Digital Camera(what kind of camera is the best?)

[GaryC 7]

I would also add that the Cannon Powershot 1000 takes great video capture. It comes out in .avi format which I like better than the .mov format the Kodak cameras have. The only beef is the movies come out really big. You need a 1 gig or better card to really use the video feature.

[garya505 2]

We always had the Kodak easyshare cameras and were happy with them. Luz takes a lot of pictures and tends to wear out cameras rather quickly. I tried getting her a new Kodak for Christmas but the pictures were not very clear. Thinking we just got a bad one we returned it for the next model up and found that the pictures were still sub-standard. The person at the camera department told us that Kodak is subbing out the guts to it's cameras now to China. Don't know if that is true but I can say the newest crop of Kodak easyshare cameras suck. I finally get Luz the Cannon Powershot SD1000. Great little camera! She loves it! I would recommend it as a mid-priced camera ($200).

Oh really? She takes a lot of pictures? We hadn't noticed.

[b_weeks 6]

The Sony, Canon, and Kodak are good.

[GaryC 7]

We always had the Kodak easyshare cameras and were happy with them. Luz takes a lot of pictures and tends to wear out cameras rather quickly. I tried getting her a new Kodak for Christmas but the pictures were not very clear. Thinking we just got a bad one we returned it for the next model up and found that the pictures were still sub-standard. The person at the camera department told us that Kodak is subbing out the guts to it's cameras now to China. Don't know if that is true but I can say the newest crop of Kodak easyshare cameras suck. I finally get Luz the Cannon Powershot SD1000. Great little camera! She loves it! I would recommend it as a mid-priced camera ($200).

Oh really? She takes a lot of pictures? We hadn't noticed.

I need to get a new HD to store all the pics. She is pushing 50 gigs right now. But all is cool. If you look at our web site you will see that we have documented our lives pretty well. Digital is so great, before I would have stacks of picture albums and boxes of pictures. This is so much better. I do need to back all this up again though. I will buy a new stack of DVD's to burn them all to.

[DeadPoolX 9]

My newest digital camera is a Fujifilm FinePix A900, which can take up to 9MP pictures, record video at 640x480 (with full audio), has tons of options to set, can use both Secure Digital and xD-Picture memory cards (I prefer SD cards, since they're just as good as xD and less expensive), and uses two AA batteries as a power source (I hate rechargeable cameras, as the battery always seems to run out at the worst possible moment and eventually these types of batteries no longer hold a charge).

When it comes to the megapixel (MP) amount, don't be fooled by the idea that the "greater the number, the better the camera." Yes, a 12MP camera can take photos at a higher resolution than a 5MP camera, but let's be honest... how often are you really going to need images of that quality? I've taken 5MP pictures before (my previous camera was at 5.2MP) and the overall resolution was around 1600x1200. That's still above what most people run their monitors at today, so unless you plan on doing some serious print work or professional pictures, there are other more important things to consider before megapixel count.

My camera has a feature that negates "shaking" so if my hands move or I'm standing/sitting on an unstable object, the camera will automatically compensate for this and make sure the image isn't blurred. This has become a more common feature on most newer digital cameras and something I would highly recommend taking, as it's much easier than packing a tripod.

As Scott already said, optical zoom is superior to digital zoom. If it all possible, attempt to find a camera with a high optical zoom; digital zoom is a secondary concern. Just so you know, digital zoom isn't terrible, but the image quality presented isn't nearly as fine as that of optical zoom. I've still managed to take some long-distance shots that look decent with digital zoom, but I've only used digital zoom because it was absolutely necessary.

ISO is important, especially if you're going to take pictures in low-light situations. The higher the ISO, the the darker surroundings you may be in and still get a good shot without resorting to using the flash (which generally washes out some color and produce red-eye). Most cameras today go up to anything from an ISO of 800 to even 3200.

The better digital cameras have many preconfigured settings that you can switch to, which automatically adjust the f-stop, shutter, flash, ISO, white balance, color, slow-synchronization, red-eye reduction, and so on. Manual is always an option as well, where you can adjust everything yourself, but most people rarely bother with this.

