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What brand or kind of digital camera?

New Camera? Brand/kind?

  • I am going to buy a new camera...a digital point and shoot camera. I'm not a photographer so I don't need anything crazy. What are the best brands to be looking for, or what features are 'must-have' nowadays....the camera I have right now is a Canon but it's like....8+yrs old, big and bulky and takes batteries.. So what features/brands should I be looking for?

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    Pay no attention to the digital zoom factor. Only the optical zoom matters. 6 to 10 MP is more than sufficient unless you are going to make huge prints. More is not better; it's just more, and sometimes it comes at the cost of something else. Canon is still good, as are Pentax, Panasonic, Sony, Fuji, and several others. Look at reviews on the sites stevesdigicams.com and cnet.com. Last October, I bought a discontinued $200 Kodak (model Z915) for $99.99 from staples.com and got a $25 gift card along with it, making the net price of the camera about $75 plus tax. It has 10MP and a 10X optical zoom. I'm somewhat picky, but so far, I'm getting along with it rather well. I prefer cameras that use AA cells, because they can be replaced at a moment's notice when they become weak. Rechargeables are cheaper to use, but if necessary you can replace them with alkaline cells (or nickel oxy hydroxide, which purportedly lasts longer). A camera that requires a proprietary battery does not allow that option, and replacements are costly. I bought a package of Sanyo Eneloop precharged NiMH cells (8 AAs, 4AAAs, and a charger) at Costco for about $26.

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First and foremost you shoujld look to Nikon or Canon. They are the top manufacturers currently and you can't beat them. Sony and Panasonic have some great point and shoot cameras out there as does Fuji. I'd choose them in that order. Last on the quality list these days comes Kodak. They just plain aren't producing anything good anymore. I am glad the other poster is happy with his, but if you want quality above all else? just stick to Nikon, Canon, Sony or Panasonic. He's totally right on the megapixels and zoom. Digital zoom is the same as blowing an image up on the computer and it degrades the quality. You can do it on the computer, why bother with it in the camera? Optical zoom is "real" zoom that actually magnifies and zooms in. megapixels don't matter. If you want more on it google The MegaPixel Myth. Beyond that you need to look at the features in the cameras in your price range and decide which ones you want and need! www.snapsort.com is pretty OK at comparing cameras and making recommendations within a budget.

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