digital cameras....?

Question

I have been looking into buying a digital camera for the holiday seasons that are about to approach us. Now, which ones do you think are the best brand, quality, all of that stuff. I dont really care just a couple specifics: need to be able to see the pic on the screen, and not extremely costly. HELP!

Answer 1

Consumer Reports for November 2006 has ranked the Canon Powershot A620 as the best compact digital camera. It is becoming almost a legend for longevity at the top of various consumer lists. It looks like this model has been replaced by the A630, which I would expect to be just as popular. The A640 appears quite similar and shares the "600" series numbering, so I guess it's just another upgraded version of the now-classic A620. It looks pretty much the same except for baing a 10 MP camera. The continuous drive is a little slower, but the files are larger, so that's no surprise. I own a few Nikon DSLR's and I'd buy the Canon A630 or A640 for myself.

With this camera, you will find the memory card is a cute little token of thanks from Canon, but not much more. Buy a 1 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_a620%2Ccanon_a630%2Ccanon_a640&show=all

If you want to trim the budget a little, the Canon Powershot A430, A530 or A540, are all great choices. You will still need a decent memory card as discussed above, though.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_a430%2Ccanon_a530%2Ccanon_a540&show=all

Answer 2

All of the non-single lens reflex (non-SLR) ones are about equivalent in quality and all are a few hundred dollars. You should be able to get a 5 megapixel one on sale for about $150 in a well-known name brand. If comparing ones with equivalent prices look for bigger LCD screen, more optical zoom, ease of connection to PC, and smaller size. Any of those will give you can acceptable picture. In that consumer-oriented range they are all competing as commodities and all close in quality and convenience.

Someone mentioned a rechargeable battery. That is a good idea because the cameras suck the life out of batteries very quickly. One camera I have does not have a rechargeable battery so i went to CompUSA (same at Staples and BJ's) and got a battery charger for $20. It is small as a hand and comes with four rechargeable AA batteries. That solved the problem quickly. They last four days on one charge and then recharge in an hour

Answer 3

A couple of 'must haves'. One a rechargeable battery, a good one with a spare. A 'docking station' or also known as a 'cradle'. This enables you to put the camera into it and it immediately recharges the battery. You can press another button and your photos are transferred to the computer (connected via USB port). I have had three now and this Fuji FinePix is the best. About 5 or 6 million pixels will be adequate. You will love it...................

Answer 4

Definitely virtual digicam. It continually has greater lens than digicam mobilephone. Number of Mpix is much less foremost than lens, think. Digital digicam has additionally greater constructed-in application than digicam mobilephone.

Answer 5

Canon A-series, at least 5M pixels.