Digital Camera Suggestions

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

I have a Fuji FinePix S1000fd available at BJ's for $180
Takes excellent pictures, nice zoom (12x) and the panorama feature is easy to use.
Uses "AA" batteries, so you can get an inexpensive charger and NiMH batteries.

Whatever you get, make sure it has a viewfinder and use it to compose your pictures

That's exactly what I'm looking for. I see it at Best Buy for $160 but I'm not sure if that's just the online price.

[Chasey_Lane]

I have a Sony Cybershot and love it! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0401000~~nf397%7C%7C536f6e79&list=y&nrp=15&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0400000&DCMP=KNC-TLC&ref=30&loc=KW-1020&s_kwcid=TC|8113|sony%20cybershot||S|b|4466816859

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

I have a Sony Cybershot and love it! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0401000~~nf397%7C%7C536f6e79&list=y&nrp=15&sc=abCameraCamcorderSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0400000&DCMP=KNC-TLC&ref=30&loc=KW-1020&s_kwcid=TC|8113|sony%20cybershot||S|b|4466816859

Which one?

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

Which one?

I have the 8.1.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

Which one?

Be aware the Sony is proprietary and you have to buy/use only their memory cards and their rechargable battery. I purposely excluded Sony from my list of choices because I wanted a digital camera that used AA batteries since I could get AA batteries from wherever I happened to be should my batteries die rather than have to wait to recharge at home or carry around a Sony spare. Just making you aware...

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Be aware the Sony is proprietary and you have to buy/use only their memory cards and their rechargable battery.

You can get a SD card holder at Walmart that allows you to plug it into the USB port on your computer, no need to load any additional software.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Be aware the Sony is proprietary and you have to buy/use only their memory cards and their rechargable battery. I purposely excluded Sony from my list of choices because I wanted a digital camera that used AA batteries since I could get AA batteries from wherever I happened to be should my batteries die rather than have to wait to recharge at home or carry around a Sony spare. Just making you aware...

My last was a Sony and I HATED that. It always seemed that whenever I needed the camera the most it was down to the end of the battery charge. Thanks for the reminder. I need to remember that when I look at cameras tonight.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

My last was a Sony and I HATED that. It always seemed that whenever I needed the camera the most it was down to the end of the battery charge. Thanks for the reminder. I need to remember that when I look at cameras tonight.

Suggestion... go to Amazon.com and start reading the customer reviews on various models you might be interested in... it will help to point out things you might not have considered or major problems you won't be aware of until after you've purchased. You can basically low-brow the comments on "picture clarity" as clarity is in the eye of the beholder and sometimes the beholder is expecting a $500 picture from a $200 camera.

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Suggestion... go to Amazon.com and start reading the customer reviews on various models you might be interested in... it will help to point out things you might not have considered or major problems you won't be aware of until after you've purchased. You can basically low-brow the comments on "picture clarity" as clarity is in the eye of the beholder and sometimes the beholder is expecting a $500 picture from a $200 camera.

I'd love to see actual pics taken from everyone's cameras. That might help. I'm camera dumb.

[jbr13 (Premo)]

Sockgirl, Just looking at a picture that someone takes is not a way to tell what camera to get. Two people using the same camera could get drastically different pictures. The camera is a tool, one person could get art from a $5 disposable camera, and another could get crap out of a $5000 DSLR with a $3000 lens on it. The trick is to know the limitations of the camera you get and to learn and understand how to use it.


It also may help reading through this post as well.

What Lens or Camera to buy, or How To???




Good luck and can't wait to see the new pictures posted here!