Can someone point me in the right direction. I'm looking to spend roughly 150 bucks but of course spending a little less would be nice. I know more Megapixels the better and of course zoom is a plus but I really don't see myself needing much of that. But other than that I don't have a clue.

Can someone point me in the right direction; brands, megapixels, etc. Of course specific models would be great.

How do these look...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1200703005590
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1205538323188

 

We have a couple of Canon DigiCams in the house. I think Canon is a great brand.
8 megapixels should be more than good enough for snapshots.
Look at www.dealsea.com and www.dealcatcher.com for the best bargains.
Good luck.

 

www.stevesdigicams.com is a great place to research cameras. He also has links to stores with the best prices. It's a good resource.

 

Wait till Friday, and you'll get a steal of a deal on a nice camera.

 

Thanks for the links they are very informative.

Yea I'll prbably hit up a few stores Friday and see what kind of deals there are.

 

Also look at www.dpreview.com A lot of good info here also. Just don't get caught in the megapixel trap: while that is important, the lens is still what gets the light to the sensor. Get the best lens, ie the most zoom and fastest {lowest f stop] you can get.

Woof
Bowser

 

I have learned SOOOO much about photography equipment, plus just photography in general, from DPreview.com

Your question is a fairly common one on the DPreview forums. I believe a couple of photo pros recommended the Canon A590is

An excellent little compact for the money, which uses AA batts, and has Image Stabilization, and 8mp's !

Here, check it out: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...non_a590is.asp

I'd recommend buying it from either Buydig.com : http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.a...0&sku=CNPSA590

Or B&Hphotovideo.com (not sure if they have it in stock though) but these are pretty much the only two places I buy cameras from.

I own 7 digital cameras. Kind of a little problem I have :-)

This is a link to my photography web page, if your interested. Nothing for sale... just for fun;
http://www.trophybassonly.com/id182.htm

Peace,
Fish

 

Hey Tide, I actually have the Kodak M1033 and I love it.. can you guess why? lol.. okay okay. it was all black.. Anywho, I've had it for about 4 months and it's worked out well enough for my needs. It's very user friendly and the menus and features are extremely easy to navigate. I pretty much wanted a point and shoot camera that could easily fit into my pocker and this one has worked out pretty well.

The 3" LCD screen is sweet, and you can even record HD movies, it even catches audio suprisingly well. Honestly, I leave it in the auto Smart Capture mode pretty much all the time, but it has about 24 different scenery selections to choose from, and fully customizable manual settings if you're really a pro.. $129 is a pretty good price, I picked mine up for $140.. if you wait until Friday, you might be able to find a better deal, but all things considered, I still prefer this camera to even some of it's more expensive competitors..

 

DP Review-Pentax Optio W30

I picked up one of these earlier this year. I got this one specificly because it has an intervalometer that allows sutter intervals of as little as ten seconds between shots. That probably isn't important to you unless you're planning some time lapse photography. The other features make it a pretty handy, dandy little camera for about what you're looking to spend.

I got mine on ebay, with a bunch of extras.

It's only 7mp, but if you do some research, the higher the mp isn't necesarily the better. I have had no problem getting fine detail out of a 7mp shot.

It's waterproof. I didn't think that I would care a thing about that but I got some pretty cool pics in the water this past summer.

Good luck!

 

This is becoming rather difficult to choose from. Could I go wrong with any of the cameras you guys have mentioned so far?

 

It's always nice to ask around, but it ultimately comes down to what works best with you. Personally, I wouldn't buy any camera that I haven't seen in person, so I would atleast go into the stores and play around with what they have on display first.. That's what lead me to buy the Kodak m1033.

Like I said, I wanted a budget pocket camera, and it has more than exceeded my expectations, all things considered... I looked into it a little more and it looks like you can order it even cheaper online from here for under $120 shipped http://www.bigcameradeals.com/Produc...RONCE&CartID=1 and here is a couple decent reviews http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2306026,00.asp and http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-came...-32788134.html.

 

That Kodak is looking pretty good for the price. Did you buy anything to go along with it that I might need or consider down the road?

 

I would stay away from anything that runs on AA batteries. The batteries just don't last. Any camera with a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery (like your cell phone) is one I would consider. They last a long time even when it is sitting for a few weeks and they charge quickly. I have one of these in my Kodak and it works really well.

 

I try to stay away from any cameras that "don't use AA's" and here's why....

First off, anyone who uses alkaline AA's in their camera, hasn't been using digital cameras for long, and / or hasn't yet learned that NiMH rechargeables last WAAAAY longer per charge (like 3 to 5 times longer) and will cost you litterally a few pennies per recharge, compared to several dollars for a set of single charge alkalines.

Second, proprietary rechargeable batteries (those made specifically for one camera) will eventually wear out (even if you haven't used the camera much) and will be harder to find / way more costly to replace.
Also, these rechargeables will lose their charge from just setting around, and might be completely dead, if you haven't used the camera in a few months.

Granted, rechargeable AA's might also go dead from just setting around.... "However" if your camera uses AA's, you can, and should, always have a set of old school alkalines in your camera case, or glovebox (wherever you keep your camera) as these have a 10 to 15 year shelf life !
In other, you will never be caught without juice !

Camera that use AA batts are the ONLY way to go :-)

Here's my fish photo Pelican case with Canon A630 and A640, and my certied digital scale, plus spare batts, rechargeable and alkaline;



Oh.... and here it is again, with one camera in use though :-)


Peace,
Fish

PS, I'm sorry to say, but about Kodak......

The "King of the photographic hill" back in the old days...
They just really overlooked the power of the digital age, and while Canon, Olympus, Fuji, and others were scrambling to take as large a part of the pie as possible, Kodak kept thinking > Well a lot of people will always use film..... right ??? Uhhhhh..... No. Sorry Kodak.

Ever since that historical blunder, Kodak has done nothing but to try to play catchup to the companies I mentioned, and others.

Any time spent on serious photo websites will tell you, their is Canon, Oly, Panny, Fuji.......

And then somewhere mixed in with the lesser camera companies, their is Kodak. Kind of sad, considering their grand beginings.

Kodak "might" make some pretty nice stuff finally.... nowadays.... but it's just really hard for most pros, and serious amatures (myself) to even consider them.

 

Since Kodak had been brought up..... Plus, since admittedly, I have paid very little attention to Kodak, in the recent past, I decided to go look at the DPreviews for Kodak.....

What I found out, is that apparently their has been so little interest in Kodak digital, that DPreview has not done a review for a Kodak camera in more than 2 years ! And, the one and only review they have ever done for a Kodak, gave the lowest scores for a digital camera, I have ever seen from DPreview !

Geeez, I knew things were bad for Kodak, but I didn't know they were this bad !

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Kodak/

Peace,
Fish