Digital Cameras?

Question

What is the best brand of digital camera? Also what should you look for when buying one?

Some one bought me a samsung 5 megapixels just woundering if i should trade it in

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.

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

Canon And Nikon Are Preferably The Best Cameras Although Nikon Are Mostly dSLRs And I'm Sure Your More Interested In A Compact Camera. [Don't Be Fooled By Kodak, Easy But Actually Average/Below Average Image Quality And Slowish Lenses] Canon Has A Range Of Various Cameras. I Don't Know The Range Of Megapixels Or Optical/Digital Zoom Or Features You Want, So I'd Visit The Canon Homepage To See The Specifations and Sample Images.

Look For A Camera With About 6MP Or Up, Image Stabilsation, Auto Focus, Fast Shutter Speed [About 15 - 1/2000 sec. Or Smaller], Range Of Settings [Don't Just Opt For Auto Shooting Mode, Look For Ones With Slightly More e.g. Portrait, Kids, Landscape] And Try To Find A Camera With JPEG And RAW File Compression, Both Bot Just One

Answer 3

Digital cameras are distinguished by their resolutions-
how many pixels,or picture elements,the image sensor contains.1 megapixel equals 1 million picture elements.
A 4 megapixel camera can make excellent 8x10s and pleasing 11x14s.There are also 5 to 10 meg models,in-
cluding point and shoot ones.These are well suited for making larger prints or for maintaining sharpness if you want to enlarge a portion of the original image. Professional cameras use as many as 16 megs.
I think what you are looking for is one with automatic
exposure control ( which manages the shutter speed,
aperture, or both according to available light) and auto-
focus.Get at least a 2 0r 2.5 inch optical viewfinder be-cause any smaller prevents exact imagining.
Your new camera will come with a flash-memory card
that you insert in your printer or you use a USB or Firewire to download to your PC.
Now to which one you want.
1) Best Value for most people:
Canon Power Shot A520 (Consumers Best Buy).
About $160
2)For additional flexability:
Canon Powershot A620
About $220

3) For Cameras that fit in purse:
Casio Exiliam Zoom EX-Z750
About $300
All are small and light ,with excellant or very good print quility,and include a charger.All except the Casio have 5 megs,the Casio has 7 megs
Report on 186,900 digital cameras repair history:

Canon 5 % Casio 6%
Since I really enjoy taking pictures I hope this helps you.

Answer 4

You never said what the camera may be worth and how much you are willing if any to go over the trade in amount. If you want a camera with lots of zoom ability look at Sony DSC-H2, Fugifilm S5200, Canon S2 IS. For ordinary compact digital look at Canon A630 and Cannon A640, which replaced theA 620 and A 520. A good choice would also be HP Photosmart R817. These cameras taken from Nov '06 Consumer Reports. I know nothing of Samsung 5 MP camera.
Try Website dpview.com

Answer 5

I like Kodak, but when dropped the battery door tends to break. That's fine if you have the warrenty, but once it runs out... I still think it is a good brand and it is very easy to use.

You want to make sure the digital camera has at least 3 megapixels. most come with that, and more aren't really necessary unless you plan on making a lot of large (bigger than the standard 4x6 or whatever) prints (and even then 3 is just fine).

you might want to try them out in the store first too. I bought a cheap camera once (fifty dollars) and it seems to tint everything a bit yellow.

Answer 6

My brother-in-law has a Samsung camera and let's just say he's less than pleased. He has to wear a carbiner full of batteries if he wants to take more than about 10 pictures.

If you have the opportunity to trade it in on a small Canon, I'd consider that as a good choice.

I think the best deal of the season is the Canon Powershot A530. It has been on sale at numberous big box stores below $130. That's a good price on a good camera. The A530 was selling for $180 not too long ago. I've recommended this camera within my own family, so I'll be living with the results of this recommendation right along with you.

Go here and read an extensive review:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a530.html

Skip to this page if you just want the final word:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a530_pg6.html

Check the sample images, too.

This will blow your mind:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/150-vs-5000-dollar-camera.htm

If you find a little more in the budget...

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a540.html

Many stores have the A540 for $170.

Answer 7

I just bought a Kodak Easyshare C530 and I checked all over including eBay and I got the best deal from Kodak.com. It s a Kodak factory sealed refurbished camera with a one year guarantee. New ones of the same model with a three guarantee were too expensive.
I am thrilled with it you set up the Easyshare program and I have emailed, and developed photos that were super.

Answer 8

I personally buy Canon didgital cameras because the price is rosonable and they have a better picture quality than the Kodac cameras, unless you spend thousands of dolars on the topof the line kodak. My friends who just purchased a Kodak because of the name were dissapointed after seeing my canon pictures and went out and got a canon.

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Answer 10

Canon and Nikon are very good. But when buying a digital camera you have to know what's more important to you. Do you prefer a high resolution, good image quality, speed, zoom..? It depends what you'll be using it for and what your price range is. You can find some good recommendations and reviews at http://www.pcmag.com/ or http://www.steves-digicams.com/