Digital Camera

[FishingwithJake]

I'm looking to purchase a digital camera before Christmas. I'd be willing to spend as much as $400 but would like to spend less of course. What brands are worth the money and also what features should I look for in a digital camera?

[DTro]

Try this:

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[PierBridge]

Cannon A540 6 Megapixel is a great camera for a great price.....$169 at CC if they are not sold out, you may have to call a few stores.

Anyway a few of us bought this camera recently when the price dropped from $279 to $199 we used a coupon for $40 that was good if you spent $199. I noticed last week they went down to $169.

here is the coupon if you spend $199 you get $40 off.

http://www.zshare.net/download/cccoupon3-pdf.html

If you can find one you get the camera and some rechargable batteries and a case which would get you to $199 and then use the coupon.

[PierBridge]

I knew you were going to beat me to it.......

[S.D. Ice Angular]

You should post this in the "Photo Sharring" forum also...

[DTro]

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I knew you were going to beat me to it.......

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lol

You know what made my deal even sweeter?.....I sold my 3.1mp easyshare for $129 on hsolist. Decent upgrade for $30

[PierBridge]

We did but it's kind of an SLR crowd over Der!...

[Newguy06]

http://www.h20camera.com/home

Look at the W20. I baught one for $300 plus tax. So far I like it alot but still trying to get the hang of everything it does.

[HawgMan]

Bought my wife the A540 for her birthday,she loves it.

Takes great pictures,and is easy to use.

It has many options if you care to explore,or,just set it on auto and point and shoot.

[eyewinder]

Don't mean to hijack, but I'm curious -- I bought a Canon 540 in August, and just haven't been happy with the quality of pix (grainy).

I'm shooting mostly on automatic, and primarily using optical zoom, if any.

Also, the lens cover only opens half-way when I activate the camera. If I touch it with a finger, it opens completely.

Did I buy a lemon camera (it was around $300 when I purchased it at Wally World last summer)? And if I did get a bad one, how is Canon's customer service?

Thnx in advance,

eyewinder

[PierBridge]

Pretty good, 1 year I believe on that Camera.

[Ufatz]

Don't forget the SONY's. The Zeiss lens they have on them makes them really stand out from many of the other cameras that boast a bunch of other features.

Take it from an old photo guy...the SONY DSC-S85 I have puts out images you had to really WORK to get a few years back and it does it all day with no fuss. Incidentally, the DSC-S85 I have is four years old and if it broke tomorrrow I would RUN out to buy another one.

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[DinkADunk]

Well, what to get depends a lot on what you want to do with it. I wanted something fairly small, decent quality, and works well around water. I chose the Pentax Optio WP and it has been very qood - water proof to 1.5m. It's great for taking fishing pictures and the occasional underwater shot (swimming trout, stuff like that).