Digital cameras

[Chevy454]

My wife's birthday/Christmas is coming up, and she's wanting a new digital camera...what do I need to look at? She mentioned a Canon of some kind she saw somewhere, and my mom mentioned the camera that Eddie Martin's wife had in Las Vegas last week looked to be teeny tiny...other than that, I'm on my own! LOL!! I don't need anything fancy, just something to capture evidence of some ornery kids...

[CamarosRus]

Two review sites............


http://www.imaging-resource.com/

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/

[MosportGreen66]

Any of the Canon Power Shot series are fantastic. I was in the same boat about 6 months ago and I bought a Canon G7 from B and H in NYC. Awesome piece. 10MP, endless shooting capabilities and varying shooting modes... almost an hour of video shooting with crisp color and sound. Doesn't matter which brand you get, buy the extended coverage warranty and a beefed up memory card/extra battery.

[1969l78]

I would also say get the bigger memory card---- I have a sony its a nice camera also.

[Dog427435]

I use an Olympus - Stylus 600
Great camera not too big / small, more features then I can use, I carry it everywhere!
Get the biggest memory and battery in what ever you choose.

[VintageMusclecar]

I just purchased a Fujifilm FinePix S5700 7 MP camera to replace my old and ailing Canon Powershot S400. While I'm still getting acclimated to the Fuji, I'm VERY happy with what I'm seeing so far, and even better, the camera is more than affordable.

Eric

[Xplantdad]

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I just purchased a Fujifilm FinePix S5700 7 MP camera to replace my old and ailing Canon Powershot S400. While I'm still getting acclimated to the Fuji, I'm VERY happy with what I'm seeing so far, and even better, the camera is more than affordable.

Eric

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Eric has a newer version of Dennis Cumby and my Camera...I agree on the extra memory cards...and rechargeable batteries...

[ORIGLS6]

The Fuji S5700 really has me looking, and I really don't need another camera. My 5200 does everything I could ask for and more, but for the ladies it may be overkill. They're probably more interested in a compact point-and-shoot that they don't have to 'fiddle' with. (Too many options tend to turn them away.)
No matter what you choose, it will be outdated by Christmas so close your eyes and pick one. Only suggestion I would have is to stay with a premium brand name; Sony, Canon, Olympus, Fuji or even a Lumix (Panasonic).

Ask Kwhizz what he uses. Small, great resolution and obviously TRIED & TRUE.

[Verne_Frantz]

I took this picture with my Canon S3-IS Powershot in low light, barely leaning over the front of the car with no flash. It has a 12X optical zoom, and many other features. It was a little less than $500. then but the price has dropped. It takes movies and has a Macro and Super-Macro mode with a focal distance of 0. You can lay something on the lens and take a picture of it. It's 7meg, but I think that's all that's needed for great detail. Higher megs just use up memory with no noticable gain on photo quality (IMO).

Verne

[budnate]

I still dig the Nikon Coolpix series, I just upgraded from my 3200 to the 7600 new in the box off ebay for a hundo, shoots crystal clear pics from broach marks to nice pics of cars and will do vids and fits in my coat pocket. for everyday stuff there more than plenty and super easy to use.