| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
We have a Canon Power Shot A510 camera that died yesterday. What's a good replacement? I'm not much of a photographer, and wouldn't appreciate the really high tech features that somebody like Court or Danger Dave would want; I just want something decent that I can preserve a few memories on. What do you recommend for a Point & Shoot? | ||
| Danger_dave |
I shoot mostly manual with the very basic of basic Canon slrs. http://web.me.com/david_cohen_design/KIWIRIDER/Vau lt_Index/Entries/2008/10/1_Article%3A_Hints_for_Ph otographing_your_Bike.html | ||
| Spiderman |
This is what I use, http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Finepix-S5200-Digit al-Optical/dp/B0007GIXSI/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&s=ele ctronics&qid=1230902435&sr=1-28 (I got mine from Target for under 300$) But anything in the Fuji S line has a ton of settings similar to a SLR cam but also have a quick 'auto' setting so anyone can use it. If you want something smaller you'll have to wait till someone else chimes in I do not have one LOL Here are some pics I have taken with the Fuji...     | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
With so many models out there, the problem is not getting a useful camera, but deciding which one out of many. Digital Photo Review is a highly regarded web site that just did an exhaustive review of budget point and shoots. Here is their URL: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408budgetgroup/pa ge15.asp Both the cameras they selected, the Sony CyberShot W120 and the Panasonic Lumix LX8 look good. I haven't used either one. Alternatively, the Canon replacement for what you have, The Powershot A590 is a good camera, and might be easier for you to learn how to operate. It seems to me that even the simplest digital cameras are unreasonably complicated to operate. The Canon G10 pocket camera I just bought had a 318 page owners manual!! As Glitch has often observed about motorcycles, "It's not the indian, it's the arrow". Even more true for cameras, it appears to me. just my. 02¢ | ||
| Bcordb3 |
I have a Casio Exilim, it is about three years old, fits in my pocket. The new models are 8 meg or more now. Costco had them for about $150.00. I use it primarly in the desert, has taken a beating, like a Timex "takes a licken and keeps on ticken" A good buy for sure | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Got a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T25. Well pleased with it. 8.1 mp, antiblur, fullHD 1080, face detection & a whole host of other features that I don't even pretend to understand.  | ||
| Teddagreek |
Buy another Cannon... I have a old powershot elf & a powershot G9 Love them.. | ||
| Panhead_dan |
Kodak Easyshare CX7430 is hard to beat for the use you described. It takes a beating and is inexpensive. | ||
| Reepicheep |
If you can still find a Fuji F-30 or even F-10 cheap, they are a nice point and shoot. You'll need XD memory cards though, so price one of them in. The big strength of the Fuji is its low light sensitivity, which was way ahead of its time for a point and shoot. What it means to you is that your pictures will be a lot less likely to looked "baked" or like mug shots, where the forground is blasted with flash and the background is dark. | ||
| Bads1 |
John, Pretty much any of the Canob point and shoots are going to do exactly what you would like. Sorry to here that your camera took a dump. Chances are though that if you bought the same you may be able to use your memory card and batterie's for your new one. | ||
| Jandj_davis |
I just bought a Canon A590IS and used it over the holidays. I has manual controls and auto modes. I like it a lot. It is probably very much like yours that died. I got it for $100 on ebay, and it probably wouldn't be hard to find another one at that price. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Sorry I thought you said a bitchen cheap camero | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
It seems like there are sooooo many cameras around, it's hard to work out which is best. I'm looking for a new camera too, something more flexible than the little Kodak V530 compact I have. I'm looking for something which you can manually set, and/or which you can bracket with, rather than only being able to use preset "modes". The Canon G10 sounds really appealing. The A590IS has manual too? | ||
| Slaughter |
Well... I would think that if you wanted a camera that you could consider to be nearly bulletproof - you might consider the Olympus 1030 SW (shockproof, waterproof) You can keep it in your pocket. drop it on concrete from shoulder height (it's guaranteed to take it too - has a recording accelerometer that can tell how far it fell) - and it's waterproof down to 25 feet without a special housing. Nice when it gets totally dirty, just put it in the sink and swish/rinse it. We also take it down scuba diving in a purpose-built housing too. Not pro quality but we shoot the snot out of it. I'm still waiting for prices to come down just a touch more for the full-frame Nikons... I'm just too heavily invested in 35mm Nikon glass. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product. asp?product=1363 | ||
| Slaughter |
I should add that once you have a camera that is truly waterproof, you'll never look at getting pics quite the same again. We were in New Guinea and EVERYBODY in our little group wanted to get closer to the continuously re-erupting Tavuvur in Rabaul. I was the only one who kept the amphibious lens on my Nikonos camera - and sure as shit, when all the ash started to fall, everybody else had to put their cameras up... I was able to keep shooting because I knew I could just put it in the sink and clean off all the ash. NOBODY got the images they were hoping for. (sorry about the hijack - but I'm even more of a believer in cameras-as-tools since I've had MANY instances where I've needed a camera that I could actually Wash OFF) There's about a 7-foot ash fall on the town around Simpson Harbour - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea   | ||
| Easy_rider |
I liked digitalcamera-hq.com. Once you look at a particular camera you can see how it rates with others in the price range, camera type, picture size. It lead me to the Canon SD-790 that was rated best in our price range. It's noticeably better than our 4 year old Cybershot. | ||
| Dynasport |
I have two hobbies. Both expensive. Motorcycles and photography. I have a hard time liking any P&S because I am so spoiled by what a nice DSLR can do. Still, I wanted a camera to take around when I didn't want to drag out my big camera bag with all my stuff. I ended up with a Canon SD1100. Not too expensive. VERY SMALL! It works pretty good. The flash is pathetic, but that was to be expected on such a tiny camera. The Fuji's are also good. The old F-10 I think is the best one, but used I have seen them costing more than a new F-30. If I didn't have a DSLR I would have gone with the G10. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
 The Canon G10 has really created a bit of a cult around itself. Lots of pros are getting them, and learning how to have fun taking pictures again. Here is a shot I took last week with mine, using the camera in its manual mode at ISO 80, on an ultralight tripod. I love this little guy, and almost never leave the house with out it. More of the landscapes on my web site: www.photomorse.com PS: My other camera is a Canon 1Ds Mklll. |
