i need help choosing a camera, i want something for home use; like a decent brand camera with decent functionality and decent price, not something very expensive and not something extremely cheap like $200.......
any ideas? I LOVE my Canon PowerShot A620. It's a 7.1 mp camera which takes awesome still shots, and just as awesome video. Great for home and everyday use. Easy to take on vacations and you can take some really artistic/creative photos too. A great all-around camera. My 35mm cameras are Canon too, and I still love and use it. .
I had a Sony, and I gave that to my daughter, and purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 for my teenage son. The Canon A610 is exactly like my A620, but is a 5 mp digital camera. They both take GREAT pictures, but my favorite thing about the camera, is the vari-angle LCD screen. You can even hook it up to your tv and see your pictures/video on whatever size screen you have. It's pretty neat on the big screens! (The necessary cords come with it). It is very easy to use, and a camera you can grow with. http://www.usa.canon.com
Go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras.
Our A610/A620 has a setting, call "kids&pets". Typically you use these on the subjects that usually has a hard time keeping still. But I also use this setting when taking pictures of my soccer team during game play. I've also taken pictures of my kids, nieces and nephews jumping in the air, a la cheerleader jumps, with great results. Lag time is very, very, very minimal. (e.g. delay from pressing button to actual camera capturing the shot). This is just one of the many settings the camera has to offer and you can also manually set and program your own settings.
For ease of point and shoot, just choose the setting in which you're taking pictures of, (i.e. indoor, outdoor, nighttime, portrait, fireworks, snow, beach, and 'auto' [automatic]), and it'll adjust accordingly the proper exposure/settings. And it even has an 'underwater' mode to use, but that's if you purchase the special housing for the camera. (I don't have the housing. I'll wait to save up or find it for very inexpensive). If you get more experience or for the experienced, you can manually choose exposure and settings like the old 35 mm.
I'm a bargain hunter. I purchased both NEW Canon this late spring 2006 on line. My son's was under $200 and mine was $204. Just Google (or Froogle) or Yahoo! Search any Canon model, and then see which merchant has the best price with those low price websites and order on-line. The price is waaaay better than going physically to the stores. If you need it right away, just upgrade the shipping. It's still cheaper than buying at the stores. No matter what model camera you're searching for, better prices are on-line.
I don't know if you'll find this model (A610) at the stores. They have newer models, the A630 (8mp) and the A640 (10mp), they boast more mega-pixels and ISO settings. But 5mp, more than suffices for most users. What I did was physically touched and feel the camera at the store, then go on-line to purchase. But if you prefer to purchase at the stores, some good places are Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. Suprisingly enough, they have good selection at Wal-Mart and Target.
Here is the link if you'd like to check out the specs on these models and other Canon cameras: http://www.usa.canon.com
and go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras. It tells you what the camera has and what it looks like up close.
While you're searching on-line, you'll also find many reviews on these cameras. All with many positives things to say about the camer and you can also find information on these cameras in Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/digital-cameras... Kodak I have a Kodak C-743 and love it. Look or ask for a good brand, they all pretty good just have more or less features.
Good Luck for about $199 i bought a Sony DSC-W50.. 6 megapixels and takes good vids and good pix. also, if u buy online u can take advantage of free memory cards or discounts on accesories. just make sure to do some research and price comparing before actually buying. Casio Casio Casio I would visit many retailers who customarily sell "less expensive" electronic equipment.
%Either BEST BUY or CIRCUIT CITY could offer you some insight for your purchase.
I received a KODAK Digi-cam for Christmas (last year) and I am still learning more features using it.
Many models are MULTI-FUNCTION units that offer multi-function options.
I still wonder how I can use this Underwater-speed feature when I never intend to submerge this camera to where I can use it as such.
Eh-heh........ an extra added useless feature that adds to the camera's cost. - GOLLY! Canon powershot S31S. It might be a little more than you are willing to spend but it is a amazing camera for the money. Good luck. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro... I have a 6 megapixel Hp photosmart E427, and it takes really great pictures, and has a 5.0X digital zoom, and i love that camera. You can get a new digital camera from http://urlx.org/directtrack.com/b327d and all you have to do is enter in your zip code to see if they mail it to your area. My uncle got his camera from that site and it arrived at his house a few weeks later. You can choose between three different cameras and they are all free of charge. |
