I need a good digital camera for my 18 yo daughter,which is best where is the best place to buy it (offline)?Any electronic store like Best Buy, Circuit city, Sears. Even BJ's and Costco have a pretty good assortment. Research online first though. Some places like Best Buy let you order online for in store pickup. And it's cheaper than going straight to the store without the pre-order. I've had real good luck with an easyshare from Wal-mart. Look at the photos in my 360, it does distance better than close-ups. My hubby is demo'ing the Hp line---great, simple little cameras set up for 3 different skill levels. They have sets of printer, paper and cameras....it is --or has been- at wall mart, circuit city, etc..... Circuit City, Best Buy, Sears, Target, WalMart, tons of places are having pre-Christmas sales, so prices are good everywhere.
The pictures in a Canon Powershot A630 or A640 will be better, but she might like the tiny SD600 better. The A630 is about $250; the A640 about $330; and the SD600 about $225. If you want to knock her socks off, I just saw ads for the Canon Rebel XT with the kit lens for $650 at Circuit City and Best Buy. I think Best Buy was actually a bit cheaper. The lens is not "pro" quality, but this would have cost $1,000 last year and it's an excellent buy right now. I mean, I prefer Nikon SLR's, but I can not argue with buying this camera for that price.
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Consumer Reports for November 2006 has ranked the Canon Powershot A620 as the best compact digital camera. It is becoming almost a legend for longevity at the top of various consumer lists. It looks like this model has been replaced by the A630, which I would expect to be just as popular. The A640 appears quite similar and shares the "600" series numbering, so I guess it's just another upgraded version of the now-classic A620. It looks pretty much the same except for being a 10 MP camera.
I own a few Nikon DSLR's and I'd buy the Canon A630 or A640 for myself.
The A620 was rated about twice as good as any as far a battery life. I hope the A630 and A640 are just as good. Use Energizer e2 LITHIUM batteries and you will be happy with battery life.
With this camera, you will find the memory card is a cute little token of thanks from Canon, but not much more. Buy a 1 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera. I see a rebate on the Sandisk Extreme III cards that actually makes them cheaper than the Ultra II's, so there is no reason not to buy the faster card. The rebate offer ends 12-31-06, though. If you don't find this elsewhere, I saw it at http://www.bhphotovideo.com
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If you want a sleek, smaller camera that will easily fit in your pocket, consider the Canon Powershot SD600. It gives up some of the features of the A630 and 640, but at least it still has an optical viewfinder, which I consider to be essential.
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If you want to trim the budget a little, the Canon Powershot A430, A530 or A540, are all great choices. You will need a decent memory card, though. I'd say get at least 512 MB.
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