best digital camera...
college freshman seeks best digital camera for fun
must be portable and cheap. i like higher resolutions, but more than 2 is too much for me. must be able to live with a smoker and cats...
anybody got suggestions?
subquestion: i know it wouldn't work as a digital camera, but is the isight worth it?
must be portable and cheap. i like higher resolutions, but more than 2 is too much for me. must be able to live with a smoker and cats...
anybody got suggestions?
subquestion: i know it wouldn't work as a digital camera, but is the isight worth it?
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Originally posted by voodoodle
college freshman seeks best digital camera for fun
must be portable and cheap. i like higher resolutions, but more than 2 is too much for me. must be able to live with a smoker and cats...
anybody got suggestions?
subquestion: i know it wouldn't work as a digital camera, but is the isight worth it?
Pentax Optio S4. Fits into an Altoids tin. 4 megapixels. 3x optical zoom. Flash. Uses SD memory. Also mounts onto the Mac desktop as a drive.
Picture quality is excellent for a small camera.
Originally posted by voodoodle
i like higher resolutions, but more than 2 is too much for me.
More than 2 what? 2 megapixel? That's hardley the BEST digital camera as your title states. You can get numerous 2 megapixel cameras that are cheap ass and are priced very inexpensively these days.
Originally posted by Akumulator
More than 2 what? 2 megapixel? That's hardley the BEST digital camera as your title states. You can get numerous 2 megapixel cameras that are cheap ass and are priced very inexpensively these days.
"best digital camera for fun" for him. See the ellipsis. As for 2 megapixel and cheap, I'd look to the Canon A-Series.
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I have it and so does Luca Rescigno. People stop and look at my camera all the time. Its cool factor is max.
Originally posted by stevegongrui
Definitely get the u30. It is the most stylish camera out there. It is also the smallest 2 megapixel camera.
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I have it and so does Luca Rescigno. People stop and look at my camera all the time. Its cool factor is max.
Exactly!!, i've got the older u20 and people still comment on it now!
Stevegongrui is right on the money - cool factor is max!
(oh, and i takes great photos)
Originally posted by youngjohn
Exactly!!, i've got the older u20 and people still comment on it now!
Stevegongrui is right on the money - cool factor is max!
(oh, and i takes great photos)
I hate SONY. Their memory sticks are MORE expensive than Compact Flash cards.
I say get a nice Canon A70 3.2mp digicam. Or the Nikon Coolpix digicams. Or any other Pentax, Olympus, or Minolta brand digicam. They all use either CF or SD format.
Cheers,
Originally posted by Eugene
As for 2 megapixel and cheap, I'd look to the Canon A-Series.
I second the vote for the Canon PowerShot A-series. They offer the best quality and value in their price class. They use inexpensive AA batteries (get NiMH rechargeables) and CF memory (still the lowest $/MB). Plus Canon has the best software bundle, especially for OS X.
Escher
If I was buying right now and had your criterion, I'd look Canon (though I'm more than pleased with my Nikon).
Originally posted by cj3209
I hate SONY. Their memory sticks are MORE expensive than Compact Flash cards.
I say get a nice Canon A70 3.2mp digicam.
Damn Straight. Perfect form factor, most functions for the money, etc. I bought this after much research and LOVE it. Buy it.. love it.. you can't go wrong with this one.
It's my 6th digital camera and by far the best I've ever owned (although I still have a soft spot for the QuickTake 150 that got me started).
It costs 199 and you have a further 55 dollar rebate making it even cheaper.
The Canon A series is a very nice camera, but it is far too large and in my opinion rather ugly compared to the sony.
Compact flash cards? You're going to buy a camera just for the type of media it takes? Sounds like utter foolishness to me.
The Memory Stick and now the Memory Stick Pro, while a bit more expensive is the best designed flash memory card for a number of reasons. I actually did my physics report on flash card memory.
So before you jump to conclusions, think.
why are you recommending him the canon? lug around a big piece of ugly brick of a camera like the canon?
Originally posted by Escher
I second the vote for the Canon PowerShot A-series. They offer the best quality and value in their price class. They use inexpensive AA batteries (get NiMH rechargeables) and CF memory (still the lowest $/MB). Plus Canon has the best software bundle, especially for OS X.
Escher
I like our Canon A40. Now of course that model is phased out, but another vote for the A-series.
My electronics are either Apple or Sony, period.
Actually, almost everythnig I have is Sony.
Sony=Mercedes Benz
Canon and others=Volks Wagen or Japanese cars
Yes, you get more for the price with canon, but Sony will always be on top, just like the star.
To those of you who diss Sony and Mercedes-Benz, f uck you!!!!!
Originally posted by stevegongrui
Oh yeah, I completely agree.
My electronics are either Apple or Sony, period.
Actually, almost everythnig I have is Sony.
Sony=Mercedes Benz
Canon and others=Volks Wagen or Japanese cars
Yes, you get more for the price with canon, but Sony will always be on top, just like the star.
To those of you who diss Sony and Mercedes-Benz, f uck you!!!!!
Are you for real?
Sony=Mercedes? Canon/others=Volkswagen or Japanese cars?
'nuff said...
thanks for all the help
Originally posted by voodoodle
back on subject... does anybody recommend the nikon coolpix 2100. i have a nikon n65 so the controls are similar. i know that it uses only 2 aa batteries instead of 4 like the canon. it's smaller and more ergonomick, but how is it after a couple of weeks? how are the pictures?
thanks for all the help
Steve's Digicam Review
DP Review
These are good places to check out digi cameras. There are even owner's comments.
The Sony U30 is, no doubt, a nice camera, and cute too.
But personally, I wouldn't want one with no optical zoom, as someone else stated, and there is such a thing as too small, which IMO that one is.
Good luck with your choice!!