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| Thread ID: 125189 | 2012-06-12 07:37:00 | "Best" digital camera for $300 or less | tuiruru (12277) | Press F1 |
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| 1281313 | 2012-06-12 23:07:00 | I had a look at the Consumer reviews and the Nikon Coolpix L120 (www.priceme.co.nz)is recommended by consumer but is a little bit over your budget. I recently bought one from Noel Leeming for $349, the camera works ok for me. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1281314 | 2012-06-13 00:33:00 | I'm not much of a photographer but I got a Fuji camera for around $200 with 14MP and 10X Zoom that I really like. Was mainly attracted to the zoom which is hard to get at that price. I do wish it had AA batteries though, the Li-ion battery and charger is not very convenient. I wanted compact and cheap though so that's what I was shopping for. JB HiFi have a good selection if there's one in your area. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1281315 | 2012-06-13 03:18:00 | sorry to hijack your thread :p Which of the cheaper megazoom (10x) can do 1/2 descent close up photos ie less than 1m away (photos of bits for trademe) Ive a CANON PowerShot , & the 'macro' mode is useless. but anyway... I would recommend getting a camera that uses AA batts, just in case batts are flat when you need to use it , unexpectedly . Also get a camera that uses the more common memory cards : not some expensive (say) Sony stick etc etc A good video mode is another thing to check for. Cheers |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1281316 | 2012-06-13 05:56:00 | sorry to hijack your thread :p The more the merrier. :) Thanks for your advice about the batteries 13 :thumbs: |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1281317 | 2012-06-13 06:14:00 | Add a vote for Canon from me too. They seem the least.. weird. My old Powershot A400 is great. Uses standard AA cells for power (I use NiMH), A standard SD Card, and a standard CR1220 button cell for the time. All user-replaceable too. And their EXIF data has a lot more features than anyone else's, I believe, if that's your thing. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1281318 | 2012-06-13 06:42:00 | Here's the conclusion of one review I read for the canon sx150 So it seems I'll have to shell out a bit more for this (www.dicksmith.co.nz) or something similar.... |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1281319 | 2012-06-13 07:02:00 | still a lot of plus points though. I would agree with the battery life being short. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1281320 | 2012-06-13 10:18:00 | Well I must have bought the "dud" one then !!!. Canon PowerShot A590 IS model. Uses batteries as if they were going out of production. Bought August 2008 and taken back 3 times due to this battery problem, but given different batteries to try, they then gave different charges at discounted prices, still no good. Asked for a exchange under the CGA, but as it was an exclusive 1 day offer to Members/Staff ( cost price +10% ) it was not covered. Enelope baterries seem to be the best and when not taking photos, then take them out. Will take 16gb card. Lurking. Yep, the batteries were a problem that is why I said chuck in eneloop batteries. I remember starting a thread years ago about the camera battery life and it was the late Godfather that put me onto (Sanyo) eneloop. Still using the originals I bought back then but they have been charged once or twice.;) Another thing that I can't see mentioned is get a Camera (whatever breed) with a viewfinder. Those screens, regardless of make, are useless in bright sunlight. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1281321 | 2012-06-13 10:51:00 | Maybe outside your budget but the Canon S90 is good. Someone I know, printed a A1 print off this point and shoot camera and it was at sunset time when the light was dark. It's hanged up at his dental practice's waiting area. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1281322 | 2012-06-13 21:19:00 | Another thing that I can't see mentioned is get a Camera (whatever breed) with a viewfinder. Those screens, regardless of make, are useless in bright sunlight. Yep - I'd been wondering about a view finder. |
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