looking for a new digital camera

[yotesfan97]

we are looking for a new digital camera. we have a cannon elph, but would like to upgrade. you know something more complicated that we'll never fully understand how to use. something that takes nice pictures, but most importantly looks cool. as an example i have been looking at the cannon rebel xti.


have you bought a camera recently? what do you think of it? is there a camera you would recommend?

just trying to get input.

thanks in advance

 

[azmike74]

My knowledge is lacking on the subject, but I find that CNET.com always has helpful reviews on tech stuff for me, here is a link to the Canon you mentioned. You can also read reviews on about any other cameras.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Canon_EOS_Rebel_XTi_kit_black/4505-6501_7-32034086.html

 

[yotesfan97]

My knowledge is lacking on the subject, but I find that CNET.com always has helpful reviews on tech stuff for me, here is a link to the Canon you mentioned. You can also read reviews on about any other cameras.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Canon_EOS_Rebel_XTi_kit_black/4505-6501_7-32034086.html

thanks

i've been going to a lot of different sites. just wanted to get some firsthand real life input.

 

[devilalum]

best site for reviews

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

 

[yotesfan97]

best site for reviews

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

haven't seen that one yet. looks like there is a lot of info there.
thanks

what camera do you have?
how do you like it?

 

[Ryanwb]

I want to buy a new one too..... some of my Christmas pictures came out blury for some reason. I'll kill someone

 

[yotesfan97]

I want to buy a new one too..... some of my Christmas pictures came out blury for some reason. I'll kill someone

i'd take blurry. my son broke our camera again.

 

[jw7]

thanks

i've been going to a lot of different sites. just wanted to get some firsthand real life input.

The most important thing to me was to get a camera with high optical zoom. If you take pictures of sporting events or wildlife, the zoom is a great benefit.

I have an Olympus Camedia C-740 and love it. 10x optical zoom (digital zoom is worthless).

For example, here are a couple pix I took earlier this year of some guy flying near my house in a motorized parachute thing.

Normal zoom:

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Same guy 5 seconds later with 10x zoom goodness:

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I think this model is discontinued, but I really love it. Just looked on the Olympus site and they have some good high-optical zoom cameras at attractive prices.

 

[yotesfan97]

The most important thing to me was to get a camera with high optical zoom. If you take pictures of sporting events or wildlife, the zoom is a great benefit.

I have an Olympus Camedia C-740 and love it. 10x optical zoom (digital zoom is worthless).

For example, here are a couple pix I took earlier this year of some guy flying near my house in a motorized parachute thing.

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Same guy 5 seconds later with 10x zoom goodness:

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I think this model is discontinued, but I really love it. Just looked on the Olympus site and they have some good high-optical zoom cameras at attractive prices.

thanks
that's the kind of info i was looking for.
i haven't looked at the olympus cameras yet, but i will now.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Wife and I both have Fuji Finepix digital cameras and love them.

 

[yotesfan97]

these are the cameras i have started focusing on.
anyone have any experience with any of these?
any input would be appreciated.

Canon S3 IS
Fujifilm FinePix S9100
Kodak EasyShare P712
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
Panasonic DMC-FZ50

 

[green machine]

these are the cameras i have started focusing on.
anyone have any experience with any of these?
any input would be appreciated.

Canon S3 IS
Fujifilm FinePix S9100
Kodak EasyShare P712
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
Panasonic DMC-FZ50

If you get a high optical zoom camera make sure it has an image stabilizer like hte Canon S3 IS (the IS stands for image stabilizer). If you play around with them enough, at the high end zoom point it is hard to control the camera and keep it still. The stabilizer will help. That, or a tripod.

 

[abomb]

Wife and I both have Fuji Finepix digital cameras and love them.

...sans wife.

 

[Ryanwb]

I have a Fuji Finepix and I don't like it..... first off the xD memory is more expensive and thats the camera that I'm getting blurry images with sometimes

 

[AZZenny]

I have a Pentax Optio 330GS and it's a very fine little camera, although I am about ready to splurge on a Nikon Digital SLR after much thought.

 

[yotesfan97]

my wife has taken a liking to the canon S3. so, i guess we'll be getting the canon S3. just have to find the best deal.

the imaging-resource.com site is really helpful.
i'd highly recommend it if your thinking about a new camera

thanks for all the input.

 

[DeAnna]

I'm in the market for a new camera since my Cannon Digital ELPH went out all of a sudden.

Don't they make 3 megapixels anymore? I don't really need a 6 or 7 megapixel.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I'm in the market for a new camera since my Cannon Digital ELPH went out all of a sudden.

Don't they make 3 megapixels anymore? I don't really need a 6 or 7 megapixel.

Not really. You can get a 6 megapixel for the same as a 3MP a year ago.

 

[Ryanwb]

You don't need anything above a 4 MP camera, the pictures it takes can be blown up to a maximum size of 8"x10" which is about as big as a home user is going to need. A 10MP camera can be blown up to huge proportions, that is the only thing the MP sizes are going to do for you

 

[DeAnna]

You don't need anything above a 4 MP camera,

hmmm...isn't that what I just said?

Unfortunately, according DCR, they don't make too many of those anymore.

 

[nathan]

Not really. You can get a 6 megapixel for the same as a 3MP a year ago.

You can't really judge cameras on megapixels. I have a Polaroid izone 300 (got for free for buying big screen TV) that pumps out 3.2 megapixels of crap.

I'd recommend DeAnna browse slickdeals/fatwallet for a while until something she finds a good deal for something she likes. I bought a Canon SD1000 (7.1 MP) for $149+shipping

Here's a sample picture (scaled by .25) from my camera taken a week ago at the park by my apartment:

 

[DeAnna]

I know where I can find one...EBAY!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Track=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:us

 

[CardFan67]

Nikon D 40
Great entry level SLR

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I know where I can find one...EBAY!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Track=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:us

Ebay is a good place. A closeout/bargain website too.

 

[DeAnna]

Nikon D 40
Great entry level SLR

You don't understand...I'm trying to emulate DCR. Meaning, I need something cheap - I don't want to spend more than $100 on a camera that I only use occassionally.