Your Opinion: A Good Camera???

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Peter Rogerson Nov 3, 2011, 11:20am UTC

I've got an ordinary Sony (DSC W110) and it takes perfectly good pictures. It was not expensive. Two things. 1) Don't be beguiled by too many megapixels. For ordinary use you don't need more than 8 or 10 at the very most. Secondly, try to find a camera with a viewfinder. The screen on the back is often hard to see in bright daylight.

Lillith (it's a secret!) Nov 6, 2011, 1:06am UTC

Okay, thank you. :)

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Christine P. Nov 3, 2011, 11:31am UTC

I have a Kodak camera and it works AWESOME! People are amazed how good the pictures are. I believe we payed 189.00. Checked out a camera site and they gave good ratings for the Kodak Easy Share.

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Peter Joseph Swanson Nov 3, 2011, 1:35pm UTC

I have a cheap cannon I love. The zoom is crap, so I just don't use it. I easily work around its limitations. One way to read about the limitations of a camera is just to read about it on Amazon in the reviews there.

They said mine wouldn't work in low light, but I just keep it perfectly still in low light and I make that work most the time. Sometimes pushing it up against a door frame will do that. (I HATE the look of flash)

Lillith (it's a secret!) Nov 6, 2011, 1:08am UTC

Okay, thank you. I hadn't thought to look on amazon! :)

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Rose Hill Nov 4, 2011, 8:51am UTC

Well, here is what the experts recommend - I subscribe to Popular Photography magazine and in their best bargains of the year they said:

Serious value
Canon Poershot Elph 300 HS for $250. small camera - great for throwing in your purse
and
Sony Cyber Shot HX100V - wow, wish I'd seen this page earlier
This $450 superzoom gives you the equivalent of a whopping 27-810 mm, image stabilization - that's really important:) and a tilting LCD screen.
Our test found imaging performance near the DSLR level.

So there you go:)

Lillith (it's a secret!) Nov 6, 2011, 1:09am UTC

Awesome, thanks! :)

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Nancy S. Nov 4, 2011, 9:37pm UTC

Hope you find a good one. You'll want lots of pictures of that precious little one.

Lillith (it's a secret!) Nov 6, 2011, 1:10am UTC

Me too, thanks. :) Can hardly wait to take baby pictures! :)

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Bernard C. Nov 7, 2011, 6:12am UTC

Think for the price-range you mention there are quite a number of options open for you - remember, it pays to shop around :-)) Good luck :-)

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Princess Spanky Pants ~ The Real, Original, Heather T Nov 28, 2011, 1:11am UTC

Probably late, but here's what to look for:

Megapixel isn't a huge thing. Anything over a 5 is fine, unless you want poster size prints. The bigger the number, the less you'll get use out of it. Most people don't even print 90% of the photos they take digitally, and those that do, typically don't go above a size 8x10, so looking for the biggest, baddest number in this category is useless. Most camera's have at least a 10, but I've seen some with as high as 20mp, and unless you are taking professional photos, you just don't need it.

For zoom, look at camera's with high OPTICAL zoom, and ignore digital zoom- you won't use it, because digital zoom is CRAP. You want a camera with 5+ for optical zoom- this is where the lens does the work, not the computer chip inside the camera.

Lastly, look for a camera with video capability, because with a newborn, there are all sorts of moments you'll want on video- first laugh, clapping, rolling over... so many great moments!

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Eleni Thalassa Nov 13, 2012, 5:39am UTC

I am in love with the NIKON D90. I know it is an older model but it is a fantastic DSLR, better than many newer models. Before spending a lot of money for a new digital camera without really knowing what you are looking for, check it out.

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