Digital Camera Suggestions

sockgirl77 · Oct 30, 2009

Socki is going to buy a new camera tonight. I need suggestions. I'm not looking to spend over $200 but if it's a great deal I will go up to $250. Thanks for your help!

belvak · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
Socki is going to buy a new camera tonight. I need suggestions. I'm not looking to spend over $200 but if it's a great deal I will go up to $250. Thanks for your help!

Where's Socki going to be shopping? :lol:

All three of my digitals have been Nikon Cool Pix cameras and I loved them all. Easy to use and take nice pics. Should be able to get one in that range. Good luck!

sockgirl77 · Oct 30, 2009

belvak said:
Where's Socki going to be shopping? All three of my digitals have been Nikon Cool Pix cameras and I loved them all. Easy to use and take nice pics. Should be able to get one in that range. Good luck!

I've had one and want something with better quality. I've gone thru a dozen $100 cameras. I see the pics in here and go nuts. I am finally ready to move up in the world. :lol:

sockgirl77 · Oct 30, 2009

Oh and Socki's going shopping in St. Mary's. I'll probably be going down the strip between Target, Wal*Fart, and Best Buy.

belvak · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
Oh and Socki's going shopping in St. Mary's. I'll probably be going down the strip between Target, Wal*Fart, and Best Buy.

My newest Nikon was $400 and takes great pics. Just as an example, here is the listing of Nikons from Best Buy sorted by lowest to highest in price. I've also heard lots of folks who like the Canons too.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemp...00##0##3e~~nf830||4e696b6f6e&pagetype=listing

RareBreed · Oct 30, 2009

I have this one. Takes great pictures and you can do videos too.
Kodak EasyShare 10.2 MP Digital Camera - Red (M340) : Target

huntr1 · Oct 30, 2009

We bought a cheap ($100 - $120) Fuji 10 MP point and shoot over the summer @ Target. Takes Great pictures. Shutter speed not bad, not great, but not as bad as the Canon we had that died.

Jameo · Oct 30, 2009

My point and shoot camera is Canon Powershot SD1200 IS, I think that is the model. Nice little camera, easy to use (Had to get something easy to use so my dad could use it on his hunting trips) I think I paid like $200 for it :shrug:

aps45819 · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
Socki is going to buy a new camera tonight. I need suggestions. I'm not looking to spend over $200. Thanks for your help!

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

belvak · Oct 30, 2009

aps45819 said:
Whatever you get, make sure it has a viewfinder and use it to compose your pictures

sockgirl77 · Oct 30, 2009

aps45819 said:
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 · Oct 30, 2009

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 · Oct 30, 2009

Chasey_Lane said:
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 · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
Which one?

I have the 8.1.

kwillia · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
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... :buddies:

aps45819 · Oct 30, 2009

kwillia said:
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 · Oct 30, 2009

kwillia said:
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 · Oct 30, 2009

sockgirl77 said:
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 · Oct 30, 2009

kwillia said:
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. :lol:

jbr13 · Oct 30, 2009

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.

http://forums.somd.com/photography/143965-what-lens-camera-buy-how.html

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

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