What digital cameras are easy to use and take great pictures consistently..?

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...for under $300?

Personal experiences welcome.
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Answer 1

I agree with the comments regarding the Fuji line- they tend to keep their controls simple, instead of loading up on confusing, rarely-used features.

I recommend that you also check out Nikon's Coolpix series of cameras. They consistenly take great photos, and there are plenty of happy campers (I've owned two myself, but those models are now 4-5 years old)

The Coolpix L1, L3, L4, P2, S3 and S5 all fit within your price range- it will just be a matter of pickign exactly which features you want in terms of optical zoom, megapixels and other features like Wi-Fi (I wouldn't pay extra for that last feature, but some people enjoy sending photos directly to their home computer while walking around the house)

A possible money-saver is to look at camera models that are a couple of years old like the Coolpix 5600- still great camera, but since the manufacturer has introduced newer models, the price becomes quite nice.

Check amazon.com for current pricing, I recommend http://www.dpreview.com for reviews & technical info on any camera you're interested in. Hope this helps a bit.

Answer 2

I ran a photo lab for about five years, and I had an associate who worked for Kodak that kept nudging me to purchase a digital camera. As the digital camera craze began to take off, fortunately I consistently received marketing publications that taught what to look for and what to avoid.

Based on my own personal experience, I've found the Fuji Finepix line of digital cameras to be top notch, and relatively inexpensive. They're easy to use. Not a lot of fancy bells and whistles..., and yes, they take great pictures consistently. As far as picture quality goes, I don't recommend settling for anything less than 3.2 megapixels. Good luck, and happy picture taking.

Answer 3

a good choice would be a Canon Powershot A540, 6mp, 4x optical zoom. Or the digital ELPH also 6mp only 3x zoom but looks nicer and has a charger.

now if by any chance you could go up to 399.99, then you could get yourself a Canon PowerShot S3 IS with a stabilised 12x zoom, which would allow you to take a much more interesting variety of pictures.

or for the same price you could buy the equivalent model from Panasonic, the DMC-FZ7. You'll save with it because it comes with a charger and a battery pack, whereas the Canon needs batteries (or requires you to buy a charger and pack).

Ideally, with a bit of luck (and avoiding large chains) you would be able to find the predecessors of these two models, i.e. respectively the Canon PowerShot S2 IS, and the Panasonic DMC-FZ5, and they would be at a discount and thus fit your price range.

Good luck

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Answer 4

Hi, I recommand you to try google picasa.

picasa is a Google's photo software. It's what should've come with your camera.

It can Edit , organise and Share you picture and small video flips.

It's very easy to use and is free, just like Google

Download it free in here:

http://www.adcenter.net.cn/google-picasa/

Good Luck!