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03-29-2004, 11:29 PM
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Thomas
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Digital Camera Suggestions - $500 Budget
The Canon PowerShot S400 Digital ELPH is looking good, and if I decide on getting that, I'm probably going to wait for the S410 upgrade that comes out in late April. $500 also has to cover memory, and I'm aiming towards either 256MB or 512MB. My parents may help out with the memory, so $600 would probably be max, but I'm going for $500 to be safe. Any suggestions?
The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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03-29-2004, 11:56 PM
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The Nikon Coolpix 5700 now has a $150 rebate. It is a 5 megapixel camera with a 8x zoom. Very nice camera. We just ordered one for work. You can get it for $664 at Buydig.com with no tax or shipping.
After rebate that's $514. A great price for a great camera. |
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03-30-2004, 01:09 AM
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I just got the S400 new from Amazon for <$320. 256MB is what, $50? I picked up a 512MB for a little over $100, so ~$500 covered camera, CF card, leather case and extra Canon battery.
Amazing little toy, I've only begun to dabble with it, but I'm very pleased so far.
"Always tell the truth. It's the easiest thing to remember."
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03-30-2004, 01:17 AM
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Just picked up a Sony DSC-T1 for < $450. Memory will put you just north of your budget (damn Sony's prices) but you can't beat the performance of such a small camera.
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03-30-2004, 05:44 AM
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I just picked up the Canon A80 from Amazon for 324.00 (see the "Deals" section of HTF). Add 256MB for ~50.00 and you are way under budget for a great camera.
Check DPReview.Com
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03-30-2004, 08:30 AM
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Got my wife the Nikon Coolpix 4300 and a 128 Mb CF card for right at $350 after rebates. It is a sweet 4MP camera.
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03-30-2004, 08:32 AM
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What is important to you other than cost?
I just picked up a Panasonic FZ10 which MSRPs for $600, so you should be able to find it cheaper. The keypoints for this camera is:
4.0 Megapixel
12X Optical Zoom
Image Stablization
Full manual settings
SD Memory
Proprietary Rechargeable Li-ion battery
Larger than most models
No RAW picture quality mode
Strengths are towards outdoor photogrphy
The main thing for high zoom cameras is if you don't have image stabilization, a lot of pictures will end up blurry due to camera shake. Not a whole lot of cameras right now have image stablization. Canon just came out with a 3.0 MP one, but it's gotten some bad reviews for image quality. Minolta makes one that is more expensive, and maybe some older models have it.
There's also the older Panasonic FZ1 or FZ2, which is a 2.0 MP version with the same lens. The FZ2 is actually just a firmware upgraded version of the FZ1 to add manual controls and some other stuff. Some guys have the firmware online that you can use to upgrade the FZ1.
Anyways, you really need to give more information on what you want the camera for, size requirements, MPixel requirements, zoom requirements, etc.
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03-30-2004, 08:38 AM
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Thomas
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I'm looking for a pocket-sized point-and-shoot with at least 3X zoom, and I think 4MP is good enough for me. This will be used indoors and outdoors. Image stabilization would be nice, but not necessary.
The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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03-30-2004, 10:32 AM
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Canon A80
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03-30-2004, 04:29 PM
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I 2nd the 5700 nikon
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03-30-2004, 07:50 PM
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The upcoming Sony DSC-W1 (out in May) looks to be a great camera in the $400 price range. Here's a link:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/so...004_w1_pr.html
What's nice about the W1 is that it's about the same size as the very good Canon S### and SD### Elph cameras but there's a lot more flexibility with shutter priority/appeture priority and other modes. Plus the 2.5" LCD is a lot bigger than the Canon's 1.5".
The T1 is a smaller camera but there are some issues. Plus it uses the Memory Stick Duo which is more expensive on a $ per MB basis. Plus the 512MB size in the Duo cannot be found anywhere.
IMHO I would only wait for the S410 over the S400 if they've made the camera quicker.
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03-31-2004, 10:24 AM
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Here's a link to a Czech site that has some good photos of the Sony DCS-W1 from a recent convention.
http://www.grafika.cz/art/df/sony_W1.html
Note that the camera uses AA and not some expensize proprietary battery.
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