Edited February 16, 2008 by DeadPoolX

[Scott & Lai 12]

We always had the Kodak easyshare cameras and were happy with them. Luz takes a lot of pictures and tends to wear out cameras rather quickly. I tried getting her a new Kodak for Christmas but the pictures were not very clear. Thinking we just got a bad one we returned it for the next model up and found that the pictures were still sub-standard. The person at the camera department told us that Kodak is subbing out the guts to it's cameras now to China. Don't know if that is true but I can say the newest crop of Kodak easyshare cameras suck. I finally get Luz the Cannon Powershot SD1000. Great little camera! She loves it! I would recommend it as a mid-priced camera ($200).

Oh really? She takes a lot of pictures? We hadn't noticed.

I need to get a new HD to store all the pics. She is pushing 50 gigs right now. But all is cool. If you look at our web site you will see that we have documented our lives pretty well. Digital is so great, before I would have stacks of picture albums and boxes of pictures. This is so much better. I do need to back all this up again though. I will buy a new stack of DVD's to burn them all to.

I have about 58 gigs now, including photos I've scanned from film.

[Joyce 0]

thank you everyone for your advice I really appreciate everyone's advice and comment... the one I really need is a camera that takes good picture and good video clip ... it takes time for me to check all the camera that you all advice at this topic... I check every single model that you guys mention... CANON SD1000IS is great too i like it... CAnon A720 I check that too...its great...and other camera been mention I do like it . but didnt fit my need on the camera I want.. so I end up buying CAnon SD1100 IS coz it sound like very great it got dual stabilizer which i need for my son when I take his picture,my toddler wont even stay for a sec .. I dont have it on my hand yet but its on the way...... it is new canon SD1100IS ... will see if its great camera ... i'll let you know if its really great camera....

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

You can't go wrong with a Canon Powershot. They take great pictures and are all very reasonably priced.

If you're looking for quality rather than low cost, check out a Sony or Canon EOS Digital SLR.

[Jasman0717 9]

I got an Olympus Evolt 8.0 and am loving it.

[LuzyC 0]

We always had the Kodak easyshare cameras and were happy with them. Luz takes a lot of pictures and tends to wear out cameras rather quickly. I tried getting her a new Kodak for Christmas but the pictures were not very clear. Thinking we just got a bad one we returned it for the next model up and found that the pictures were still sub-standard. The person at the camera department told us that Kodak is subbing out the guts to it's cameras now to China. Don't know if that is true but I can say the newest crop of Kodak easyshare cameras suck. I finally get Luz the Cannon Powershot SD1000. Great little camera! She loves it! I would recommend it as a mid-priced camera ($200).

Oh really? She takes a lot of pictures? We hadn't noticed.

[Heracles 417]

hi everyone just wanna ask some of you guys that had Digital Camera ... what kind of digital camera to buy... been searching which one to buy ... but I still need some advice ..thank you in advance..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16830120223

Canon SD870.. Awesome camera great reviews

[~krakatoa~ 27]

DSLR

[LOSTGURL--SOPHIA 2]

Canon Powershot SD1000 is inexpensive and a good simple point and shoot camera, i really recommend it, i just bought one for my office.

i find Canon P+S to be the most user friendly for everyday pictures

at home, we have a Canon SD500, and a Nikon D80 (DSLR)

The Nikon D60,Canon EOS 40D, Nikon D300 and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

[Joyce 0]

Hello Everyone its me again updating my posts.... I already have my Powershot canon SD1100 IS ...for me at first it is complecated lot of option to choice,once you read the manual(im a person dont like reading manual or instruction hehehehhehe) "OH MAN"! It was GREAT... GREATER than I expect.... the small it is, the big thing that this camera can do , there is alot of various shooting methods and many option that you can do by taking picture and taking video capture, it is worth buying ... so to those People want to upgrade their camera try the CAnon Powershot SD 1100 IS...the price is right ....I'll postnext time some of the picture that I took ...