camera suggestions?

[doodlebug 3]

I'm in the market for a camera but only want to spend $200 tops. I had an Olympus camedia D-390 which just died on me a few days ago and I need one for a trip I'm taking in a couple of weeks. The Olympus was "ok" but the pictures weren't that detailed (I don't know how else to put it) and the time it took from taking one picture to being able to take the next was wicked long it seemed and annoying.

Any suggestions? Point and shoot is what I know how to do.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I recommend the simple point and shoot Canon A550. It has an ISO sensitivity from 80-800, shutter speed of 1/2000 s. This camera uses SD memory card, which is very fast at recording image onto. The aperture is 2.6-5.5 . This is average for most point and shoot cameras.

Canon has been in the camera business for awhile, and so I trust their experience in designing cameras. I own a Canon EOS SLR camera from them, and a Canon SD700 from them. It's all good.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I switched from Olympus to Nikon and wasn't happy. I know that much.

[doodlebug 3]

I recommend the simple point and shoot Canon A550. It has an ISO sensitivity from 80-800, shutter speed of 1/2000 s. This camera uses SD memory card, which is very fast at recording image onto. The aperture is 2.6-5.5 . This is average for most point and shoot cameras.

Canon has been in the camera business for awhile, and so I trust their experience in designing cameras. I own a Canon EOS SLR camera from them, and a Canon SD700 from them. It's all good.

Cool! Thanks! Found one for $170 and free shipping so far.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Check out the Fuji F30 - its small but not particularly sexy. Still its one of the best point and shoots available - digital image stabilisation and can shoot up to ISO3200 (in very low light with next to no visible noise)

[doodlebug 3]

Check out the Fuji F30 - its small but not particularly sexy. Still its one of the best point and shoots available - digital image stabilisation and can shoot up to ISO3200 (in very low light with next to no visible noise)

That one looks awesome but it's averaging around $250 + which is a little out of my range at this point in time.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Check out the Fuji F30 - its small but not particularly sexy. Still its one of the best point and shoots available - digital image stabilisation and can shoot up to ISO3200 (in very low light with next to no visible noise)

That one looks awesome but it's averaging around $250 + which is a little out of my range at this point in time.

Then check out the F20 - which is the slightly older model. You can get that for $150 on amazon. Has most of the same features.

[~Chad~ 0]

My work issues Canons, I've had mine for a couple of years and love it

[Niels Bohr 72]

Before buying any of these online, goto a store and play with them.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

If you've not already - this is a pretty good resource for comparing different models.

http://www.cnet.com/

[Caladan 19]

I have a Casio Exilim that I'm pretty happy with. 7.2 Mpixels, mid-$100s in price.

[eric&gen 0]

I love my Sony Cyber Shot 7.2 mega pixel camera. It is the best camera i ever owned hands down.

[StarProg 0]

I'll put in another vote for the Canons, you can't go wrong with any of them. Also cnet.com as previously mentioned is a great resource.

[mRx 16]

Definetely look around at the stores, but read the reviews and buy it on amazon. Or if you can, sometimes you can get a good bestbuy rep who will price match with amazon. Its something to look into.

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

http://www.steves-digicams.com/