I need a digital camera_SUGGESTIONS?

[ifandorbuts 10+ year member]

I need to buy a digital camera. want to spend around $300

can someone make some suggestions?

I know absolutly nothing about cameras

thanks

ANT

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[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

I am also shopping for a digicam, and used a few so far (courtesy of the army buying so many different models) and the ones which I say is best to me would be the Nikon 3100 (3.2 mega pixels, but you'll hardly get to use quality over 2.1 like me) snapshots require very little pixels, and only for your business would you need about 3.2 (pic will be huge, about 1600X1600).

But there's always a downside.

Video's from the nikon is quicktime, so a person without the program MUST download quicktime to watch, and compression is not very good, so the file is going to be quite large, and nikon 3100 does not support sound.

The Sony P8 is about the same class, and that allows movies with sound (playable on mediaplayer). Problem? Dedicated battery(can't purchase double A batts from 7-11 and pop it in), memory sticks are double the cost of CF cards as in the nikon, strobe(flash) doesn't seem as powerful as the nikon.

I also found that Nikon took better pics than the sony.

I won't go for the fuji finepix A303, that's such crap, and the olympus drained batt wayyyyy too much. Canon wasn't bad, but that one was a digital SLR, so it's not fair game.

Yes, I'm buying a nikon coolpix 3100 today. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[beka 10+ year member]

Cool digi cam...takes awesome pix (I work at Wal-Mart 1 Hour Photo) I am leaning toward the Olympus D-560.....I saw the best pix I have ever seen from a digital from this camera....but then I am just looking to take nice 4x6's and the occasional 8x10.

I am also considering the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P92....but memory sticks are expensive....but 5 mega pixels is almost too tempting for me.

If u guys want some specs on some different brands I'll try to help....as long as wally world carries it I have specs for it.

Beka

 

[Radar 10+ year member]

I use a FujiFilm 2650. It has some good quality, 2.0 megapixl, and a 3x optical 2x digi zoom, it suits my purpose very well. im not going to make extreme shots or anything, its a good camere for regular pics. It also takes 2o sec videos

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Just bought mine a couple hours ago, the Nikon 3100 ($300 here)... the sony P10 was MIGHTY tempting, but thought I wouldn't have much use for 5 mega pixels anyhow.

BTW, Ant, paypal paid, check your pm and contest@secondskinaudio.com email inbox. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

I've got the Panasonic F7 ...love it, once I figured it out ... good little camera for the average Joe looking to snap away and upload with ease //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Panasonic F7

- Steve

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

I got the canon s200. Excelent small camera with the medium features a basic guy would use without anything you dont need. plays records video and all that too.

My suggestion would be to check out canon... they make excelent cameras. Check out the canon s30 s300 or s400

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

go to http://www.cnet.com check out reviews