2007, 09:13 AM
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For under $200 you are better off using your cellphone camera.
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Old 01-12-2007, 11:19 AM
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Stick with Canon, Nikon, and Olympus. These are camera companies, not just consumer electronics or computer manufacturers. Thus, they tend to have better optics. The lens is what matters most. It's hard to go wrong with one of those three brands.

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Anything by Canon. If you can afford it, get the image stabilizing type thing. Totally worth it. IMHO.

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