Help on buying a new camera?
Looks like i'm buying a new camera, but i know nothing about them and have some criteria, first of all i would like it to be a smaller one, (not one of those big chunky ones) second, has to be under around $200, third i want good quality pictures so 14-18 mexapixels would be good, i have no care what brand, that is the part i'm clueless about, reliability, how fast it will take a picture, large lcd screen. No touch screens please either.before i had a Kodak Easy Share M550 and it seems like a good camera but i'm told that nikon or canon are far better.easy 10 points to give me the brand and name of a good camera. All answers appreciated.
Canon is the best one in this category -- high quality pics, very reliable, small and compact, long lasting battery, very sensitive lenses (their own design), etc… More expensive than Kodak, Fuji or Casio but the above quantities compensate well the price difference.
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Sony Cybershot Carl Zeiss: Great lens, easy to use, lots of features, built to last a long time.
Sony Cybershot: Easy to use, lots of features, built to last a long time.
Panasonic Lumix: Excellent lens.
Canon Powershot: Very easy to use, built to last a long time.
Fujifilm S Series: Makes you look like you know what you're doing, not so good build quality.
Fujifilm, other models: Fun to use, poor build quality.
Nikon Coolpix: Cumbersome to use, poor build quality.
Kodak Easyshare: A pain to use with poor build quality.
Other points to look at are whether the lens goes in and out, color, size and shape. Have fun making your choice!
Good quality photos can be achieved but not because a camera has 18 megapixels.
I suggest:
Canon SD1300 IS
Canon SD1400 IS
Fuji FinePix S2950 takes beautiful pictures, and the pop-up flash works fantastic even in total darkness. Pictures are crisp and clear, and the manual settings are great for advanced photographers. The editing software in the camera is helpful too so you can crop, rotate or resize your photos before uploading them, as well as saving them to their own albums for later. I would very highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants to take thousands of casual everyday pictures, or step it up a notch and take professional grade photos.
This 6100 model is an excellent and necessary upgrade from their $70-120 offerings. The touchscreen, widescreen, too many features to list, and 720p video abilities make it a valuable tool. The size and ease of use exceeds the competitions' cameras. The improvement of the battery charger system (the standard wall charger eliminates the need to remove the battery to recharge) AND the PC USB connection now charges the battery as well. After ~3 months of ownership, I haven't yet had to charge the camera off of the wall. I do wish I bought the upgrade to this camera with the 12-14x optical zoom but even 7x is a huge improvement over the standard 2.3-3x on the $100 cameras.