Ok, I need a digital camera that will take good quality pictures.
however, I do not have much money...so does anyone know of a good camera, preferably less than $100? Depending on what you need the camera to do, you CAN find a good camera for under $100.
If you only intend to take family and friend's snapshots, any 3 megapixel camera will do a good job. The images will show nicely on a computer screen and make excellent 3 x 4 and even 5 x 7 prints.
But don't expect such a camera to take good images intended for 8 x 10 or larger prints. Also, don't expect good telephoto close ups, no matter how much digital zoom it promises. The only real zoom capability is optical zoom, and cameras in that price range do have much of this capability.
Stick with a name brand and shop around for a good price, from a retailer you trust. Fujifilm FinePix A500. A week ago I saw Amazon.com have it for $90- 3X optical zoom, 5 megapixels, should give you excellent 5X7 prints. Even though I personally own this ultra compact camera, I would still like to highly recommend the purchase of a Nikon Coolpix L10 for the following reasons:
1. Besides taking well-exposed hi-quality 5 megapixel pictures, it uses a standard set of rechargeable double AA batteries which last a very long time;
2. Has a 3x optical zoom;
3. Takes "continuous" 2 frames per second "action/sports" images;
4. Has macro feature for close-ups of small objects focused under 6 inches;
5. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
6. It's very small and light;
7. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards - a 2 gig card sells for $19 at samys.com;
8. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
9. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
10. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
11. And the price is a mere $119 [sold at Samy's Camera - samys.com, and Staples.com.]
Review(s) can be found at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digi...
along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]
Good luck! |
