BlueFish
Our Kodak EasyShare CX4230 is dead. It was a 2.0 megapixel camera and we have the docking station and the memory cards. I need to replace it and am not sure what to look at. This camera worked great and was easy to use. I liked the zoom on in but hated the delay from when I pressed the button till when the pictures was taken. Any suggestions? I'd prefer to keep in under $200. We are using it primarly to take pictures of our adorable and quick toddlers.
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I LOVE my Canon PowerShot A620. It's a 7.1 mp camera which takes awesome still shots, and just as awesome video. Great for home and everyday use. Easy to take on vacations and you can really take some artistic/creative photos too. A great all-around camera. My 35mm cameras are Canon too, and I still love and use it. Sony makes good stuff also.
I had a Sony, and I gave that to my daughter, and purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 for my teenage son. The Canon A610 is exactly like my A620, but is a 5 mp digital camera. They both take GREAT pictures, but my favorite thing about the camera, is the vari-angle LCD screen. It is very easy to use, and a camera you can grow with.
Our A610/A620 has a setting, call "kids&pets". Typically you use these on the subjects that usually has a hard time keeping still. But I also use this setting when taking pictures of my soccer team during game play. I've also taken pictures of my kids, nieces and nephews jumping in the air, a la cheerleader jumps, with great results. Lag time is very, very, very minimal. (i.e. delay from pressing button to actual camera capturing the shot). This is just one of the many settings the camera has to offer and you can also manually set and program your own settings.
For ease of point and shoot, just choose the setting in which you're taking pictures of, (i.e. indoor, outdoor, nighttime, portrait, fireworks, snow, beach, and 'auto' [automatic]), and it'll adjust accordingly the proper exposure/settings. If you get more experience or for the experienced, you can manually choose exposure and settings like the old 35 mm.
I'm a bargain hunter. I purchased both NEW Canon this late spring 2006 on line. My son's was under $200 and mine was $204. Just Google or Yahoo! Search any Canon model, and then see which merchant has the best price with those lowprice websites and order on-line. The price is waaaay better than going physically to the stores. If you need it right away, just upgrade the shipping. It's still cheaper than buying at the stores. No matter what model camera you're searching for, better prices are on-line.
I don't know if you'll find this model (A610) at the stores. They have newer models, the A630 (8mp) and the A640 (10mp), they boast more mega-pixels and ISO settings. But 5mp, more than suffices for most users. What I did was physically touched and feel the camera at the store, then go on-line to purchase. But if you prefer to purchase at the stores, some good places are Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. Suprisingly enough, they have good selection at Wal-Mart and Target.
Here is the link if you'd like to check out the specs on these Canon cameras: http://www.usa.canon.com
and go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras. it tells you what the camera has and what it looks like up close.
While you're searching on-line, you'll also find many reviews on these cameras. All with many positives things to say about the camera. You'll also find information on these cameras in Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/digital-cameras...
Hope this helps in your hunt for a new digital camera!
I LOVE my Canon PowerShot A620. It's a 7.1 mp camera which takes awesome still shots, and just as awesome video. Great for home and everyday use. Easy to take on vacations and you can really take some artistic/creative photos too. A great all-around camera. My 35mm cameras are Canon too, and I still love and use it. Sony makes good stuff also.
I had a Sony, and I gave that to my daughter, and purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 for my teenage son. The Canon A610 is exactly like my A620, but is a 5 mp digital camera. They both take GREAT pictures, but my favorite thing about the camera, is the vari-angle LCD screen. It is very easy to use, and a camera you can grow with.
Our A610/A620 has a setting, call "kids&pets". Typically you use these on the subjects that usually has a hard time keeping still. But I also use this setting when taking pictures of my soccer team during game play. I've also taken pictures of my kids, nieces and nephews jumping in the air, a la cheerleader jumps, with great results. Lag time is very, very, very minimal. (i.e. delay from pressing button to actual camera capturing the shot). This is just one of the many settings the camera has to offer and you can also manually set and program your own settings.
For ease of point and shoot, just choose the setting in which you're taking pictures of, (i.e. indoor, outdoor, nighttime, portrait, fireworks, snow, beach, and 'auto' [automatic]), and it'll adjust accordingly the proper exposure/settings. If you get more experience or for the experienced, you can manually choose exposure and settings like the old 35 mm.
I'm a bargain hunter. I purchased both NEW Canon this late spring 2006 on line. My son's was under $200 and mine was $204. Just Google or Yahoo! Search any Canon model, and then see which merchant has the best price with those lowprice websites and order on-line. The price is waaaay better than going physically to the stores. If you need it right away, just upgrade the shipping. It's still cheaper than buying at the stores. No matter what model camera you're searching for, better prices are on-line.
I don't know if you'll find this model (A610) at the stores. They have newer models, the A630 (8mp) and the A640 (10mp), they boast more mega-pixels and ISO settings. But 5mp, more than suffices for most users. What I did was physically touched and feel the camera at the store, then go on-line to purchase. But if you prefer to purchase at the stores, some good places are Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. Suprisingly enough, they have good selection at Wal-Mart and Target.
Here is the link if you'd like to check out the specs on these Canon cameras: http://www.usa.canon.com
and go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras. it tells you what the camera has and what it looks like up close.
While you're searching on-line, you'll also find many reviews on these cameras. All with many positives things to say about the camera. You'll also find information on these cameras in Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/digital-cameras...
Hope this helps in your hunt for a new digital camera!
