Just for everyday occasions, but want a good quality photo. Help?!
2007-01-09 10:52:19 · 8 answers · asked by surfcomtesse 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
I just want you to know, I do not claim to be an all knowing camera expert and I'm not at all technical with the lingo. My husband is the expert, he has sold cameras for a living and was a professional photographer before joining the service. He was surprised and impressed with my choice and purchase of my current digital camera. A purchase I made without his advice or knowledge. I have come to find on Y!Answers, that many have been asking the same questions about compact digitals camera, and I had the same answer for most. I do not answer any questions I am not sure of answering. If the asker is specific in what there are looking for in a digital camera, I try to compose my answer to try and assist in their question. I am an avid photographer, whose knows about the basics, (film and digital cameras), and who tries to answer to the casual and recreational picture taker, as I am, who looks for a camera that is user friendly. What's nice about Y! Answers, it allows those of different levels of knowledge, to participate in helping those who are looking for answers. I apologize for my lengthy answer. I just don't want to leave any details out about the camera I own...
I LOVE my Canon PowerShot A620. It's a 7.1 mp camera which takes awesome still shots, and just as awesome video. Great for home and everyday use. Easy to take on vacations and you can take some really artistic/creative photos too. A great all-around camera. My 35mm cameras are Canon too, and I still love and use it...
I had a Sony, and I gave that to my daughter, and purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 for my teenage son. The Canon A610 is exactly like my A620, but is a 5 mp digital camera. They both take GREAT pictures, but my favorite thing about the camera, is the vari-angle LCD screen. You can even hook it up to your tv and see your pictures/video on whatever size screen you have. It's pretty neat on the big screens! (The necessary cables come with it). It is very easy to use, and a camera you can grow with.
http://www.usa.canon.com (Go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras).
Our A610/A620 has a setting, call "kids&pets". Typically you use these on the subjects that usually has a hard time keeping still. But I also use this setting when taking pictures of my soccer team during game play. I've also taken pictures of my kids, nieces and nephews jumping in the air, a la cheerleader jumps, with great results. Lag time is very, very minimal. (Time from pushing shutter button, to the actual moment the camera captures the shot). This is just one of the many settings the camera has to offer and you can also manually set and program your own settings.
For ease of point and shoot, just choose the setting in which you're taking pictures of, (i.e. indoor, outdoor, nighttime, portrait, fireworks, snow, beach, and 'auto' [automatic]), and it'll adjust accordingly the proper exposure/settings. And it even has an 'underwater' mode to use, but that's if you purchase the special housing for the camera. (I don't have the housing. I'll wait to save up or find it for very inexpensive). If you get more experience or for the experienced, you can manually choose exposure and settings like the old 35 mm.
I'm a bargain hunter. I purchased both NEW Canon this late spring 2006 on line. My son's was under $200 and mine was $204. Just Google (or Froogle) or Yahoo! Search any Canon model, and then see which merchant has the best price with those low price websites and order on-line. The price is waaaay better than going physically to the stores. If you need it right away, just upgrade the shipping. It's still cheaper than buying at the stores. No matter what model camera you're searching for, better prices are on-line.
I don't know if you'll find these models (A610, A620) at the stores, but you'll find them online. They have newer models, upgraded models, the A630 (8mp) and the A640 (10mp). They boast more mega-pixels and ISO settings. But 5mp is more than sufficient for most users. What I did was physically touched and feel the camera at the store, then go on-line to purchase. But if you prefer to purchase at the stores, some good places are Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. Suprisingly enough, they have good selection at Wal-Mart and Target.
This is just my humble opinion and I've only experience with Canon. Here is the link if you'd like to check out the specs on these models and other Canon cameras: http://www.usa.canon.com
and go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras. It tells you what the camera has and what it looks like up close.
While you're searching on-line, you'll also find many reviews on these cameras. All with many positives things to say about the camera and you can also find information and reviews on these 4 Canon models if you search in Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/digital-cameras...
Hope this helps...
2007-01-09 13:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by NAB 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Fuji F30 has less grain high sensitivity (ie less noise in the dark). The color is great and the sensors are great for motion. It takes photos pretty quickly and also has a battery with good life.
There's a really good article about the specification of different cameras on this website.
http://ryanbrenizer.livejournal.com/407472.html
2007-01-09 15:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by Curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canon S1 IS is a great camera. it's only 3.2 mega pixels but it out performs anything I have ever seen. This camera is a few years old so you can probably get it cheap. If money is not an issue you can try the S2 and S3 all are great camera's from the folks at Canon
2007-01-09 11:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by Joshm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Canon Powershot A640 Good all around point & shoot.
Fuji F30 Good p&s for low light
Digital SLR (Entry level Canon Rebel or Nikon D40) More flexibility, many lenses and accessories, quick response time, better high ISO performance.
2007-01-10 00:28:09 · answer #4 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fugifilm FinePix A500 . About $120.00
2007-01-09 11:32:16 · answer #5 · answered by Vintage Music 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion is Kodak Easyshare C533.
2007-01-13 07:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by markusfarkus33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my opinion
canon sd600 or 630
I have the sd600
I just love it
email me if you have any questions
go to shopzilla.com for a good price
2007-01-09 10:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Elvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well: there is " Kodack " they are good digetal cameras
were yourself can get perfect pictures every time yes
refer http://www.kodack.digetalcamera/sales.com
2007-01-09 11:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