2fat2fly 0 #1 November 23, 2004 I was planning on getting my wife a digital camera as part of her Christmas-I've decided that she would probably enjoy having it during the T'day family events so I need to buy one tonight. I don't have time to research, I need advice---please. One good for gerneral photographs indoor and out. Decent zoom. Thanks guysI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 November 23, 2004 If you have an Office Max by your house, they have a good deal on an Olympus one. We got it for my daughter yesterday. It has 3.1 megapixel, digital and optical zoom, comes with an extra memory card and I think a printer. It was about $180.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #3 November 23, 2004 I like my Canon Digital Elph. I like it so much that every time I lose it, I buy a new one! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006LV79/qid=1101220356/br=1-18/ref=br_lf_p_18//002-2811454-0296051?v=glance&s=photo&n=493710There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #4 November 23, 2004 Lots of good ones out there. For general purpose you really need no more then 3.1 or 4MP, if your planning on only blowing up to no more then 8x10. If you want bigger then you will need higher MP to get it to work. I have had a couple f HP units but the last one I had had a button go bad after the warranty let out so it does not work well now as it delets a pic every time it is taken. There is a great Nikon 3.1 MP with a Nikkor lens that I bought my wife and she is very happy with it. Compact and comes with a decent zoom. Lots of different modes including movie. Only cost $199 or so. Also uses SD cards which is prettu common. I saw a 512mb SD card at Costco the other day for $45.. Good luck, lots of good choices but for general use stay with a name you know and a common format for storage. Stick to the 3-4MP size for pics for general use and you should be good at about $200 Scott C. Found this review of the camera I got after a quick search... http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/nikon3200.html"He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #5 November 23, 2004 sony cybershot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #6 November 23, 2004 These are two really good ones on www.slickdeals.net today. CircuitCity has the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P52 3.2-Megapixel Digital Camera for $130 w/ free shipping. Lowest on Pricegrabber is $192. And here's a hell of a deal: Walmart has the Kodak 5MP EasyShare DX4530 Digital Camera and Docking Cradle for $198 + $8 shipping. Lowest on Pricegrabber w/o the dock is $294.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #7 November 23, 2004 Yep, the Canon Powershot Digital Elph series is really nice. I have the S410 (4.0 mpix) one, and I love it. I can carry it in my coat pocket to parties and stuff when I don't want to lug my big fancy SLR, and it does short mpeg movies which are easy to just copy on the computer and play. Now, the SD20's are really sharp and come in different colors, ooh ahh. Depending on how much you want to spend, I'd recommend any of the Elph series... I know Best Buy and Circuit City carry some of them. Good luck! lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #8 November 23, 2004 Minolta d500 5 mp for $400, unless the price dropped.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #9 November 23, 2004 This is the best review site on the web for digital cameras: http://www.dpreview.com/ Probably too much info to digest in one day. But the hot items tend to be in the "most clicked results" on the the right hand side, for example: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona95/ What you should get depends heavily on whan you want to use it for, but when you decide where you want to jump in the reviews & comparrisons on this site should help you choose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #10 November 24, 2004 I went with the Canon Powershot 3.2 Mpixel. That's plenty enough for us-I did get an extra 128 card. Thansk for all of the advice, now I just have to find someone that knows a lot of little words to explain the manual to meI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #11 November 24, 2004 Out of curiousity, at $249 a pop, how many times have you lost it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #12 November 24, 2004 This thread should be in the video and photography forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #13 November 24, 2004 I thought about that, but it wasn't skydiving related, just general snapshot/nekkid wife picture useI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #14 November 24, 2004 Quote just general snapshot/nekkid wife picture use Feel free to post them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #15 November 24, 2004 QuoteYep, the Canon Powershot Digital Elph series is really nice. I have the S410 (4.0 mpix) one, and I love it. lew I have the same one. It kicks ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #16 November 24, 2004 Quotenekkid wife picture use Poor polaroid must have lost all sales for this application with digitals now... lolRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #17 November 24, 2004 QuoteOut of curiousity, at $249 a pop, how many times have you lost it? One at a Christmas party and one in the Virgin Islands (I was more upset about losing an entire vacation's pictures with that last loss.)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #18 November 24, 2004 Val: have you posted on the space case thread yet? Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #19 November 24, 2004 Good one!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
