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Best Digi Cam for Under $200

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tRaptor

Golden Member
My mom wants to get started with a digital camera. Nothing fancy. Under $200 is what we are looking for.

I guess i'm not really picky about what it has with it, its gotta have a little screen to view pictures but thats about it. Also, that memory should be cheap. 🙂

So if you guys could just give me some recomendations. I havent really been able to find a site that compairs digicams so if anyone knows about a site i woould be very thankfull.

Thanks People

~Tyler
 
If your mother can wait then I would buy the Canon PowerShot A40.

If she has to buy TODAY then get the Fuji Finepix 2650, I think there's a $15 off coupon floating around, plus free shipping and save another few % with eBates.com

Why wait for the Canon PowerShot A40? (Wait could be 2-3 weeks whenever OfficeMax.com gets it back in stock -or- Dell has another sale like this).

PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
imaging-resource.com (with sample pictures)
dcresource.com (with sample pictures)
steves-digicams.com (with sample pictures)
dpreview.com (97 owner's ratings almost 5 out of 5 stars in every category)

CONSUMER REVIEWS
ePinions.com (100% recommended by 8 reviewers)
Amazon.com (4.8 out of 5 stars with 39 customer reviews)
CNET.com (8 out of 10 stars with 95% positive reviews)
 
I still say that you should wait for another deal on the Canon PowerShot A40. Another plus is it uses CF media which is cheap and abundant, vs. Fuji's xD which I know nothing about and it costs $$$

However Staples.com also sells the Fuji Finepix 2650 for $199.98 - $50 off $200 coupon - free shipping = $150 🙂
 
WOW. I want a Canon PowerShot A40. Thanks a LOT. Its everything i ever wanted. Finally i can shoot my own outdoor desktop pictures.

OK, so now i have to find it cheaper. Heheheh
 
Originally posted by: tRaptor
WOW. I want a Canon PowerShot A40. Thanks a LOT. Its everything i ever wanted. Finally i can shoot my own outdoor desktop pictures.

OK, so now i have to find it cheaper. Heheheh
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Woohoo, good thinking!

Just wait for OfficeMax.com to get it back in stock then use their $50 off $250 coupon and you'll be set 😀
 
Originally posted by: TallGeese
Originally posted by: RossMAN
However Staples.com also sells the Fuji Finepix 2650 for $199.98 - $50 off $200 coupon - free shipping = $150 🙂
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Until 12/21...the Fuji includes a free (refurb) HP 7150 photo printer too!
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I can vouch for the 2600....it was a great camera. 2.1 megapixel and very sharp images. Low-light situations aren't all that great, but most digital cameras have that problem. The flash is bright enough to illuminate any room.


Here's a picture taken with my mother's Fuji 2600
Another
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
If your mother can wait then I would buy the Canon PowerShot A40.

If she has to buy TODAY then get the Fuji Finepix 2650, I think there's a $15 off coupon floating around, plus free shipping and save another few % with eBates.com

Why wait for the Canon PowerShot A40? (Wait could be 2-3 weeks whenever OfficeMax.com gets it back in stock -or- Dell has another sale like this).

PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
imaging-resource.com (with sample pictures)
dcresource.com (with sample pictures)
steves-digicams.com (with sample pictures)
dpreview.com (97 owner's ratings almost 5 out of 5 stars in every category)

CONSUMER REVIEWS
ePinions.com (100% recommended by 8 reviewers)
Amazon.com (4.8 out of 5 stars with 39 customer reviews)
CNET.com (8 out of 10 stars with 95% positive reviews)
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tell her to wait, office max usually has a deal for a canon powershot a40 + memory card of some size for 199.99 , i would guess sometime soon, it has been a while since the last time they offered the deal.

 
Originally posted by: Stifko
I wanna get one for under 2 bills that uses smart media.
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Then get the Fuji FinePix 2600. It is the same as the 2650 except that it uses Smartmedia. These are still floating around.

Compgeeks still has them.
 
Originally posted by: Stifko
Thanks I found it on CompGeeks for $168 for a refirbed unit.

Any opinions on the Fuji FinePix 2600 ?
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For the 200th time, it's a great digicam, buy it.
 
Originally posted by: Stifko
Thanks a lot, that looks like a deal !
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You're welcome. I believe there's a free $20 or $50 gift card which comes with this digicam but I could be wrong, anyhow it's worth checking out at your local CompUSA.

This seems to retail for around $180, so if there is a free gift card then it's really hot.

You may also want to check your local OM B&M which has some digicams on sale including the Canon PowerShot A40 and two Kodak digicams (which suck) but neither of these accept SM media.
 
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