Recommendations on Digital Camera please....

SweetMelissa · Post by **SweetMelissa** » November 7, 2005 12:55 am

mings wrote:
SweetMelissa wrote:
mings wrote:I suggest checking out teh Canon Powershot series. I have the A60 and loved it so much I bought the A75 for my ex-girlfriend (when she wasn't an ex). You can take small video segments (complete with audio). I even bought a water tight case and shot some video underwater at Bondi Beach on my trip to Australia. It's really easy to use and upload photos to the computer, and allows you to manage the pictures easily as well once they're stored. The Powershot series also runs on disposable batteries, which is a must. You never know when your battery will need to be replaced, and I haven't seen a pee wee soccer field with an outlet for you to recharge it. Plus, rechargable batteries lose capacity over time. The A75 is a 3.2 megapixel camera, which, unless you have unconventional plans, is perfectly fine.

That's my 2 cents at least. Good luck
I have the A75 and i'm in love with it.
The A75 is so nice and easy to use. And my camera's in love with me> What can I say?

There is so much love in this thread.

mings · Post by **mings** » November 7, 2005 9:42 am

SweetMelissa wrote:
mings wrote:
SweetMelissa wrote:
mings wrote:I suggest checking out teh Canon Powershot series. I have the A60 and loved it so much I bought the A75 for my ex-girlfriend (when she wasn't an ex). You can take small video segments (complete with audio). I even bought a water tight case and shot some video underwater at Bondi Beach on my trip to Australia. It's really easy to use and upload photos to the computer, and allows you to manage the pictures easily as well once they're stored. The Powershot series also runs on disposable batteries, which is a must. You never know when your battery will need to be replaced, and I haven't seen a pee wee soccer field with an outlet for you to recharge it. Plus, rechargable batteries lose capacity over time. The A75 is a 3.2 megapixel camera, which, unless you have unconventional plans, is perfectly fine.

That's my 2 cents at least. Good luck
I have the A75 and i'm in love with it.
The A75 is so nice and easy to use. And my camera's in love with me> What can I say?
There is so much love in this thread.

It's all about love, baby.
I love lamp.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » November 7, 2005 9:45 am

I have a Toshiba that takes great pics.
It might be alittle more expensive than your price range, but good quality pics and very durable (mine has been dropped numerous times

)

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » November 7, 2005 9:51 am

sy wrote:I've had Sony digital cameras for the past 8+ years (back when 1mp was top of the line), and I have never had problems with them. I currently have two high end ones, and a Cybershot that was about 199 at Best Buy (on sale). From my standpoint, they stand up to a lot of abuse (I keep mine in my purse at all times, so it gets banged around a lot), the quality is very good, and the menus and configuration are easy to understand and get around in.

a Cybershop is an excellent choice for a first digital camera. We've got one and it is really easy to use and to download the pics to your puter. I highly reccomend it - however I have also found that I now want something a little more advanced with interchangeable zoom lenses etc..

Caribbean Soul · Post by **Caribbean Soul** » November 7, 2005 9:54 am

Canon and Nikon have the best optics.
Both use standard AA batteries and easily available SD memory cards.
Canon puts more manual controls on their models.
Nikon is easier to use for novice photographers.

We have both in our house (a Canon PowerShot S2-IS and a Nikon Coolpix 3200, but only the Nikon would be under your price limit) and would recommend either manufacturer. I'd shy away from Kodak, Olympus and Fugi as they are a step down in lens quality. Sony, while right uo there in quality, makes you use only their own accessories (memory cards batteries ect) which are both more expensive and harder to find in a pinch. JMHO

Good luck with your purchase. Once you go "digital" you'll never go back!

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » November 7, 2005 9:57 am

Caribbean Soul wrote:Canon and Nikon have the best optics.
Both use standard AA batteries and easily available SD memory cards.
Canon puts more manual controls on their models.
Nikon is easier to use for novice photographers.

We have both in our house (a Canon PowerShot S2-IS and a Nikon Coolpix 3200, but only the Nikon would be under your price limit) and would recommend either manufacturer. I'd shy away from Kodak, Olympus and Fugi as they are a step down in lens quality. Sony, while right uo there in quality, makes you use only their own accessories (memory cards batteries ect) which are both more expensive and harder to find in a pinch. JMHO Good luck with your purchase. Once you go "digital" you'll never go back!

my Sony uses standard AA batteries

Caribbean Soul · Post by **Caribbean Soul** » November 7, 2005 10:00 am

COOL!

The ones I researched only ran on their own rechargeables.

Glad they have remedied that.

Do they still use a memory stick rather than a media card?

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » November 7, 2005 10:05 am

Caribbean Soul wrote:COOL! The ones I researched only ran on their own rechargeables. Glad they have remedied that. Do they still use a memory stick rather than a media card?

yea they still use the memory stick rather than a media card but IMHO when it's your only digital camera it's really not that big a deal

Caribbean Soul · Post by **Caribbean Soul** » November 7, 2005 10:11 am

You're right when you only have one camera it doesn't matter as much.

With two cameras in our house, it helps that they use the same SD cards. My daughter and I swap them back and forth depending upon need. I think the sticks are a bit more expensive to buy and harder to find if you're on vacation away from your computer and need to add some memory though ... just something to consider is all.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » November 7, 2005 10:28 am

Caribbean Soul wrote:You're right when you only have one camera it doesn't matter as much.

With two cameras in our house, it helps that they use the same SD cards. My daughter and I swap them back and forth depending upon need. I think the sticks are a bit more expensive to buy and harder to find if you're on vacation away from your computer and need to add some memory though ... just something to consider is all.

we usually take our notebook with us when we travel and we've also got one of those memory sticks with a lot of space on it. You learn to adapt.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » November 7, 2005 11:09 am

I still like my Nikon 35mm,however I need a new zoom lense for it though. This one fogged up.

The one major drawback to digital, is that you cannot enlarge them as big as you can a 35mm without drastic loss in quality.
For most people this will never be a problem, since they usually never get any larger than 8x10 prints. I have not seen how well the newer cameras
with 4-7mp perform

I love my Olympus.....It has a pretty easy learning curve and it is a great little camera. The cover does seem rather fragile but it has taken some knocks and is still there and working fine.
I do want another camera though with interchaneable lenses It is going to have to wait though. I have friend in South Africa that bought a Canon in Hong Kong for about $700 off the list price in the States that uses interchangeable lense. He loves it but is now p*** that when he went digital he sold his 35 mm and all his lenses.

I don't know what it is, but I think something is coming out in the digital picture capturing card's market soon... has anyone noticed the price of the memory cards lately? They are WAAAAAY down. Walmart had 128meg SD cards for well under $50.00.
I know some cameras use the mini CDs.