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[vincedea]

Hey guys im looking to getting a digi cam for my girlfriend for her birthday. The only that i have been looking at right now is the nikon s8000. do you guys have any suggestions on which one to get or prefer. ill be purchasing the cam within the next day or so so please let me know thanks

 

[marsbound2024]

What will she be using it most for? Casual point and shoot? Enthusiast photography? Sports? Would she prefer something more compact or does size not matter? Does she want most of it to be automatic functions or a lot of manual/custom settings?

 

[vincedea]

What will she be using it most for? Casual point and shoot? Enthusiast photography? Sports? Would she prefer something more compact or does size not matter? Does she want most of it to be automatic functions or a lot of manual/custom settings?

she will be mostly using it for casual point and shoot. automatic or manual is fine. and she would prefer something compact. so ig euss something on the lines of that nikon s8000 i was looking at or something even better.

 

[marsbound2024]

http://www.imaging-resource.com/WB/WB.HTM

Also: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/CPS8000/CPS8000A.HTM

Looks to me like it has relatively poor battery life due to that superb LCD, though. Check out that website for reviews. I don't know your budget and every person has their own tastes and you know what you are looking for, more or less.

Nonetheless, I can give you some recommendations if you want.

 

[vincedea]

http://www.imaging-resource.com/WB/WB.HTM

Also: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/CPS8000/CPS8000A.HTM

Looks to me like it has relatively poor battery life due to that superb LCD, though. Check out that website for reviews. I don't know your budget and every person has their own tastes and you know what you are looking for, more or less.

Nonetheless, I can give you some recommendations if you want.

cool thanks for the links. i really dont know what kind of camera i want to get i just saw the nikon one once and i liked it but wasnt sure if it was good or not. it was between nikon and canon. my budget is 300-400 iv been wanting to get a camera for her for a long time. so i want to get a really nice one for her. so if you do have any suggestions please let me know thanks

 

[itsmevader]

When you buy any electronics, you should focus on the things that she interested in. If this is just any general camera she would like to have or you want to gift her then anyone of s8000 is fine. but I would like to know your priority like Zooming, Flash, Speed. I would recommend that model for good zooming view but yes that is NOT good if you want to take pictures while speeding. so let us know your priority.

 

[hackmole]

The Nikon Coolpix S8000 is not really the best camera to get. The one that is getting real good reviews right now is the Panasonic Lumix ZS7. It has a wider shot at 25mm compared to the s8000 30mm and it also has a better telephoto at 12x optical compared to the Coolpix 10x. And they say they can go up to 16 x in inteligence mode or something like that. The ZS7 also has a video format that will get twice as much video on the same card as the Coolpix. The other comparable Canon SX210 IS , I think it is, has been getting bad reviews.

If you really want to drive yourself crazy get a memory card. Bring it to the store with you and take a at least a dozen photos with each camera and then take it home and load it into your computer and see if you can tell the difference.

In one review I read on a camera site, it said the following about the Nikon:

The Nikon Coolpix S8000 is one of the weaker cameras in this test when the images are viewed critically, at 100%. Pixel-level sharpness leaves a lot to be desired at all focal lengths, and even low ISO shots show some noise (and the smudging effect of noise reduction) as well as the characteristic halos around high-contrast areas that betray the camera's attempts to sharpen soft detail.

The price of that ZS7 has come down in the last few weeks and I think you can get them on Amazon with a $50 online coupon for around $250. I don't know if that coupon involves you signing up for some kind of credit card or not but that's what it was based on for one of the discounts I got there.

If you just want a basic ultra-compact light pocket camera without the telephoto and wide angle then you might think about one of those very light Casio's or Canon cameras for around $100. I had a chance to look at last year's Casio model FZ35, I think it was, and it was quite impressive, weighed only 3.6 ounces and was selling for under $100. It felt like a feather. And the quality of the images were very good to.

 

[vincedea]

hey guys thanks for the replies. after taking a look at the reviews from that site i have decided to go with the panasonic zs7 camera. thaks guys for your help