Suggestions when it comes to buying a digital camera?
pookiebear
I would like some basic info on digital cameras. I am looking for a camera that is sleek and thin, but at the same time high quality. My price range is $200 - $300. Are some brands better than others? Also, I would like to be able to take my memory card to a place to get the pics developed since I don't want to spend the money on a high quality printer right now.
Anything positive about the sony cyber shot?
Answer
I got a Sony Cyber-shot W55 for my trip to Hawaii last year. It takes GREAT pictures(to my standards) at 7.2MP.
It has some pretty good customers' reviews too. For under $200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M4J2LM?ie=UTF8&tag=marartpla-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000M4J2LM
Pros:
-Great pictures
-Fast loading
-2.5" LCD Screen
-Easy to use
-View Finder(if you wish to use it instead of the LCD)
-Different picture settings for different environments.(Like a beach setting, it brought out the beautiful blues of Waikiki Beach)
-MPEG video with audio
-Rechargeable battery with a good battery life(never had to charge it on a 5day vacation)
-The Legendary Carl Zeiss lens
Cons
-The people at Best Buy told me it came with an image stabilizer to take pictures of moving objects, but it doesn't. So if you plan on taking a lot of pictures of moving objects like a sporting events:biking, basketball, soccer, etc... or dancing and such forget about it.
-Cannot zoom in and out while filming video. Not to complain too much I mean its a digital camera not a digital camcorder. Other than that the video isn't bad.
-Most cameras use SD memory cards, but Sony uses Memory Stick for their products. Therefore SD cards can be used for multiple different camera (and other electronics) brands, while you pretty much can only use a Memory Stick for Sony's products(Cameras, Cell Phones, PDAs, PSP, PS3). But you still shouldn't have a problem taking the memory card out and taking them to get developed its just you wont have much use for the Memory Stick if you no longer use Sony's products.
I bought a 2GB SanDisk Memory Stick. I've been on vacation to Hawaii(taking pictures and videos), kickboxing (taking video several times), my sister has been on 2 weekend vacations(more pics), niece's birthday party(pics), and the cowboys packers game(pics) and STILL have room on it.
So all and all I love this camera my major complaint was no image stabilizer. Other than that a great buy in my opinion, then again my budget was under $200 yours is $300 so you can probably afford the T70 model:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V5R9NA?ie=UTF8&tag=marartpla-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000V5R9NA
I know a lot of people who are very into cameras go for Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus or Cannon, and say Sony isn't quite on their level with picture quality. But these are people who pay attention GREATLY to details. I've had my Sony Cyber Shot for almost a year now and the pictures are amazing to me. The Cyber Shot also has a sleeker and appealing design.
So if you want somewhat better pictures but a little bulker go with a Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus or Cannon, if you don't have such a discriminatory eye for details(in the picture) but you want a camera with a better physical design go with the Sony. But once again I'll say I have no complaints about the quality of pictures my Cyber Shot takes(just the image stabilizer).
I got a Sony Cyber-shot W55 for my trip to Hawaii last year. It takes GREAT pictures(to my standards) at 7.2MP.
It has some pretty good customers' reviews too. For under $200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M4J2LM?ie=UTF8&tag=marartpla-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000M4J2LM
Pros:
-Great pictures
-Fast loading
-2.5" LCD Screen
-Easy to use
-View Finder(if you wish to use it instead of the LCD)
-Different picture settings for different environments.(Like a beach setting, it brought out the beautiful blues of Waikiki Beach)
-MPEG video with audio
-Rechargeable battery with a good battery life(never had to charge it on a 5day vacation)
-The Legendary Carl Zeiss lens
Cons
-The people at Best Buy told me it came with an image stabilizer to take pictures of moving objects, but it doesn't. So if you plan on taking a lot of pictures of moving objects like a sporting events:biking, basketball, soccer, etc... or dancing and such forget about it.
-Cannot zoom in and out while filming video. Not to complain too much I mean its a digital camera not a digital camcorder. Other than that the video isn't bad.
-Most cameras use SD memory cards, but Sony uses Memory Stick for their products. Therefore SD cards can be used for multiple different camera (and other electronics) brands, while you pretty much can only use a Memory Stick for Sony's products(Cameras, Cell Phones, PDAs, PSP, PS3). But you still shouldn't have a problem taking the memory card out and taking them to get developed its just you wont have much use for the Memory Stick if you no longer use Sony's products.
I bought a 2GB SanDisk Memory Stick. I've been on vacation to Hawaii(taking pictures and videos), kickboxing (taking video several times), my sister has been on 2 weekend vacations(more pics), niece's birthday party(pics), and the cowboys packers game(pics) and STILL have room on it.
So all and all I love this camera my major complaint was no image stabilizer. Other than that a great buy in my opinion, then again my budget was under $200 yours is $300 so you can probably afford the T70 model:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V5R9NA?ie=UTF8&tag=marartpla-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000V5R9NA
I know a lot of people who are very into cameras go for Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus or Cannon, and say Sony isn't quite on their level with picture quality. But these are people who pay attention GREATLY to details. I've had my Sony Cyber Shot for almost a year now and the pictures are amazing to me. The Cyber Shot also has a sleeker and appealing design.
So if you want somewhat better pictures but a little bulker go with a Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus or Cannon, if you don't have such a discriminatory eye for details(in the picture) but you want a camera with a better physical design go with the Sony. But once again I'll say I have no complaints about the quality of pictures my Cyber Shot takes(just the image stabilizer).
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