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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: VileZambonie on February 22, 2009, 10:43:01 am
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I HATE my digital camera. It's a Sony and it was great at first but turned into a piece of crap. I'm in the market for a new one. What are you all using and do you like it?
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I've got a Canon Powershot A520. Had it for a couple of years... its the best digital camera I've owned. The Canon got great reviews, I will probably buy another one this year.
Check out this website for good consumer reviews: http://www.epinions.com/Digital_Cameras
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I have an Olympus Stylus 1000. It is an good performer overall, with the capability of producing excellent quality hi-res shots. But occasionally, especially when the light is low, it's auto focus feature acts up and the picture comes out grainy. Also the video sucks, in particular the audio. Honestly, I don't even know why they sent it to market with such a pathetic video mode; it would have made more sense to eliminate it. I suspect there are better cameras for less $$$.
I would just spend some time at an electronics store where you can play with each camera for a while. Run through all the menus to see how intuitive they are. Take a few pics under normal lighting, then a few into shadows, then some into the overhead lighting. Test the video mode; I wouldn't buy a digicam that couldn't also double as a decent camcorder (why buy two seperate devices?). Also consider how useful the display is. Some have a display so small that you really can't tell anything about the pic except that you captured the intended subject. Then you download it onto your computer and discover it's crap as far as resolution. Reliability is too difficult to determine with the tidal wave of electronics flooding the market. I just take the normal precautions (avoid heat, humidity, water, etc.) and hope for the best.
Happy hunting.
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I've heard good things about Cannon, my HP took grainy crappy photos and I'm done with Sony. They do NOT stand behind their products and warranty service is a joke. I played around in Sears and Best buy but they all seem the same in the store which is why I figured I'd get some opinions.
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Cannon Powdershot is what I use. I dropped it from my tree stand 20' up, (last year) Case opened up but I was able to snap it back together. Still works great today.
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Does it have a rechargeable battery? That's another prerequisite of mine.
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I have a Canon Powershot A510. It's a few years old but it's idiot proof, perfect for me.
It sounds like you may be into the higher end electronics but as far as the Cannon brand, I've had great luck.
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Does it have a rechargeable battery? That's another prerequisite of mine.
Yeah, the Canon Powershot cameras take either rechargeable NiMH (nickel-metal-hydride) or Lithium batteries in the AA size. I use the Energizer brand in my Canon.
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I have a Samsung Digimax A7 that I like allot. It needs repair at the moment as it got run over by the Blazer last year at a mud bog. It takes double a batteries. I use rechargeable ones. It still takes pics but the screen is smashed. I just recently got a Kodak Easy Share V1073 it has a rechargeable battery.
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Any of the sub $300 Nikons or Canons are a great choice and be happy with.
I prefer Canon tho.
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I bought a GE A735 7 megapixel camera a few months ago and I love it. it takes 2 AA batteries, but you can buy them in rechargable type. It takes good video and with my 2GB SD card it records for about an hour. I got it on sale for $80 or so. I used to have to take 2 or 3 of each pic to get one that wasn't fuzzy until I got this one. now one shot gets one good pic.
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Get a Nikon D40 SLR with either the 18-55 lens or the 18-135 lens. This camera is small, has a pop up flash, uncanny exposure accuracy, and has a full automatic mode so it is no harder to use than a point and shoot. It is 6 mp and will take far superior pictures to any point and shoot due to its large sensor.
No need to get more megapixels. Hello to all, this is my first post, I just lurk--this is the first time I new anything that might be helpful! Just my 2cents.
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Hey Daryl, thanks for sharing!
for an under $200 camera, that is relatively small, you can get a Cannon A590, they are about $130 right now.
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for a simple small camera i use a samsung a503. It is 5 megapixels which is quite large for a very small camera that'l fit in your shirt pocket or glove compartment in case of the unforeseen buttox who runs into your rear. They use the ever-cheapening SD cards, up to a 2.0 gigabyte--which will hold about 6 quadrillion pics.
Nearly all my websites (ie: www.hikermaniac.com ) have pics from this little tiny hard-worker. They are about two-yr old technology, therefore cheap as a grain of sand (if you were in the market for a grain of sand--don't know why you would be). Cheap, small, SD card compatible, standard USB cord transfer---or get a sd card reader....you can get about a million sd readers on ebay for like $10, it can't be beat.
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=samsung+a503&_sacat=See-All-Categories (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=samsung+a503&_sacat=See-All-Categories)
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I'm another Canon fan. I have the SD750 and I love it. Very easy to use and picture quality is awesome. I think all the pics I've posted here have been from my cell phone though.
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I believe what I had was a Canon A560 and it was the best one ive owned yeat but after a hard fall on cement the lens mechanism dented inside and it jammed the lens from moving in and out. Repair estimate was like $250 and I believe I only paid $199 for the camera 2 years ago.
So this weekend I picked up another canon this weekend, an SD1000is or 1100is... something like that.
Havnt tried her out yet but looks good so far. Comes with its own rechargable batt. pack, 8MPX. etc...
When I was shopping the first time around the best advice I was told was to get one with a glass lens over a plastic lens. Most canon have a glass lens.
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I have a Nikon D50 (precedes the smaller D40) and it takes awesome photos. Downside is lugging a bigger camera with you. This one won't go in a shirt pocket, but you can't take better photos with a Point-and-shoot, period. Coupled with the 55-135 zoom lens with image stabilization, it will turn any hack into a good photographer. With the IS turned on, I can shoot at max zoom without a tripod and don't get any blurriness. I bought it mostly for taking action shots of the little ones tearing around as it can fire 5 frames per second (non-flash). It wasn't cheap, but I've seen some good deals on the D40 lately so it may be worth a look. You won't be disappointed in the image quality.
I also have a Panasonic Lumix L-75 (I think that's the model), which is point and shoot, runs on AA batteries, and cost me $99 a year and a half ago. The downside is it gets grainy and blurry in low-light situations, and the flash tends to wash things out. Good little budget camera, but it won't win me any photo contests.
My wife just bought a Kodak Easy share 913 (I think, I stink at remembering multiple model numbers), and she says it works great. Proprietary battery, which all the small ones have to save space and weight, lots of mega pixels, and small. Haven't taken enough photos to render judgment on low light or action shots. For $123 at Wal-Mart (with some extra goodies like a case and lens cloth) the price is hard to beat.
Megapixels have reached their useful capacity as a quality indicator long ago. Anything over 6mp will be enough for anyone as long as you print to 8x10 or smaller. Bigger photos may be an issue at 6mp and less, but I gather most here aren't concerned with large prints.
Good luck with whatever you choose. Just keep in mind the useful life of these things gets shorter every year. If you get more than 3 years out of one, consider yourself lucky. As Jay suggested, go for good quality lens with OPTICAL zoom (not digital zoom), and look into image stabilization. It will eliminate camera shake for those zoom shots.
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I have had great luck with my Olympus. 5 years and the only thing was the battery wouldn't keep a charge very long. Replaced it and no problems. Great pics, and software editing tools.
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i have a sanyo great camera it is 7.1 pixels
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I use a kodak easyshare ts real easy to use takes good pics.I use the dock and you can download and print from its all good