Hi all
I am in the market for a digital camera. I am looking for one that is not overly pricey (middle range), compact, and easy to use (I'm not the most technologically advanced consumer!)
Any suggestions for a quality camera for a first timer?
Thanks so much for your input in advance
2006-11-07 11:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by LadyRebecca 6 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Yes, don't get a Nikon P2 Coolpix! I have been told it's a great camera but after trying to read the manual (that has more pages than the bible) and going on every web site and message board and calling Nikon, well, if I could, I'd see the darn thing and get another kind of camera all together.
Outdoors it takes great pictures. Indoors - well - it just plain sucks!
Dark, dark, dark pictures - you have to stand 3 feet away from the subject to get a good shot. Then if you try to do one of their "settings" well they don't fit every situation and besides who wants to be looking for the right setting - by that time the "Kodak moment" has passed.
I do not like this camera and I have had it for nearly 1 year! I have over 16,000 pictures on my iPhoto so I take a lot of photos and consider myself rather well versed in digital but after trying everything I know how to do with this camera, I'd rather go back to film - oh my gosh did I just say that?! Wow! I really don't like this camera.
I hope this helps - sorry I rambled.
Good luck!
2006-11-07 13:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by LABL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the big box store or a retailer and play with a few to see how they feel to you. All the major camera manufacturers make a decent digicam that will perform well providing you read the manual and use a bit of care. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji and Sony all make a nice camera, many are surprisingly affordable.
Go to www.dpreview.com to compare different models side by side and see what features they offer.
Good luck!
2006-11-07 12:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nikon Coolpix camera is medium in price and pretty good in quality. It is fairly compact and I found it to be very easy to use.
2006-11-07 12:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by coymelancon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd get a Canon Powershot A430. http://www.steves-digicams.com/best_cameras.html mentions this in the "entry level" recommendations and you can go their to read the review and see why.
2006-11-08 09:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuji is not bad even i can use it so it has to be pretty simple.
2006-11-07 15:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