I am buying a digital camera for the first time, help me out! here are my specifications
Price : under $400
I take travelling pictures, and some pictures of things to sell on ebay
easy to use (I am not a expert ^__^)
take good quality pictures both in dark and under bright light (sun) Find the best options under $400 here: (best brands Olympus, Cannon and Sony for digital photo)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;...
I have personaly brought the Sony...$199 and it is amazingly good with an extralarge display on the back see the picture attached...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?... I dropped my Kodak 5.5 mg pxl down a dark stairwell in a building at 158200, E. La Peer Avenue in L.A.
If you find it...it's all yours. canon sd500 Go to your local stores and ask advice ... they will give you more and better advices then us ... Sony Cybershots are the best! the Kodak digital cameras are a great deal. They take excellent photos and are easy to use. It can be as Automatic or manuallly controlled as you want it to be. I got mine on sale at Staples for under 400. Its a 6.1 megapixel. Canon PowerShot S80 - 8mp... little higher than you asked for, but it is a great camera that will be useful for several years.
Canon PowerShot SD600 - good overall camera.. 6mp... in your price range.
Nikon Coolpix 7900 - good overall camera... 7mp... in your price range. Panasonic TZ1 is a great camera. Compact 10x optical zoom chasis. Optical Image stabilizer, Venus III engyne, and Leica lens make it the best camera out there. Seriopusly consider the Panasonic Camera. You can easily get it for under 350.00 at most retailers. i would recomend the sony cybershot t5 or the t9 i have both and they are excellent cameras. but its your choise. but since ur a begginer i would recomend a kodac or a cannon This is a no brainer. The best camera for what you want, in the price range you want is the Sony H5 ultrazoom camera. Buy it online rather than in a store. I would recommend you researching cameras thoroughly before purchasing one. When I help a customer purchase a camera at work, I ask a series of questions and also, try to teach the customer when I feel they don't know much about certain features.
What will you be using your camera for? Will you be making a lot of enlargements or just your basic 4x6 prints? (Helps determing the megapixel range. I recommend not going below a 5mp)
Do you know the difference between a digital zoom and an optical zoom?
The optical zoom is a telescopic lens that works much like a telescope or a standard 35 mm lens. It will take the entire picture you are looking at and make it appear closer. It, also, retains clarity.
A digital zoom takes the picture you are looking at and begins to crop portions out to make it look bigger. So not only do you lose a portion of your picture, but you lose clarity as well. (Digital zoom is often the cause of "blurry" photographs.)
I highly recommend getting an optical zoom. It is worth the few dollars more you will have to pay. (If you are thinking you won't use the zoom that much, you may want to reconsider. Once you have that feature, you will use it often. More than you ever thought.)
Another thing to remember is that all digital cameras have digital zoom including those with optical zoom. You can multiply your zooms together to get your total zoom capability. (ex. 3x optical and 5x digital gives your camera a total 15x zoom) However, the digital zoom will still cause a loss in clarity even when combined with the optical zoom. (I recommend turning the digital zoom off in your menus screen.)
Batteries are another feature to consider. Cameras come with two options a rechargeable battery or AA batteries. Where will you be using your camera? Will it be practical to use a charger for your battery? Will you be in a remote area where it will be easier just to trade out batteries often? Digital cameras drain batteries quickly.
Also look at the actual lens. How large is it? Is it recessed in the camera? If it is a super small lens, or it is recessed into the camera some, light won't be able to reach it as it should. This means your pictures will be dark and unclear at times.
Another feature offered is image stabilization or anti-shake. Do you have a steady hand? Will your image be moving as you take pictures? This isn't a necessary feature, but it is nice.
Do you favor a more slim compact design or would you rather have something a bit bulkier? This will narrow down brands and body styles.
There really is so much to learn and teach. I hope this has given you somethings to think about and ask questions about.
Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. There is some useful tips here. | 