i am looking to buy a digital camera, but im not sure what brand is really worth buying, i would like one that is around $200 or under, and that is of good quality. if you know some of the top brands let me know! $170 - Canon A550: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...
$205 - Canon A560: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...
$212 - Canon A630: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...
You might even find an A540 for around $140 as it is being closed out right now.
My brother has the A540 and my mother-in-law has the A530 - on my recommendation - and neither one has stopped speaking to me yet. It looks like the A550 and A560 will be just as nice to own.
You will need to add a memory card and I suggest the Sandisk or Lexar brand in any speed. You will spend from about $20 for a 512 KB card, which is perfectly adequate, to about $40 for a Sandisk Ultra II, which is as good as you'd ever want for this or many other cameras. sony I have a Kodak EasyShare and I love it! I've had it for 2 years and it only cost me about 150 dollars. Canon is the best! Go to Wal-Mart, believe it or not, they have an excellent selection of cameras, that's where I bought mine, a FugiFilm, 5 megapixels for right around 130 bucks. The xd picture card was around thirty dollars. Very nice. Hope I helped. casio exlim i freakin love it and its so tiny : ]] I have a Kodak Easy Share CD 33 that I purchased at WalMart for $ 119.00 about a year ago. cannon SD400 http://www.google.com/products?q=canon+s...
hands down is best point and shoot camera i have owned. I bought mine when it first came out. The current model is the SD1000 so you can see how old mine is and i havn't had any reason to buy a new point and shoot camera. The SD400 is a 5mega pixel camera. Don't believe the hype of higher mega pixels. 5 mega pixels is good enough for up to 11X14 prints!
Its small and rugged. i can't tell you how many times i've dropped this camera and its still working. I have friends that have bought sony and fuji cameras... dropped it once and the camera was damaged. if your wondering about picture quality here is a link of pictures i've taken
http://picasaweb.google.com/tenfingas/Kn...
Nevermind the pictures with the high contrast. I did those in photoshop.
I know the camera is 199.85 just at your budget with no room for accessories or a memory card but i garuntee you will not be dissapointed.
And if you need memory for it here only 21.95 or you can get a double pack at fry's electronics (frys.com)
http://www.flash-memory-store.com/sandis... If you鈥檙e looking for a point & shoot, user friendly digital camera, I have to say, I like Canon. Nothing against other the other brands. I prefer Canon based on personal experience and their reputation.
My advice for those shopping for a point & shoot digital camera, you may want to consider the following: 1) at LEAST 5 mp. This is best for most users. 2) OPTICAL zoom with at least 4X. (Digital zoom shouldn鈥檛 be high priority in a digital camera). 3) camera ought to have an viewfinder. Some models are doing away with the viewfinder. It is very helpful to have, when the subject is difficult to see in the LCD/display screen on a very bright day, or to conserve battery life. (Continuous screen use, suck up battery life). 4) Uses AA regular or rechargeable batteries. Some models have specialized lithium ion batteries, where you charge it while in the camera. With AA, you can always pick up a spare if you find yourself caught with low batteries and are not able to charge the camera/lithium ion battery quickly. 5)And a PLUS, can take video/movie mode. (Which most do!)
Consider the Canon PowerShot models, the A630 (8mp; 4x optical zoom) or the A640 (10 mp; 4x optical zoom). These models have helpful pre-set shooting modes that you choose for the particular picture situation you are about to shoot. Like: auto(matic), portrait, nighttime, landscape, indoor, snow, beach, kids & pets (subjects that won鈥檛 keep still), and more鈥?You can also be creative with some of the models, where you can choose special FX settings as you are shooting a pictures. These models also have the option to program/set your own manual settings. You should bear in mind, with physical size of the camera, (subcompact/slim/flat vs. compact), you compromise features that are available on the compact/slightly larger models.
I own the Canon PowerShot A620 (7.1 mp). My favorite feature of this model is the vari-angle (flip and twist) display/LCD screen. It protects the screen when not in use, and helpful for odd angle shots, especially if you want to take a picture of yourself or of yourself with others. Picture taking is instant! I have found lag time is not an issue, with this camera, compared to my first digital camera. The updated version of my A620 is the above mentioned A630 and A640. Here is a review and its features (keep scrolling to see the vari-angle screen), up close and personal:
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/...
Here is where I go to shop on-line for the best price for digital cameras. (Which I found to have considerable better prices than going locally to your nearest digital camera dealer). Just type in your camera model in the 鈥榮earch keyword鈥? http://lowpricedigital.com/category.asp?... Buy soon or check daily, for prices changes daily amongst merchants. Also check if the camera is being sold 鈥榥ew鈥?or 鈥榬efurbished鈥?
If you鈥檇 rather buy from the store, check the usual places, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Target, and camera stores. Even consider Office Max, Office Depot, CostCo/Sam鈥檚 Club---any store with a camera department.
Good luck in your digital camera hunt! |
