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lilFajita

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it depends on whether you expect to print lots of pictures: you might have a problem with a 2 mpix camera if you do. I'm not sure if you can find a 3 mpix for 200 though.
 
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MrBond

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2MP will print good 4x6's. I've had some 8x10's done at Walmart with 3MP shots and they look fine.

I'm not sure if its on your list or not, but if you search the forums, you'll see that a ton of people reccomend the Canon Powershot A40 for that much money.
 
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HiTek21

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Canon makes some great 2mp digicams. The A40 is a great value but if you want compact S200 or S330 but those are bit higher cost. You can get a S200 for 270 shipped at Dell. They have a 10% off all digicams.
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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If you can, spend another $49 and buy the Canon PowerShot A40 and here's why:

This is the BEST DAMN 2 megapixel digicam in it's class and these reviews practically speak for themselves:

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)

1) Canon PowerShot A40
2) Fuji Finepix 2650 is an excellent value but it takes xD media.
3) Tie between the Toshiba vs Sony

DO NOT BUY A KODAK DIGICAM, I REPEAT DO NOT BUY A KODAK DIGICAM!!! or HP for that matter.
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: PipBoy
hehe like a moth to the flame.
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Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire
My love is blind
Can't you see my desire?
That's the way love goes
Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire
My love is blind
Can't you see my desire?

Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire
My love is blind
Can't you see my desire
That's the way love goes
Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire
That's the way love goes
My love is blind
Can't you see my desire?

Come with me
Don't you worry
I'm gonna make you crazy
I'll give you the time of your life

I'm gonna take you places
You've never been before and
You'll be so happy that you came

Oooooh, I'm gonna take you there
Oo-ooh hoo-ooh oo-ooh
That's the way love goes
Hoo
That's the way love goes
That's the way love goes
That's the way love goes

Don't mind if I light candles
I like to watch us play and
Baby, I've got on what you like

Come closer
Baby closer
Reach out and feel my body
I'm gonna give you all my love
Ooh sugar don't you hurry
You've got me here all night
Just close your eyes and hold on tight

Ooh baby
Don't stop, don't stop
Go deeper
Baby deeper
You feel so good I'm gonna cry

Oooooh I'm gonna take your there
Oo-ooh hoo-ooh oo-ooh
That's the way love goes
Hoo
That's teh way love goes
That's the way love goes it goes it goes
Oooh that's the way love goes
Reach out and feel my body
That's the way love goes
Dontcha know
That's the way
Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire
My love is blind
Can't you see my desire
Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire My love is blind
Can't you see my desire?
That's the way love goes....

:D
 
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lilFajita

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RossMAN, though I know Janet would be proud to see her song applied to your attraction to Ferengi-ness, but was that really neccessary? ;):D
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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SCSIfreek - It took everything I had to recommend the Canon PowerShot A40, why? Because it's at FULL RETAIL price of $249 when you could buy it for $200 with FREE 64MB or 128MB CF if you wait for another OD/OM/Staples deal to come along but if you HAD to choose between all these digicams, the Canon A40 still kicks major ass.

lilFajita - Janet is so hot it isn't funny, great now I got that song running through my head in an infinite loop!

 
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tcsenter

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Rossman, where can I order one of them NiMH AA battery rechargers (with batteries) at a good price?
 
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Lvis

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I hope I'm not hijacking here.

Can someone recommend a $300 camera? Mom gave me some cash for xmas :) I can go a bit higher than that, if needed.

I am thinking of the fuji FINEPIX 3800. The xd doesn't really scare me, as I don't own any cf/sm flash memory.

Thanks.
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: tcsenter
Rossman, where can I order one of them NiMH AA battery rechargers (with batteries) at a good price?
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Without a doubt this is the best deal on rechargeable batteries.

However if you can spend a few more bucks I'd strongly suggest buying some new 1800 mAH's with a MAHA quick charger from either Thomas-Distributing.com or SunnBattery.com's eBay auctions (userid ptron1).

Always have at least double the amount of rechargeable batteries your digicam needs on hand. So while you're using one set, the other is charging. I own TWO of those Panasonic rechargeable kits (bought one from CostCo B&M for $20 after $5 MIR and the other is still brand new for $12.99 from Big Lots B&M with no MIR) ... also some Big Lots B&M stores are selling 4 packs of Panasonic 1600 mAH rechargeable batteries for the INCREDIBLE price of only $4.99 so I grabbed 2 of those packs.

Rechargeable batteries make sense environmentally and financially.
 
arcenite

arcenite

Lifer
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Thank you for all of your responses, so everyone agrees I should just spend the extra $50 on the Canon A40? If I don't have to spend the extra money i'd rather not but if this camera is worth it then I will, thanks :)

Bill
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Thank you for all of your responses, so everyone agrees I should just spend the extra $50 on the Canon A40? If I don't have to spend the extra money i'd rather not but if this camera is worth it then I will, thanks :)

Bill
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That's a tough decision. The Fuji Finepix 2650 is an excellent digicam for only $199 however it does take xD media rather than the Canon A40's CF (CF is so cheap, abundant and is also used in PDA's and MP3 Players did I mention that it's CHEAP?). Also the Canon A40 records video WITH sound.

If it were me, this would be a no brainer spend the extra $50 and get the Canon A40 then buy some rechargeable batteries for only $12.99.

Congrats!!!
 
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edro

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Originally posted by: RossMAN

Always have at least double the amount of rechargeable batteries your digicam needs on hand. So while you're using one set, the other is charging. I own TWO of those Panasonic rechargeable kits (bought one from CostCo B&M for $20 after $5 MIR and the other is still brand new for $12.99 from Big Lots B&M with no MIR) ... also some Big Lots B&M stores are selling 4 packs of Panasonic 1600 mAH rechargeable batteries for the INCREDIBLE price of only $4.99 so I grabbed 2 of those packs.

Rechargeable batteries make sense environmentally and financially.
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I used to race R/C cars professionally and my Airtronics M8 radio takes 12 AA's. I always used 1600mAh NiMh batteries and I had 2 sets. That made 24. I never wanted to use those batteries for my camera because they were in my R/C tool kits, so I bought an extra 12 AA's just for my camera. Now that I don't have time to race R/C anymore, I have the 24 AA's from that. That brings the grand total to 36 AA NiMh all 1600-1800mAh ! Haha, I never run out.
 
arcenite

arcenite

Lifer
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Ok well I will have about $50 left over. How much will the CF/Batteries/Recharger cost? I am sure it won't be cheap. Atleast a decent sized CF.

Thanks again.
Bill
 
RossMAN

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: guapo337
do you like the Canon Powershot A40?
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No, I've actually never heard of that ... what is it, is it any good, should I buy one? ;)

I only wish I knew how to operate my damn Canon A40!!!
 
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