Whats the BEST digital camera out there????

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Champion1

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What do yall think is the best digital camera??? The one that is most reasonable and affordable..

Everyone put there 2 cents in

Thx :)

and if you have a link to your favorite.. give it to me
 
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Mday

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the best != reasonable and affordable. the best, i would say is nikon's D1x, it's $6000 or so. a runner up is the olympus e10.

needless to say there are more expensive cameras out there.

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check out dpreview and use their comparison dealy.

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right now, the sony mavica cd200. it's less than 2 megapixels (1.92) but you can't beat the storage price. they use mini cdrs, about $1.50 each if you buy it online in jewel cases. it's $800 retail, but you can get it for $700 online. the camera itself is not the best, but it's a definite winner. the deal here is storage costs.

sony also has a 4 megapixel camera coming out soon, price is also $800 retail. but it takes memory sticks.
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the nikon 900 and 800 series of cameras are also great. feature rich with a steeper learning curve than most. the 995 is the best of that family, the 880 is great cheaper version without the swivel.
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if you have money, the minolta dimage 7 is a great camera, a cheaper dimage 5 is coming out.
 
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Telemonius

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right now my fav would be the Canon EOS D30. it's an slr digital, but it's only the body...you have to add the lens(es) seperately. but that's neat b/c you can change lenses to match the scene (i.e. portrait, landscape, etc)...and canon makes badass glass. (doh, that's a pricey cam, i didn't even read your post)

personally, i'd either get a canon powershot or nikon coolpix. nikon's coming out with the compact coolpix 775 soon, which looks very nice. i might pick one up for myself. it should be under $430 (street), has a Nimh battery/charger, and can take movies, too.

nikon link
 
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Silver222

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You've asked a question that makes no sense...do you want the "best", or do you want "reasonable and affordable"?
 
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Silver222

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Fully automatic, or do you want some manual controls too? Keep in mind, a fully automatic camera is cheaper.
 
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VBboy

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I don't think this is a good place to ask "what's the best X" kind of question. You need to read some direct comparisons to really understand which product is better.

Go to ReviewFinder.com if you have something specific in mind, or just go to CNet.com or ZDnet.com (are they still different?) and search there. Google.com will bring up some great articles where different cameras are reviewed and compared based on their image quality, memory sizes, etc.. The paper-based PC Magazine and Computer Shopper have some reviews, but they are more on the "Gee, that thing appears to perform better than this thing, but we don't have any benchmarks or concrete data to prove it" side.

Is it me or does Computer Shopper really really suck now?!
 
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hans007

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the 40 i sucks, you have to use those stupid secure disks if you wanna use the mp3 part. not to mention it has no zoom, and costs a crap load. get a canon s300 if you want something that small. or the new kyocera 3.3 megapixel cam
 
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mgravy

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I love my Olympus 3000z (3.3 megapixel) - They've come down alot in price recently too!
 
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Mixxen

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IMO Nikon, Canon, and Olympus make the BEST cameras.

I like the Olympus 3040Z and the 2040Z...full manual or full auto, aperture select :D, shutter select, 3.5 frames per sec, and it has a super fast lens f1.8! Nice price with lots of features, but it is not the BEST.

If you want the best, then you'll need to drop a few grand.
 
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HeinekinMan

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I've been using a Canon Powershot G-1 for several months; I'm very pleased with the way the camera functions and the results that I have gotten with the pics; pics have been absolutely stunning. This is one fantastic camera. It has a @hit load of features but I leave mine mostly in Auto mode (point, zoom, and click). I'm using a SanDisk 128 MB CF card; my picture settings are set to 3 megapixel with compression so I can shoot up to 252 high quality images on one CF card. The software that comes with the camera (Canon ZoomBrowser) has been very easy to use and setup (I've heard people whine about some of its shortcomings but I haven't had any problems with it AT ALL!).

Some of the reasons why I purchased this camera:

1. Support for CF Type I AND II cards AND IBM Microdrive support (Casio is the only other vendor that has this function currently I believe).

2. An LCD screen that can be turned off (most can) AND swivels similar to a camcorder; this is a very, very nice feature. When the camera is not in use, the LCD screen is hidden and protected from getting all scratched up.

3. 3 megapixels

4. USB support

5. The lens is interchangeable with a fixed focal lens

6. It has a hotshoe that will support the use of an external flash

7. The included lithium-ion rechargeable battery is also used in Canon camcorders; it LASTS A VERY LONG TIME! Its proprietary but it seems to hold a charge forever!! I bought an extra but I rarely have to swap while in the field! I'm talking several hundred snapshots before seeing a low battery indication.

8. Canon name; I have a @hit load of Canon products including an original A-1 35mm SLR that I bought in Japan almost twenty years ago that still kicks butt.

If you shop around, you should be able to pick up one of these for less than 620.00 (I paid 720.00 about four months ago).

The best all around digital camera for the money in my humble opinion...

 
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