Digital Camera

[ems154]

I am considering purchasing a new digital camera. Any thoughts on megapixels? Brand? I have a Nikon CoolPix 5600. Thanks.:grinno:

[BobD]

Canon is my favorite cameras. I have had HP and Sony and the Canon blows them both away.

[Joshua312]

I say this every time someone asks for a recommendation, but the Canon S2IS is a *great* camera at around $250-280. Alot of members on the board here use it and Im sure would be more than happy to share a couple of their detailing pictures taken with it. I`ll try to dig up some of my own.



Like mentioned below here are some more threads to look at with S2 shots:

http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/81950-handful-past-zaino-details.html

http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/79752-black-f-150-chevy-envoy.html



Don`t want to hi-jack your thread but here are some pictures I took, nothing special to look at picture wise but it shows the clarity and detail of these photos even stuff in the background.



http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/jrschippa/IMG_1363-1.jpg



http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/jrschippa/may2nd073.jpg



http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/jrschippa/may2nd125.jpg

[gmblack3]

I say this every time someone asks for a recommendation, but the Canon S2IS is a *great* camera at around $250-280. Alot of members on the board here use it and Im sure would be more than happy to share a couple of their detailing pictures taken with it. I`ll try to dig up some of my own.





I got my S2IS a while back when Office depot was clearing them out for $150.



Excellent camera! Just search for my user ID in the click and brag to see all of my pics. I am pretty clueless when it comes to cameras, so I use it in auto mode. Got the wife a A620 at the same time, good camera too but the red eye reduction is a little on the poor side IMO.

[TigerMike]

I would stick with Canon or Sony for P&S cameras, and I am partial to Canon, as I have been well pleased with the performance of their A series cameras. You can shop around for VERY good deals on those cameras too. Right now, I am really wanting the new A640 with 10MP. Believe it or not, I have extensively compared its pictures with the entry SLRs and notice almost no difference in pic quality! Of course, the SLR offers much more flexibility, but if you don`t really need it, then its a non point.



If you are looking to go entry SLR, stick to Canon XTi or Nikon D50/D80.



BTW, my only dig cam right now is a 5MP Canon A95 that I have taken well over one thousand pics with, and the camera is a joy to use and the results are terriffic! I guess I am just a big Canon fan.



Regards,



Mike

[White95Max]

I`ve got a Canon S2 IS and couldn`t be happier with it. There are far more features on it than most people would ever use, like focus bracketing, exposure bracketing, variable flash intensity, manual focus, custom white balance setting, exposure compensation, etc...

I personally try to use every setting, and I`ve been impressed with every one. It`s a terrific camera. I also bought +1/+2/+4/+10 macro filters, a UV filter, polarizing filter, ND8 filter, 52mm lens adapter, and tripod for it. It suits me beautifully. 99% of the time I use it on AV or Manual mode.

[David703]

Canon PowerShot SD600 here. 6.0 Megapixels.

[White95Max]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/White95Max/Dakota1-R.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/White95Max/RedSquirrelNov7-2900.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/White95Max/Snake5-EC2.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/White95Max/BumbleBee2-CR.jpg





I`ll tell you right now though...having all of the fancy settings doesn`t do you a bit of good if you don`t know how to use them. Read the owner`s manual, do your research, and experiment.

[ems154]

Gentlemen,



Thanks for the super feedback and the pictures. If you have anymore feedback, please share.



Thanks.

[imported_Frugle]

I 100% agree Paul..



Also look at getting a used powershot g5... that is what I use and you can get a used one real cheap.



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[Cleaning Fool]

Depends on how much you want to spend to really answer the question. Ill give you info from Consumer Reports, top 3 in each category: Basic compact camera Top 3 Canon Powershot A510, Kodak Easy share CX7430, Olympus D-580 Zoom. All around $200. Advanced Compact top 3 Fuji Finepix E550, Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom, Canon Powershot S60. $300-350 for those. Super Zoom Advanced top 3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 (I own this one, real nice)Olympus C 765 Ultazoom, Canon Powershot S11S $325-425. Top 5 with LEAST repair problems #1 Sony, #2 Panasonic, #3 Canon, #4 Olympus, #5 Fuji. Worst repair problems Pentax, Toshiba. Anything Sony, Panasonic or Canon would be the way to go.

[tod071]

Asking which camera to buy is a very vague question as you can see. Since you already have a pretty good Nikon, what DON`T you like about your current camera and what are you looking for in a new one.

I have a Canon Digital Rebel and absolutely love it. I bought it because I wanted continuous mode shooting, which at that time, P&S cameras didn`t have. Not too bulky and got it for a good price.

If you go with a P&S, you might want to consider a viewfinder vs a big viewscreen. the farther away from your body, the more camera shake appears (blurry results). With a viewfinder (peep hole), you reduce the amount of camera shake.

But as white95max (Paul) said, it doesn`t matter what camera you get, if you don`t know how to use it, the results will all be the same.

Hope that`s not too much. Good luck!

[kyotousa]

Panasonic LX2 is pretty hot

Reicoh GRD



canon S3 and A610



entry lvl DSLR

canon 350d/400d

nikon d50/d40

pentax k100d

Olympus E-330

[Deviant]

Currently I have a Cannon powershot 630. Compared to the owner Sony point and shoots I`ve had, the Cannon has much better clarity

[35TH LE]

+1 for Canon.



Just sold my A40 that I had for years... and I loved it dearly. Now I have my new baby.... Canon S3IS. Cant wait to learn how to use it... friend of mine is gonna give me lesson.