Best Digital Camera for around $200 ?? Ideas?

[jamerdean]

Uncle Sam is gonna be good to me (i hope :evil and i'm gonna get a good camera so any ideas?

thanks
jam

 

[Lager]

Canon A60

 

[Joyride]

Good question

I too hope to have a good return and will be looking for a digicam

 

[jamerdean]

thanks,

any others?

 

[Anubis]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp - will let you select the critera you want.

 

[Babbles]

Olympus D-560

I bought one for my dad for Christmas and it seems to be a pretty good camera. I was going to get the Cannon A60, but think this Olympus model just seemed a bit better. I paid $225 at a CompUSA for it.

Another link

 

[BigSmooth]

The A60 is great but there should be a new model coming to replace it within the next few months. I'd wait to see what comes out.

 

[BHeemsoth]

fuji a210 (3mp, 3x optical)

Decent Camera overall, you can find it for 200 at staples. If you get it on the right week, you may get a free 64mb xd card also.

 

[BHeemsoth]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth
The A60 is great but there should be a new model coming to replace it within the next few months. I'd wait to see what comes out.

Canon is going to put out another 2mp camera? I highly doubt it.

 

[bolido2000]

Minolta Dimage. Fits in a pocket shirt. 3.2MP, 3x optical zoom. Check fatwallet thread to get the case and free shipping coupon

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: rpbri2886

Originally posted by: BigSmooth
The A60 is great but there should be a new model coming to replace it within the next few months. I'd wait to see what comes out.

Canon is going to put out another 2mp camera? I highly doubt it.

Doubt it? Why? The A40 was replaced by the A60, and now the A60 is due for replacement. Canon has stated they are releasing 20 new cameras in 2004, and I imagine at least one of them will be a new 2.0MP A-Series camera.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: rpbri2886

Originally posted by: BigSmooth
The A60 is great but there should be a new model coming to replace it within the next few months. I'd wait to see what comes out.

Canon is going to put out another 2mp camera? I highly doubt it.

Perhaps a new 3MP at the A60 price...

We should start seeing them in about 4 - 6 weeks.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rpbri2886
fuji a210 (3mp, 3x optical)

Decent Camera overall, you can find it for 200 at staples. If you get it on the right week, you may get a free 64mb xd card also.

Agreed.

For $200 I would buy either the Canon A60 or Fuji A210.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: coldcut
Canon A60

 

[jamerdean]

many thanks to my fellow aters. Your info, as always, is invaluable

:gift:s on me

jam

 

[WyteWatt]

There is no such thing as best digital camera. Each one suits a different person.

 

[LSUfan]

Originally posted by: imtim83
There is no such thing as best digital camera. Each one suits a different person.

With a price range it narrows it down a lot though.

What will the camera be used for?

 

[bolido2000]

I still think the Minolta Dimage at gateway.com is the best deal right now. I bought a Canon A60 for my parents on xmas for $200 + $50 Target GC. The camera takes good photos and has lots of features. I don't like the fact it uses 4 AA, heavy, plastic body.

 

[jaydee]

Depending on what you want to use it for, the Olympus D-560, Canon A60, or Fuji A310.

 

[Ornery]

"...i'm gonna get a good camera..."

For $200.00?

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"...i'm gonna get a good camera..."

For $200.00?

$200 is a lot of money to some people and you CAN get a "good camera" for that much.

Every review I have seen of the A60, for instance, is positive. It's no Digital Rebel, but for most people it delivers what they are asking for and more.
Additionally, 2MP is definitely enough for most applications, especially for a beginner.

 

[Ornery]

The last camera I bought is selling currently for $400.00 and it's pissing me off. Trying to work a deal with Sears on another camera, and returning this one. Even at $400.00, it has issues with noise at higher ISO settings, chromatic aberrations at wide open aperture and low light focus problems. Ah, but what do ya want for $400.00, eh?

No, I wouldn't call a $200.00 camera 'good'. Would you call an E machine a good computer? Sure, it might do what the user needs, and wants, but it sure doesn't qualify as anything more than adequate.

 

[BigSmooth]

I consider value when describing a product as "good" or not. The E Machine is not exactly analogous because they make junk.
Is a P4 Dell for $350 a "good computer" for most people out there? Absolutely. Sure, it's got integrated audio and video, but in the grand scheme of things there is very little software out there that would not run on that machine. Plus you've got the Dell name and support backing it.

To sum up, a camera can be "good" even if it's not high end. If it provides everything a user wants or needs and beats the competition in quality at the same price, I'd call that a good camera.

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: rpbri2886
fuji a210 (3mp, 3x optical)

Decent Camera overall, you can find it for 200 at staples. If you get it on the right week, you may get a free 64mb xd card also.

I picked up the Fuji A310 for $200 with shipping, and so far I'm very happy with it.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth
I consider value when describing a product as "good" or not. The E Machine is not exactly analogous because they make junk.
Is a P4 Dell for $350 a "good computer" for most people out there? Absolutely. Sure, it's got integrated audio and video, but in the grand scheme of things there is very little software out there that would not run on that machine. Plus you've got the Dell name and support backing it.

To sum up, a camera can be "good" even if it's not high end. If it provides everything a user wants or needs and beats the competition in quality at the same price, I'd call that a good camera.

I disagree. You're saying that it can be "good for what it is". Bah. Either it's good or it ain't. Ole' jamerdean is going to buy something for $200.00, then upgrade to something else not long after. I see it here all the time. I bet most DC owners on this board are on their third or fourth cameras already. Why? Because the first one or two weren't 'good' enough.

I'm seeing a lot of people going ga-ga over this new Canon SD10, and paying a small fortune for the damn thing. Yeah, I think $200.00 is a lot of money, so $300.00 for what some of the images look like, that come out of that SD10 is ludicrous! Is it good 'for what it is', a cute camera? Do images matter in a 4MP digital camera or not?