Hi, I need to get a new camera and need to keep it as cheap as possible. I know some of you may say "yuck", but I had a Kodak Easyshare (can't remember which #). It only cost like $97 and I really liked it in general. It really took nice pics, but eventually, the door where the batteries go busted right in half and fell off. Kinda cheap junk!
Anyhow, I need to know what to look for and maybe some personal experience with specific cameras. I need it to be as cheap as possible (FOR SURE under $200, preferably less!) I just need something to take nice snapshots, as I don't print out a lot of them and if I do, I rarely make them extra big, so the quality of larger prints is not a major issue.
Also, I don't have a lot of time until I need it, so online resources may be interesting, but I would prefer if anyone could tell me where to GO get one, so I don't have to wait for it to come in the mail.
Thanks! Shop in a Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples or an actual local camera store, if you don't want to order a camera and wait. This is a good idea anyhow, so you can see if the thing fits right in your ownhands.
Here's my standard "Best Cheap Camera" answer...
Some of our best answerers always recommends the Fujifilm FinePix F20 camera as the best-for-less choice. I have to say that I like the sample images at Steve's site (below). If Morey000 or SpaceCowboy show up after me and make this recommendation, choose them as the best answer, because I'm just passing along their suggestion. I have no personal experience with this camera.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fu...
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. Based on this and experience with other Canon Powershot cameras, I am now recommending the A550 as a nice and relatively inexpensive camera. The A550 has more pixels than the A540, but offers less user control.
The A540 has been discontinued, but I've seen it for $140 in some stores like WalMart and Target.
The A550 costs $160 at B&H and, of course, you'll need a memory card.
A550 review: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...
Steve's reviews updates the "Best Camera" list periodically:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/best_came...
Consumer Reports from May 2007 has a short article on digital cameras and they recommend 10 different point and shoot cameras in the following order within groups according to camera design:
**COMPACTS**
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 (Overall score 75) [$410]
Kodak EasyShare C875 (Overall score 73) [$165] - Rated better for shutter lag
Nikon Coolpix P4 (Overall score 65)
**SUBCOMPACTS**
Canon Powershot SD500 (Overall score 72)
Casio Exilim EX-Z850 (Overall score 72)
Sony Cybershot DSC-W50 (Overall score 70) [$180] [Similar to W55] - Rated better for shutter lag
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 (Overall score 69) [$200] [Similar to FX-10, FX-12]
Olympus Stylus 720SW (Overall score 61) [Similar to 770SW - $360] (Waterproof)
**ADVANCED COMPACTS ("Near SLR")**
Fujifilm Finepix S6000fd (Overall score 77) [$300] - Rated better for shutter lag
Fujifilm Finepix E900 (Overall score 73) [$250]
[Things change so quickly in digital cameras that I can not find all of these models listed for sale and it's not even May yet. Prices are from B&H Photo, April 2007.] I hope you get something you like. Have fun with it! Report It
Walgreen's has been selling cheap "Disney-theme" ones for $10. There are also disposable ones in that price range. I assume CVS and other chain drug stores sell them too.
They have a 1x1 LCD screen and do 480x640 pixels. my suggestion
go to yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera GUIDE
be sure to check titles on the left side
the guide should answer your questions Target has one for like around $100 that is decent. Olympus. check this web site out, it will help you out. Keep in mind the Kodak you bought may have been good but in most cases with electonics when you buy cheap you get cheap. I started with a Cheap point and shoot but lost a lot of good photos due it not haveing a stablizer built in. I just invested a great combo deal and bought the Canon 30D, I asume its out of your price range, but this web site will help you, www.dpreview.com |
