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GeorgAz
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 11:12 am Post subject: Camera choices |
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Ok, all...Give me some of your picks for a new digital camera for less than $300.00. What are the features I should look for ?? Pixels, etc, are still Greek to me and don't know how to do a lot of size editing, etc, as my little Kodak s doesn't allow many options.Help! Best place to purchase, also. |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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KFarm
Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 98 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Hi GeorgAz,
I personally like Canon. A couple of good cameras in that price range would be the Canon PowerShot A630 or the Canon PowerShot SD40 (which is on sale at Circuit City). A630 is a 8.0 million effective pixels camera with 35 mm - 140 mm (4x) zoom and the SD40 is a compact camera with 7.1 million effective pixels
with 38 mm - 90 mm (2.3x) zoom . dpreview.com is a great website for reviewing these and any other cameras. Hope this help and you find the camera you are looking for... _________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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gpsjoe
Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ
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thesuperstitions Guest
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with desertgirl about Canon. My experience has been that they capture color very nicely. Their auto mode is very good. "Optical" zoom, IMHO, is not a place to compromise. My recommendation is to get a Canon with at least 5MP and the best optical zoom you can afford. |
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Al_HikesAZ
Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 263 Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Camera choices |
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GeorgAz wrote: |
Ok, all...Give me some of your picks for a new digital camera for less than $300.00. What are the features I should look for ?? |
A lot depends on what hiking you do. I chose the Pentax W20. 7mp 3xoptical zoom. It is lightweight, fits in my pocket and most importantly it is waterproof, dustproof and has image stabilization. A friend was very careful on a water hike but still toasted his dSLR because of moisture from his hands.
Canon and Nikon make excellent cameras. Pentax is very comparable in image quality. I have a Canon Rebel XT, but it doesn't go on many hikes. I agree with Ken on optical zoom - Digital zoom is not worth it. |
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BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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More than you want to spend but a real photographic machine bargain now is the Canon Rebel XT at B&H. This is the older model but it is a smoking little DSLR and this comes with an 18-50mm lens. It is $579. At the site above just type in the promotional code psnov06 and select Canon to see other cameras that might interest you. Research them on the sites that Desert Girl provided. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
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Cholla
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 379
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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You might want to check out this site as well for weatherproof cameras that are nice for outdoor activities.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/cameras_wr.html
I have been happy with the Olympus Stylus 500 I purchased two years ago. One nice feature is the 2.5" LCD that helps in bright outdoor lighting. The latest version is 7 megapixels.
As a point and shoot I also find that outdoors stepping down 1/3 stop also improves color saturation.
Hope this helps. |
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BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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I am just going to add that if you can afford to step up to a DSLR like the Rebel XT, the bigger sensor is so well worth it. You will get a much bigger dynamic range of light in your images and you will see a lot less noise as well. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
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threedogz
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm par to Canon, I have the older Digital Rebel that came out a few years ago and I have no complaints.
The best way to pick out a camera is write down all the things you need out of a camera, then find one that best fits your needs in your price range. _________________ You can never eat too much candy... |
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GeorgAz
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Thank you all for your input. Will check it all out...going to print this whole page and take with me on my next shopping venture! |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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I vote for canon, too but I'm a frequent Consumer Reports reader and strongly suggest consulting their online reviews (4.95 for a month) before heading to the store. |
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Daryl
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Everett, Washington
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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I like Canon, but Nikon is just as good. Panasonic makes some good point and shoot cameras that a lot of people rave about as well.
If you can swing $340, Dell has the Canon S3 on sale. 6mp, 36-412mm zoom range (WOW!), great macro mode and image stabilization not to mention the flip out and twist view finder. I have the S2 and would like to upgrade to the S3 for when I don't want to carry arround the SLR and lens.
Under $300, the A630 is nice. I have one in my desk at work and have been very happy with. _________________
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Desert-Boonie
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 219 Location: Glendale, AZ
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Posted: 1/17/2007, 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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I know nothing about camera's, but I have 2 Sony's and I have never had a problem with them. Tons of accessories Sony offers with all their camera's as well. I use the DSC-H1 5.1 Mega Pixel 12.0x Zoom Cyber-Shot. It has taken a beating and still works as good as new. _________________ ~Never Satisfied~
"If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead" |
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