Ok I have seen so many nice pictures up here of proteges and I was wondering just what kind of digital cameras you guys have? I need a cheap digital camera asap and need to know what you guys and gals feel about the ones that you own. I would like it if you could post some sample pics, tell me about it-(how many pics can it hold, usb, software, batteries, etc...)

Also, I'm not looking to spend more than $200 at the most on this...so don't go posting some pics from some $2000 camera please.

Thank you very much!

 

I really like the Kodak digitals. :/ I have an older Kodak DC210 Plus.

 

My Canon A10 can be purchased for $150.00!! It's 3X optical zoom (+3X digital) uses 4 AA batteries, and has unbeliveable battery life! Stores images on compact flash cards (128 meg cards are $39.00 and =400+ photos) Has LCD viewfinder. Does a great job even at twice the price!!

 

i have the canon s-30 and payed over $800 cdn for it, so i think its alittle out of your price range

 

Sony Cybershot DSC-F707 for me. Takes awesome pictures and has nightshot for those cool Desert Storm effects.

 

Kodak DX3500 here.. i love this camera, yes there are some better ones but you can't beat this one for features/price

only $250CAD

 

if you really want to be able to do cool effects but don't wanna blow 1g... then ya shouldn't even be lookin at digitals dude... just get a 35mm SLR... the Nikon F55, or the Canon Rebel G are both REALLY FREAKIN nice cameras with all the adjustments (aperture, contrast, shutter speed, etc...), both come with 20-80 AF lenses and the canon G even has 3d matrix metering which'll let you do those cool merged multi-photo action shots they have in snowboard magazines (where you see multiple frames of a guy pulling an inverted 360 all in a single photo). They run about $429.99CDN for the complete kit (camera body w/built in flash, lens, carry-bag)... Once i pay off my P5, I'm prolly gonna pick one up (that is unless i have a LOT of cash and can afford a digital SLR!!! ).

 

check out the Canon Elph S200, I have it and it works great! super compact in a brushed aluminum casing. 2.1 megapixel with 2x optical zoom, mini-movie capability, various special effects. best of all, you can get it for $245 now!!!

go to www.spoofee.com and check out their deal on how to get one of these for $245 from Dell.com

 

i am a huge fan of fuji cameras. i had one of thier point and shot 35mm cameras, and it would never give me a blank picture, and always give me one extra picture per roll of film. now, i sport a fuji 4900:


this is probably a high end consumer digi-cam, as it has all the features you could possibly want. i got mine for $500, but the only place to get them now is ebay.

i would recommend the fuji 2800, which has similar features but not as many bells and whistles as the 4900, and run in the $200-300 range.

check it out here:
Fujifilm 2800

 

The Fujifilm 2800 is what I have and I'm pleased with it. Here is an example of it's pictures.


pic

another

 

Minolta Dimage E203 (same as Konica Revio KDZ200)
sample images

http://www20.brinkster.com/bougha/nature.htm

 

I use a Kodak DC4800 with zoom. I love this camera. I have 128MB flash card so I can hold a lot of pics. Battery life can sometimes be a problem so I bought an extra battery

 

Pretty good - 3.1MP (more than enough, 8x10 looks great), 2x Optical (wish it had more, look at newer models), 3X digital (ignore this, ruins images!) and 8MB included memory. Relatively limited (advanced/optical) features, but easy snap-and-go convenience. Average battery life, additional batteries and a charger are a must with ANY digital camera!

I bought a 64 and one 128MB card, and an additional CompactFlash reader.

Also remember that if you are not entirely satisfied with the feature set of a camera, you can buy accessories for pretty cheap - 7x, 10x fixed, 2x telephoto, 0.5x wide-angle lenses, and a cheap adapter for my camera cost $90 total pus hipping at http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/stor...ml?CATID=20134.

For under 300 (around 250 now) - a pretty good deal!

I've been told Nikons and Canons (not the ELPHs) take the best pictures, and the former offers the most options/features but both are expensive brands. Avoid HP/Polaroid at all costs. Kodak/Fuji/Samsung are good compromises, and Sony is overpriced for their limited feature sets, but som Sonys have excellent Carl Zeiss lenses (outside your, and my, price range anyway!)

 

here's a pic of the Canon S200 ELPH

look how small it is!!!

 

I have a Minolta Dimage-X. It's even a little smaller (and much lighter btw) than the S200. Plus it's got a 3x zoom. Might be out of the price range requested here - about $550 CAN right now.

It's a really nice little camera.