Looking for digital camera suggestions... need to buy one this week...

[Tempe 10+ year member]

Sony DSC-S40 Cybershot

That's what I've been using. Essentially it's the ex's camera and we're breaking up. I'm moving cross country back to Arizona and want to document the trip. For the most part this Sony has been rather easy to use. One thing I hate and want to avoid in the future is the light settings it has. I mean great it's nice to adjust the light sensitivity, but sometimes the rest of the settings piss me off.

Soemtimes you just cannot use a flash. If I disable the flash it automatically thinks I'm in a super bright area and reduces the light sensitivity. Then there are the various other light settings that augment the colors. If I wanted to do that I'd do it in Photoshop.

I'm just looking for a simple camera but I don't want junk. Most of the pictures will be saved on my computer's hard drive, although sometimes I will print them. This camera having a 4MP maximum is so far perfect for my needs. It also has 3x zoom which works in most settings. The Sony can store about a 90 second movie file. I'll definitely be wanting the ability to record movies.

I think we paid about $170 a year ago for this camera. We then also got extra memory... about 120MB. So my absolute maximum for camera and extra memory is about $200. Any suggestions/input would be greatly appreciated!

Tempe

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[yne721 10+ year member]

Sony DSC-S40 Cybershot
That's what I've been using. Essentially it's the ex's camera and we're breaking up. I'm moving cross country back to Arizona and want to document the trip. For the most part this Sony has been rather easy to use. One thing I hate and want to avoid in the future is the light settings it has. I mean great it's nice to adjust the light sensitivity, but sometimes the rest of the settings piss me off.

Soemtimes you just cannot use a flash. If I disable the flash it automatically thinks I'm in a super bright area and reduces the light sensitivity. Then there are the various other light settings that augment the colors. If I wanted to do that I'd do it in Photoshop.

I'm just looking for a simple camera but I don't want junk. Most of the pictures will be saved on my computer's hard drive, although sometimes I will print them. This camera having a 4MP maximum is so far perfect for my needs. It also has 3x zoom which works in most settings. The Sony can store about a 90 second movie file. I'll definitely be wanting the ability to record movies.

I think we paid about $170 a year ago for this camera. We then also got extra memory... about 120MB. So my absolute maximum for camera and extra memory is about $200. Any suggestions/input would be greatly appreciated!

Tempe

i have a camera in absolutely mint condition with the software i'd be willing to let go for around $250 shipped, i know it's more than 200 but it comes with 1gb memory and two additional lenses..

pm me if you're interested i'll tell you more about it.

 

[Paddywad 10+ year member]

Fuji Finepix A345 or A350, very user friendly, take videos with sound as well. That was last years model though. Spent around $175.

 

[Tempe 10+ year member]

yne721 my budget is very strict... I'm going from sharing a 1 bedroom, plus costs of moving cross country, doing 1 bedroom by myself, and having to buy a lot of new furniture, household goods, and kitchenware. If I wasn't wanting pix of the drive I'd put off this purchase. Again I want it prior to the move so budget is pretty tight.

Also if anyone intends to post FS stuff pls keep it to PMs so I don't get this locked...

Tempe

 

[chefelvis]

nikon d50 is the best

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

nikon d50 is the best

lol for 200?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

yne721 my budget is very strict... I'm going from sharing a 1 bedroom, plus costs of moving cross country, doing 1 bedroom by myself, and having to buy a lot of new furniture, household goods, and kitchenware. If I wasn't wanting pix of the drive I'd put off this purchase. Again I want it prior to the move so budget is pretty tight.
Also if anyone intends to post FS stuff pls keep it to PMs so I don't get this locked...

Tempe

buy a nice one then return it when you get where your going, then you can put off the purchase:up2somet: wallyworld or circuit city will let you get away with this.