What would be the best digital camera choice (brand & model) for a person like me?

Question

I am looking for a nice digital camera, but i need it to be durable, reliable, at LEAST 5mp under 250$, and if possible cute.
I was wanting the Kodak V603, for 249$, but the are now on backorder =[.
It would be for christmas, so hopefully it cant be unavalable...
ok, i knoe this also makes it a little harder, but i was REALLY wanting it to be kinda small and black. that would really be awsome.

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

All of the major brands have their fans, and I have no doubt that they are all good cameras. The only camera available at the moment that I would stay away from is the Fuji S9500. I bought one and the photos are just not sharp and clear. (more than your mentioned price anyway)

Take your time looking, they are getting better and cheaper as time goes by.

Optical zoom is the most important thing, get the most you can for your money.

Digital zoom is a complete waste of time, do not consider this as a factor when buying a camera. Once you have bought a camera, turn digital zoom off.

Get the most megapixels you can for your money.

As a very rough rule of thumb when comparing your final choices in camera, take the number of megapixels and multiply that by the amount of optical zoom. Buy the camera with the highest number.

Try to avoid a camera that uses two 'AA' batteries (except perhaps the Kodaks that can use the CR3 Lithium ion Battery Pack). Get a camera that either uses four, or one with its own dedicated Lithium Ion battery pack. (If you want to keep it for a long time, check the price and availability of replacement batteries. perhaps ebay?)

Answer 2

I recently purchased the Casio Exilim Model EX-Z700. After breaking 3 cameras, I needed, like you, a durable but good quality camera. This is what your looking for. Very stylish yet sturdy. Nice zoom lens and a fairly affordable price ranging from 150-250 dollars.

Hope this helped~

Answer 3

Canon SD600

6mp
3x optical zoom
lithium ion rechargable battery
has a viewfinder, so if you are outside and have a glare on the LCD screen, you can use it to take a good picture. Also, if you have a low battery and turn off the LCD screen, you can still take a ton of pictures by using the viewfinder alone.

You can do cool effects such as color accent, which makes everything black and white except for one color, color swap, which allows you to switch colors in a picture, and choose a certain color to stand out in a picture. Neat features, easy to use. Awesome camera.

Answer 4

The Canon Powershot A430, A530 or A540, are all great choices. You will need a decent memory card, though. I'd say get at least 512 MB.

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

Answer 5

Better buy Canon A 550 which is as a special price now under $ 250.00 it's comes with a guarantee-warranty certificate,software,free camera bag,battery and battery charger and USB cable to connect to your computer.

Answer 6

I have a Nokia digi cam. It works so well. It takes pics as well as video, it's awesome. I bought it at Cord Camera, they helped me pick it out. I think mine was within $100. It's a Nokia Coolpix 3200. Mine has 3.2mp though, but still, lots of memory. Good luck!

Answer 7

Hi,
I shop a lot and I always use cheapest prices search engine for all they offer. Almost every regular store and online merchants is listed there, lots of consumer reviews and a lot of other ways to save time and money.
I hope I helped you and good luck to you.

Lisa

p.s. check out the consumer written reviews, they should really help you!

Answer 8

determining on the final digicam form is extremely annoying, and is something that varies very much.some could say Canon,jointly as different could say kodak or sony etc.locate the final digicam in line with sorts of pictures, length, funds, and needed good factors.

Answer 9

Click the source. It's pretty and black.