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| Thread ID: 57488 | 2005-05-04 01:55:00 | Buying a Digital Camera | Raewyn (946) | PC World Chat |
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| 351922 | 2005-05-04 11:44:00 | If all else fails take a look at this site (http://www.imaging-resource.com/) | plod (107) | ||
| 351923 | 2005-05-04 19:55:00 | WOW - lots to learn! Thank you all so much for your help, I think I'll get the Canon Powershot A75. :) Raewyn, I have an A70, which is an older model of the A75, and am very pleased with it. I have directed 3 friends to the Canon Powershot series and they are happy with their A75 and A80. If you are on a budget (most of us are!), beware of not getting sucked into the marketing hype of getting the most megapixels. 3.2 Mp will do just fine. I bought a cheaper Kodak 2.1 Mp digcam for my wife's school and it is quite good. While I agree with the above comments that the Canon is a better camera, in general than Kodaks, if all you are going to do is 'point and shoot' to take snapshots, you may be better off getting a cheaper Kodak and spending the money you saved on a big memory card (128 Mb or larger). But be sure the Kodak will take video clips with sound. I would think most digcams these days no longer have the old silent video clips. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 351924 | 2005-05-04 22:06:00 | I have just (2 weeks ago) bought a small 3.2 MP camera (Nikon Coolpix 3200) with 3 x optical zoom and more features that you could need. It was an "end of line" special, $220 Complete with rechargeable batteries and smart charger. If you find these types of specials, they are well worthwhile. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 351925 | 2005-05-04 22:18:00 | I have just (2 weeks ago) bought a small 3.2 MP camera (Nikon Coolpix 3200) with 3 x optical zoom and more features that you could need. It was an "end of line" special, $220 Complete with rechargeable batteries and smart charger. If you find these types of specials, they are well worthwhile.godfather, are you collecting cameras? I thought you had a seriously flash one! :p |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 351926 | 2005-05-04 22:30:00 | Yes, but I have an investigation to do in Europe shortly, want a pocket sized camera. My "SLR-like" Fuji is just too big for travel. The Nikon with 2 x 512 MB cards will suffice. Alkaline AA batteries means I don't need to take the charger as well. Plus I like new toys. :) |
godfather (25) | ||
| 351927 | 2005-05-04 22:42:00 | Plus I like new toys. :)Me too! i just checked, and FC3 is aware of that camera, so it could have a good relationship with my laptop! With optical zoom at that price i want one! Are there any left? |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 351928 | 2005-05-04 22:51:00 | Like Steve, I have a Canon A70 and am very pleased with it. Be aware that buying the camera is only part of the cost. You need rechargeable batteries and a charger - $80, and a larger memory card - $60? My camera at $499 14 months ago ended up at $640. No complaints. So Godfather's suggestion of the Nikon 3200 is a very good deal and worth checking out. As a rule, stick to major camera manufacturers. I'm afraid I exclude Kodak from that list. Sony don't have film camera history but seem to produce very good digital cameras. Having used various cameras over the years, and read reviews, I've settled on Canon as the most reliable quality manufacturer. Olympus is excellent but I finally accepted that reliability is a problem. Nikon is also excellent. I just prefer Canon. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 351929 | 2005-05-04 23:09:00 | Why the hate against Kodak? And is it across the board?...or just the cheapies,or just the expensive ones? I have a low spec cheap Kodak(2mp,3xoptical), Takes better or comparible pictures with everything I have seen around the same price, In some cases far better pics. The software needs a one way ticket to hell though. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 351930 | 2005-05-04 23:58:00 | And Hell is which way Metla???????? anyway most people about here no all about my lovely little episode with geting a new camera . . . . . . and the time it took to get here, to return and get fixed, possibly get lost and then turn up on different courier company after being half way accross the world . . . . LOL and i still love the camera, just not the company . Best bet i say is buy local, buy what suits you, dont go for all bells and whistles and where possible see the software in action on a pc . . . . . . you dont always need it, i dont use mine . And get the biggest memory card you can afford, cos you may fill it faster than you think . The camera doesnt need to be top of line, but somewhere about the 3 megapixels size is good . Best of luck :D beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 351931 | 2005-05-05 00:02:00 | I've looked at lots of Kodak Easyshares, and for point-and-shooters, especially users who don't want to get into the intricacies of photography, they're fine. I'd rather put a Kodak Easyshare in the hands of key friends and relatives than something more complicated, since they are so darn simple to use I wouldn't have to field support calls. | Biggles (121) | ||
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