Quote Originally Posted by Spacepanic02
Hi,
I'm pretty much a newbie looking for a decent digital camera (affordable)...I have a Kodak Easyshare CD33 and really want to upgrade. I have been looking at the Sony Cybershot p200 and the S600 (b/c of the high ISO)...The reason for the upgrade is b/c my Kodak does not really take good CLEAR concert pictures without flash..I am looking for a camera that will do just that..any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thank you!!
-Michelle

Michelle,
Welcome,

So whats "affordable", as your idea of affordable and mine may be totally different. Do you want a DSLR or P&S? Also, what kind of concerts are you talking about? What kind of distances are you from the subject(s)?
These questions and more will help us help you.

Most P&S cameras do not do well in low light. Also high MP (6mp and up) P&S cameras are not as good as a 4mp P&S due to the size of the sensor pixels. You need a lens that is at least an f2.8 for low light.

With a DSLR, since you want less noise, avoid Nikon (I'll hear about that from the Nikon shooters ) however the Canon cameras are way ahead of the Nikons on noise control. Again, lower end DSLR's will have noise, and slow AF in low light. The advantage is you can change lenses for the job, and you can get f2.8 lenses at reasonable prices, and even f1.8 and f1.4 as well, all of which will help in low light.
A Canon 50mm f1.8 lens can be had for $79, and the next version is $350 and it has IS (image stabilization) and then the 70-200mm f2.8 for around $1000

JS