digital camera experts....i request your assistance

[MrDudeMan]

i have been looking at digital cameras recently and ive done all the research...

but i am having a hard time figuring out which one to buy.

what is the best camera for the pricerange of about 175-275ish


features dont matter to me besides maybe good zoom and quality


i wil never print them out either, so that doesnt matter at all


i have looked at stuff and i am hearing canon is what to go for, but i want the opinions of you guys

 

[aphex]

Personally, i would go with the Canon S330 (although its a little above your price range).

Im all about good picture quality and features in a tiny package (hence why i bought a Sony DSC-P9)

The S330 seems to be a fantastic little camera though.

Also, you might wanna look at the Canon A40. Thats a little closer to your price range.

 

[Soybomb]

Check out the nikon coolpix 2500, i love it

 

[ElFenix]

coolpix 2500 or canon a40. $300 list each.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Soybomb
Check out the nikon coolpix 2500, i love it

Hey Soybomb. I'm thinking of getting hte coolpix. How is the picture quality at night though? I hear there are artifacts and stuff?

<== money spending monkey dance

EDIT: You can get the coolpix for 200 if pricematch staples with best buy and use a 50 off coupon.

 

[RossMAN]

The Canon PowerShot S330 is nice but it's out of your price range, the best price (off the top of my head) is around $360 shipped from Dell Home.

I would highly recommend checking out the Canon PowerShot A40 which is 2 megapixel, 3x optical zoom (which is better than digital zoom), accepts CF (instead of inferior SM) and is an all around excellent digicam. Here are some reviews to push you over the cliff or to get you off the fence and buy it!

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)

Best of all it's a bargain at only $249

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
The Canon PowerShot S330 is nice but it's out of your price range, the best price (off the top of my head) is around $360 shipped from Dell Home.

I would highly recommend checking out the Canon PowerShot A40 which is 2 megapixel, 3x optical zoom (which is better than digital zoom), accepts CF (instead of inferior SM) and is an all around excellent digicam. Here are some reviews to push you over the cliff or to get you off the fence and buy it!

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)

Best of all it's a bargain at only $249

Damn RossMAN. I was just waiting for you to come in with your A40 recommendation.

Here's a list of recommended cameras for your price range.

Nikon Coolpix 2500
Fuji Finepix 2600 and 2800
Canon S200
Canon A40
Sony DSC-P51

<== digital monkey dance

EDIT: Use those links RossMAN provided. THey have reviews of all these cameras.

 

[Soybomb]

I think the night quality is pretty good, I've thrown some really odd lighting at it too. I think the artificating at night thing is on REALLLLLLLLLLLY long exposures. I've taken a few shots with exposures long enough to require tripods and still none in mine. As I recall many people said they noticed it to be greatly diminished after the new firmware, which mine came with....

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Soybomb
I think the night quality is pretty good, I've thrown some really odd lighting at it too. I think the artificating at night thing is on REALLLLLLLLLLLY long exposures. I've taken a few shots with exposures long enough to require tripods and still none in mine. As I recall many people said they noticed it to be greatly diminished after the new firmware, which mine came with....

Cool, Thanks Soybomb. Is there any way to tell if the Nikon comes with the new firmware?

<== appreciative monkey dance

 

[RossMAN]

Does anyone else feel like doing some monkey sacrifycing?

 

[MrDudeMan]

wow guys. that was a lot of info really quick.

where can i go about getting the best deals on these cameras? i know where to look for computer parts but am clueless when it comes to a camera! hehe

 

[Soybomb]

If it doesn't you can upgrade it with a download from nikon's site, but if you want to check a camera's version just hold down the menu button and turn the camera to playback mode. The most current version is 1.1 I think.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=2875763

edit:

I bought mine for $235 from outpost.com and the 256 meg viking cf card from amazon for $100.

also rossman, your a40 doesn't come withe awesome rechargable battery the cp2500 does, does it?!?!

 

[RossMAN]

MrDudeMan - Read my post above dated 08/23/2002 3:53 PM where I listed SEVEN DIGITAL CAMERA REVIEW WEBSITES!, see it?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Soybomb
If it doesn't you can upgrade it with a download from nikon's site, but if you want to check a camera's version just hold down the menu button and turn the camera to playback mode. The most current version is 1.1 I think.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=2875763

edit:

I bought mine for $235 from outpost.com and the 256 meg viking cf card from amazon for $100.

also rossman, your a40 doesn't come withe awesome rechargable battery the cp2500 does, does it?!?!

No but I didn't need one since I already picked up 6 1600 mAH's, 2 AAA NiMH's and Panasonic charger for $20 at CostCo B&M

 

[MrDudeMan]

i saw your post rossman but i didnt know you could buy the cameras from there

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
i saw your post rossman but i didnt know you could buy the cameras from there

D'oh I'm sorry I thought you had asked about reviews not where to buy, my apologies.

Have you checked out the Canon A40? If you like it and have an OfficeMax near you, you could own it today for $249.

 

[RossMAN]

I would strongly suggest reading this entire thread

 

[MrDudeMan]

heh thanks a lot rossman you have been a huge help