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Can someone recommend me a Digital Camera

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leeland

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I have an older Olympus camera which has servered me well...taken a TON of pictures and I have been very happy with it. 2.1 mp, 10x optical. Problem is it has minimal memory (not SD)...the wife thinks it is too BIG...the shutter speed is slow (have to hold and wait for the picture to take) the list goes on and on.

Price isn't a super concern, I want something that takes a good picture, faster shutter speed, uses widely available memory format (i.e. Not a sony memory stick)...

If anyone has a recommendation I would appreciate the brand and model


Thanks.

leeland
 
why not go to a couple of websites that specialoze in photo reviews...Steves Digicams or DPreview...

you'll get the latest info on what you need...

btw, i shoot 2 Canon dSLRs and Panasonic FZ30, if you want to get something more updated...
 
I'd recommend staying away from Kodak. My last 3 cameras were Kodak and they have all failed. On my LS443, the "joystick" thumb button quit working in the down position. On my Z760, the scroll wheel on the back, to turn the camera on and select different photo options, became stuck and almost immovable. And my last camera, the Z743, had a broken shutter right out of the box. It wouldn't close all the way and the camera would randomly turn itself off. I've returned it and am also looking for a new camera.

I'd recommend something along the lines of a Cannon. At least that's the brand I'll be looking at for my next purchase.
 
Canon's SD line of cameras are great. Very compact, yet excellent picture, fast and use SD cards. I personally have the SD450 5MP model, but it's a little old, there are newer models out now.
 
Depending on what you plan on shooting and how much you want to spend you could look at even a nikon Dslr in the d50 range, very nice camera for the price and all the fun of interchangeable lenses for all types of shooting uses SD card as well. I would stay away from CF cameras the cards seem to be slowing down where SD is still climbing..


Will G.
 
I would recommend AGAINST getting a Kodak. My Kodak camera is a good camera, but the way it connects to the computer is retarded. You don't just use a cable to connect the camera to the computer, but you connect your camera to a dock, then from the dock to the computer. The camera cannot be directly connected to the computer because it uses some retarded proprietary fit connection on the dock. On top of that, the dock needs to be plugged into the wall, so that's even more cables to tangle and make your room just a bit uglier.
 
Canon is the premier digital camera supplier. I would select a ultracompact Canon with image stabilization with a decent optical zoom. I would go with the SD800IS


 
Take a look at the Canon SD and A lines. Something like SD900 or SD800 IS would be great. For the A series, check out the A640.
 
Guess the Kodak line has changed since i had one where you just pluged in ur usb cable and away you went, now i don't recommend connecting ur camera directly to the pc anyways, take the card out and place it in a reader as a cord attached to a camera is asking for issues..


will
 
I bought the A630; 4AA's and the display that swivels. Newegg had the best price (+ 1GB SD as a combo). Excellent camera.
 
Amusingly, this is a case there you probably would have been better off posting in Off Topic. There are lots of Photography experts like Fuzzybabybunny and Tfinch2 that frequent there.

I'd vote for the Canon SD 700 IS myself, since it's a good camera and your wife won't complain about the size of it.
 
Buy a nice Canon point&shoot- don't forget to look for an optical viewfinder (in addition to an LCD), if you use it on your camera now.
 
Agree on Canon. But, I would recommend looking for these features:

1. Optical Zomm, at least 3X
2. ISO 800 capable
3. IS (Image stabilization)

After that - may the best deal win. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Amusingly, this is a case there you probably would have been better off posting in Off Topic. There are lots of Photography experts like Fuzzybabybunny and Tfinch2 that frequent there.

I'd vote for the Canon SD 700 IS myself, since it's a good camera and your wife won't complain about the size of it.
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I was thinking about it, but I inevitably get somebody that "reminds" or "suggests" this sort of stuff should go in a hardware forum which makes the thread turn to crap.


