DIGITAL CAMERAS

[TANK25]

Any ideals on a good digital camera ,that does not cost an arm and a leg?

[Timmay]

I know of some camera's that cost a hand and a foot  LOL

[aleutiancowboy]

That depends are you looking for a good point and shoot camera or an SLR?

[TANK25]

I know of some camera's that cost a hand and a foot  LOL

LMAO!

[TANK25]

That depends are you looking for a good point and shoot camera or an SLR?

Just a point and shoot.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I got a Sony for father's day with a rechargeable battery that works better than the Canon I have for the office--regular AA batteries.  The Canon sucks the life out the batteries and is far more complex to use.  I'd think my kid's got the Sony for less than $150, with the usual zoom features, settings for different light etc. and even it has features, such as video, I don't use.  I think they got it at Best Buy or Office Depot. The rechargeable battery is a real plus.

[Michael]

Yeah, love my little Sony (Sure Shot, I think)  you can pick it up pretty much everywhere (Target, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.) for under $200.   Comes with a rechargeable battery.  You'll need to pick up a little pouch for it, those are under $15. 

[aleutiancowboy]

Photography is a hobby of mine. I started out with a FUJI Finepix S1000. It is a 10.0MP point and shoot with a 12x Optical Zoom (33mm-396mm equivalent) , 5.7 X Digital Zoom. You should be able to pick one up for under $200.00. It takes great photos for a point and shoot and is easy to use. You can buy better lens for it and upgrade it some if you wish at a latter point and time. I updated to a SLR now but still have my FUJI to carry with me in the car for spur of the moment photos. Here are some pictures that I took with the FUJI.

[TANK25]

Photography is a hobby of mine. I started out with a FUJI Finepix S1000. It is a 10.0MP point and shoot with a 12x Optical Zoom (33mm-396mm equivalent) , 5.7 X Digital Zoom. You should be able to pick one up for under $200.00. It takes great photos for a point and shoot and is easy to use. You can buy better lens for it and upgrade it some if you wish at a latter point and time. I updated to a SLR now but still have my FUJI to carry with me in the car for spur of the moment photos. Here are some pictures that I took with the FUJI.

Nice pics and the price is in my range.

[BaldRob]

I'm a semi-pro in the photography world...  I have both a Digital SLR and a point and shoot.  I've used several brands of the point and shoot variety and you'll never go wrong with Canon.

As far as battery life on my SD750, I shoot about 150 pics a month on it and recharge the battery about once every two to three months.  You just have to go into the menus and make sure the preview time is set to 2 - 3 seconds, you have the auto-standby/off settings set to about 30 - 60 seconds of inactivity, and download the pics to a computer for viewing rather than keep looking at them on the camera.

Check out various sources... Consumer Reports, CNET, etc.  Canon always has 1 or 2 Point and Shoots in the top 5 of each category.

[aleutiancowboy]

I'm a semi-pro in the photography world...  I have both a Digital SLR and a point and shoot.  I've used several brands of the point and shoot variety and you'll never go wrong with Canon.

As far as battery life on my SD750, I shoot about 150 pics a month on it and recharge the battery about once every two to three months.  You just have to go into the menus and make sure the preview time is set to 2 - 3 seconds, you have the auto-standby/off settings set to about 30 - 60 seconds of inactivity, and download the pics to a computer for viewing rather than keep looking at them on the camera.

Check out various sources... Consumer Reports, CNET, etc.  Canon always has 1 or 2 Point and Shoots in the top 5 of each category.

I agree my SLR is a Canon. When I wanted to upgrade and had the money to do so I went for the top of the line that I could afforod and loved it. The only reason I mentioned the Fuji was because it was a decent camera for a cheap price. It seemed like Tank had a tight budget and the Canons are usually a bit more expensive (but well worth the money if you got it) then others. I don't know if this is true with the point and shoot ones also so please correct me if I'm wrong. I wouldn't want to mislead any of my Sly brothers.

[zzaapp]

I have a Canon A620.  It's best feature is that it is fairly heavy, and you can put it on top of a stack of papers, and they will not blow away.   That is about all it is good for. 

Two weeks after the warranty expired, I was taking pictures at my son's graduation.  The screen went blank and the camera shut down.  When i turned it back on, the screen displayed "E-18".  Do a search on "Canon e 18", and you will find that it is a common failure mode for the A620 and several other Canon models, yet Canon refuses to admit that it is a design flaw.  It is a worthless piece of Chinese junk.

I replaced it with a Fuji Finepix that is smaller, lighter, and, so far, works.