Camera Help!!!

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Permalink Reply by Megan Geiger on February 22, 2009 at 10:18am

UMMM try wal-mart photo center...and just play around a bit like there are no good or bad brands Just well know brands believe it or not My fav cam cost me 89.95 and i bought it at wal-mart and it took pics and videos and it took really good pics and Look on ebay too bc i bought the Nikon D90 with a Pro back in stores its 3,000 I got it on ebay for 1200 but yeah if u find one cam u like just send me the link and i will tell u the pro and cons of it and if it will do u good use. Bc i have took classed for Photography so i think i could JUST maybe able to help you

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Permalink Reply by Kari Quaas on February 22, 2009 at 1:12pm

Jason - Costco is great and 10-11 mega pixels is more than enough power to get a good image. I'm a Canon fan, but there are a lot of great cameras out there.

Kari : )

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Permalink Reply by akscootr on February 22, 2009 at 2:57pm

I have a Canon Powershot s5 IS and it is an excellent camera; It uses the same processor that their beginning pro cameras use. It is around 250.00 now... All of my recent photos are taken using that particular camera. Good luck...akscootr

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Permalink Reply by Janette on February 22, 2009 at 3:38pm

I'll second the recommendation for the Canon Powershot S series. I had an S1 and still have an S3, both great cameras. Akscootr, does the S5 have a remote? The S1 had one but when I busted it and replaced with the S3 they had removed that feature.

For a smaller camera I can also recommend the Powershot SX100 IS or whatever the latest version is. I bought it specifically for backpacking as the S3 is a little large to tote around. Not as outstanding pics as the S3, but still great, and has all the manual operations if you want them, but still the standard range of point and shoot if you prefer to have a techie in Japan choose your settings.

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Permalink Reply by Janette on February 22, 2009 at 4:33pm

Sorry, hit the add button before I finished.

If you want a small pocket size camera, the Powershot A720 IS is also a neat little camera.

To give you an idea of each's pictures, some links below. Bear in mind that the pictures have been reduced in size and quality for web display, they all printed out wonderfully:

S1 IS & S3 IS:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/GrandCanyon3#5263353489609347250 (S1)
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/ArizonaHikingMay2006#526312119... (S1)
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/GrandCanyon5#5263369198412526034 (S3)
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/FLTrail#5274624717499549122 (S3)

SX100 IS:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/FLTrail#5262632706190998434
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/FLTrail#5271277652379684994

A720 IS:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/FLTrail#5271292798293006562
http://picasaweb.google.com/jnetxpic/FLTrail#5271292727341148706

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Permalink Reply by Rachelle on February 22, 2009 at 4:02pm

I have a Sanyo S1070 that I got at Walmart (about 2 weeks ago) for my photography class and my upcoming season at Yellowstone. It is a VERY good camera and my family was pleasantly surprised. It was 50% off just because it was last years version. I only paid $50.00. Can't beat that so try Walmart and see if they are trying to get rid of old models.
My camera has 10 Mega Pixels, 3x optical zoom, digital anti-blur and a lot more. I hope I helped.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Kemple on February 22, 2009 at 8:33pm

i'll definately check them out everyone, thanks! any other opinions on good digital cameras?

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Permalink Reply by Jason Kemple on February 23, 2009 at 7:29am

check.

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Permalink Reply by Catherine on February 23, 2009 at 3:35pm

Hey here's a helpful article:
http://www.backpacker.com/january2009_beginner_expert_quick_sheet_/...

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Permalink Reply by Keith Larson on February 23, 2009 at 9:21pm

I went with a few mp less, but picked up a decent zoom. It can be really disappointing trying to show people how close you were to a bear when it kind of looks like a dog.

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Permalink Reply by Kari Quaas on February 24, 2009 at 12:24pm

This is a cool way to mind map your decision process for buying a camera.

http://www.aguntherphotography.com/tutorials/which-digital-camera-s...

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