Originally posted by: corkyg
Agree on Canon. But, I would recommend looking for these features:

1. Optical Zomm, at least 3X
2. ISO 800 capable
3. IS (Image stabilization)

After that - may the best deal win. 🙂
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I have seen a lot of good things about Canon...I would like a nicer camera but then I have the wife factor involved...who is just feeling comfortable with out current camera enough to bitch about how much she doesn't like it 😀a

Price is not a huge deciding factor...I would rather spend and get something I am happy with that my wife can use vs. something cheap and pissing me off

I.E. Kodak, I find it funny that everyone listed Kodak...I had one before our current camera and it broke 4 seperate times...which is what prompted me to finally return it to Worst Buy and piss and moan over my service plan (yes I bought one 😀) and said, give me a new camera I don't care what it costs extra I just want to get rid of this POS.

Mainly looking for what you listed above...
1. Image stabilization (that works)
2. Decent optical zoom....
3. The cherry on top for me would be a red eye reduction that works too...
4. The cherry on top for my wife would be easy to use 😀

I have a loose understanding ISO 800 (I think it is shutter speed), does that just enable you to take pictures in the dark or low lighting so that they come out better?


Thanks guys for all the info and replies...
 
I'm another SD700IS owner.

There are a couple things the bug me about it, but overall I'm happy with it.

Lack of manual controls, battery indicator, and the audio quality are things that are not so great about it.

I get red-eye in some of the pictures, but the canon photo utility has a red-eye fix feature so it can be taken care of that way too.
 
I was just checking out Steve's Digicam website and came across the Cannon G7...looks like a pretty nice camera.

I will have to spend sometime on that site to see what is all out there.

 
Canon G7 are excellant camera's...just be forewarned that they do not have Image Stabilization...this may or may not matter to you. the G7 is a Point & Shoot camera a pro would use if he didn't want to lug around a lot of gear...
 
something with image stabilization. if you can afford it, don't miss out on that feature. not that its costly feature these days, its mid end stuff.
 
Careful what you post DLM, the G7 does indeed have Image Stabilization.

From the Steves Digicam link in a previous post, here is a cut and paste from the review of the Canon G7 :

"A combination of technological advancements, as well as the introduction of the DIGIC III image processor has allowed the G7 to become the fastest G series camera to date, with a startup time approximately twice as fast as its predecessor at 1.4 seconds (LCD monitor on). Other firsts on a G series model include Optical Image Stabilization and the addition of 13 new special scene modes for a variety of shooting situations. The PowerShot G7 model also adds the ?My Colors? function as well as added flexibility with an increased ISO sensitivity, which ranges from 80-1600, or as high as ISO 3200 in the special scene mode. With the enhanced noise reduction, users can confidently shoot in low light scenes."

BM.
 
Bat123Man, well i surely apologize to all persons responding to this thread, i did not know that, as it's probably been the better part of a year since i bought my last P&S...but as the excerpt from Steves Digicams says, 'this is the first G series to include Optical Image Stabilization'.




 
If you can go from between 500-600 I'd recommend either a Nikon or a Canon low-end SLR. The Nikon should be the D40 (not the 50). It's the latest model and has gotten some excellent reviews and comes with a great lens. The Canon Digital Rebel XT is slightly more pricey, I've seen them for around 550 at times with the stock lens, which is also excellent. (That's one that I have.) If you haven't tried one, yet, you might want to take either for a "test drive" at some store or maybe someone you know has one. I have several other digicams, including a Canon S3 IS, which is a wonderful camera as well, and is 150 dollars cheaper than the low end SLRs. But if I had to choose just one camera, I'd go with the SLRs. While image stabilization is neat, you will find you might gain 2 F stops or so with it. The digital SLRs have larger sensors and as a result don't have as much "noise" at the higher ISO levels so that, in itself, resluts in something like a 2 f stop advantage (if not 3) and hence, you get the advantage of image stabilization on low end digicams. Where you need image stabilization on an SLR is with telephoto lenses. And with IS they are very pricey. So if you really need a telephoto and don't want to spend much money the S3 IS is a very good choice. But I would take a good look at the Nikon D40 and Canon Rebel XT first. (See http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm for a d40 review and other reviews at that site as well as guides to picking cameras)
 
As much as I would like to get a SLR type camera...the fact of the matter is I have to keep the wife factor in the loop. I need somehting that is easy to operate and not clunky....i.e. it can fit in the purse 😀

The G7 looks like a decent camera...way better than what we currently have. I found it online for 385.00 But I will keep looking at other models...
 
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