I will preface this by saying I'm no photographer. I am however pretty technically minded, and have done a lot of investigative research into this topic over the last couple of weeks. I am looking for a cost effective point and shoot digital camera. I purchased a Nikon S210 just before Christmas as it had garnered good reviews and came in at a price point that I found acceptable. Taking it with me over the holidays has definitely left a sour taste in my mouth however. Many of the images are turning out blurred and I seem unable to find a solution, as my fiance is having the same problems. I attribute it to the camera not having a true image stablization system, but I can't be sure. What I do know is that it's not performing up to my standards, and I will be taking it back to find a suitable replacement.
I am looking for a camera that is capable of taking good quality shots of animals and people (portraits I guess), that can function and take acceptably sharp images in low light situations such as in a museum, or inside buildings (something this Nikon struggles mightily with) and something that has at least a 3x optical zoom lens capable of taking at least acceptable outdoor landscape type shots, as well as shots of animals on zoo settings and in the wild. Pretty basic needs I feel. I am looking to spend no more than 200 dollars on it, and the neighborhood of 150 is the sweet spot. I realize I'm not getting a DSLR at that price, and don't expect to. I just expect the camera to do it's job sufficiently well that I don't cringe with every other shot I take.
I am currently looking at two Canon's, the Powershot A590 IS, and the Powershot A1000 IS. I honestly don't know what the differences are in terms of the inner workings other than that the A1000 is a 10 megapixel camera, with a 4x optical zoom. Both camera's seem to have garnered great reviews, and both camera's come in under 160 dollars for me. I am certainly not limiting my search to those two models, but they seem to fit the bill for me. Any suggestions about those two models, or any other makes in that price range? I've heard good stuff about the new Panasonic's, but don't know a lot about them.
Any help you all could provide would be greatly appreciated, my fiance is very frustrated with this Nikon, and I am as well considering it produces pictures that my old Kodak 3MP camera can blow away.
I am looking for a camera that is capable of taking good quality shots of animals and people (portraits I guess), that can function and take acceptably sharp images in low light situations such as in a museum, or inside buildings (something this Nikon struggles mightily with) and something that has at least a 3x optical zoom lens capable of taking at least acceptable outdoor landscape type shots, as well as shots of animals on zoo settings and in the wild. Pretty basic needs I feel. I am looking to spend no more than 200 dollars on it, and the neighborhood of 150 is the sweet spot. I realize I'm not getting a DSLR at that price, and don't expect to. I just expect the camera to do it's job sufficiently well that I don't cringe with every other shot I take.
I am currently looking at two Canon's, the Powershot A590 IS, and the Powershot A1000 IS. I honestly don't know what the differences are in terms of the inner workings other than that the A1000 is a 10 megapixel camera, with a 4x optical zoom. Both camera's seem to have garnered great reviews, and both camera's come in under 160 dollars for me. I am certainly not limiting my search to those two models, but they seem to fit the bill for me. Any suggestions about those two models, or any other makes in that price range? I've heard good stuff about the new Panasonic's, but don't know a lot about them.
Any help you all could provide would be greatly appreciated, my fiance is very frustrated with this Nikon, and I am as well considering it produces pictures that my old Kodak 3MP camera can blow away.
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