nebula Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I don't like the way they are setup for point and shoot. It just feels unnatural to me.. and the quality of the image wasn't so good compared with other companies in my option but I haven't touched a Nikon point and shoot in about 3 years. If you are looking for a Digital SLR then I would recommend it then, they have good picture quality. OK, that's useful info, and I'm glad you mentioned it . . . but what I was meaning in my question was what is "Digital SLR"? I do not understand the lingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 What do you want to use this for Neb? General use, I guess. My film camera is a small PHD camera ("push here, dummy"), but with a zoom lens (not a major zoom, but it does make more distant object slightly bigger) and a few special features (flash control, landscape, etc.). So I guess I just need something that's fairly similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 i would highly recommend going to best buy, sam's club, walmart or somewhere else that allows you to actually pick them up and hold them. find one that is in your price range and that FEELS good in your hands. some cameras are just flat and awkward. some are supposedly ergonomic, and may very well be for someone with the right sized hand! i like canon brand. in fact, last year (when money was good) i spent over $350 for the camera of my dreams, which turned out really to be almost TOO much camera for me. i was looking for one with lots of optical zoom so that when i go camping in the mountains of utah each year with the church, i could really get some good close-ups of wildlife. but... as luck would have it, the economy took a downward turn and i haven't been able to afford the gas to get up to mountaintop since i got the camera. if you're not needing lots of zoom capability though, you should be able to pick up a really decent camera for around 150 or less... what is your price range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 19, 2009 What do you want to use this for Neb? General use, I guess. My film camera is a small PHD camera ("push here, dummy"), but with a zoom lens (not a major zoom, but it does make more distant object slightly bigger) and a few special features (flash control, landscape, etc.). So I guess I just need something that's fairly similar. Then you should consider a simple point and shoot style. They are pretty good for every day shots, some are also good a actions shots where shutter speed and stabilization is important. Everything is automatically done by the camera. SLR is an acronym for Single Lens Reflex. These types of cameras are designed to give more control to the photographer where you have a range of different lenses you can change to get a desired effect . They are a lot more complicated, but give you a much wider range of choices concerning the outcome of the photograph. SLR bodies can also be attached to telescopes for those beautiful shots you keep giving us ... something to consider if you are near an observatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 19, 2009 I use my camera for action shots while climbing. I choose this one, Canon PowerShot S3. Not only are they great for what I do, but also for any other type of point and shoot shots I can think of. The basic ability to hold it one handed was a major selling point for me with its side grip capability. It also has the capacity of creating digital movies, the ability to upgrade the memory card and the ability to change certain effects electronically with a "macro" capability for taking real close up shots, like a caterpillar on a leaf. It is important to know what you will be using your camera for and get one that is best suited for that purpose. My camera would be too much for what you presently need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 what is your price range? Like I said - inexpensive without being cheap. $150 would be pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 19, 2009 what is your price range? Like I said - inexpensive without being cheap. $150 would be pushing it. Again, start here to get a feel of what is out there before you go to the stores ... know what you are looking for and don't be sold by an inexperienced sales person. These prices start at $79.99 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/categor...&sort=price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingToday Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 20 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/18/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted May 19, 2009 If you have a Best Buy close by they usually run some pretty good deals on their digital cameras. I've heard the Kodak EasyShares are pretty good, but I haven't priced them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blien Posted May 19, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,050 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 46 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1982 Share Posted May 19, 2009 As OneLight mentioned Digital SLR cameras are for more professional use. They have a ton of features and you can switch their lenses with larger or smaller ones. The people who use SLR's are ameture photographers, news photographers, sport photographers, nature photographers, family portrait photorgraphers. For everyday use just get a point and shoot kind. Saves you money and a lot of time in tinkering with the features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yod Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 One of these days, I need to get myself a digital camera. Well, for my income - they're expensive! So I want an inexpensive camera that isn't cheap. Any digital camera savvy people around who can point me in some specific directions to look into? Someone mentioned Nikon - I believe it was the Coolpix. But as I look on the website there are too many to choose from. I got a 10.3 megapixels Kodak camera at WalMart for $120 that is fantastic! They have some Sanyo 9 megapixels that are pretty good for $90 that I got for my wife and they are pretty good, too. I had sworn to never buy another Kodak because their return policy isn't very good and they seem to be more fragile than the average camera. I've had 2 of them stop working in the past for no apparent reason and Kodak only repaired one of them. All that aside, I got this recent one about 6 months ago and the pics it takes are far beyond any semi-pro camera I've ever had. The editing software is the secret though...it will bring out colors (especially green) like nothing before did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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