• 09-26-2010, 02:09 PM
    Adela
    what type of camera to get?
    Hello, I want to buy a low or reasonably priced digital camera good for indoors and outdors (even without sun?) pictures, and which I will be able to get into my computer to send out, etc. I especially like the types of cameras I've seen which don't have to be put in close contact with one of my eyes (as I had in the past), but rather can keep it at arms distance or so to take the pictures.

    So sorry if my question is kind of vague but I never had nor was interested in cameras these complicated. Also, does it have to be digital?

    Thanks so much for any suggestions. :) Adela

    P.S. I took the liberty of copying the below paragraph from a post here as I think these may be some things I'm looking for too? Although I hope to meet my budget which is way way below $100?...
    Quote:
    "my budget is under $200
    - not really meant to be used by someone with an intense interest in photography or professional background... it's more for a college student to use on a daily basis for a typical point-and-shoot purposes. something that takes fairly high-res pictures (and not blurry) in general, and something that takes good pictures even in low-light settings.
    - a nice, sleek design that can fit in a pocket."
  • 09-27-2010, 01:54 PM
    Franglais
    Re: what type of camera to get?
    What you want is what we call a Point and Shoot (P&S). There are lots of them on the market, they change about every 6 months or so. The leading manufacturers (in no particular order) are Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, etc. Some criteria of choice:

    - Almost all of them have no viewfinder so you view on the back as you want
    - Yes all these cameras are digital nobody is buying film any more
    - Almost all have image stabilisation which is good in low light
    - Some are very small but this usually means a compromise in image quality
    - Some have a big zoom range but this usually means the camera is big and again there may be a compromise in image quality
    - All of them have more than enough megapixels (6Mpix is enough) so don't use that as a factor of choice.

    Check out the reviews section to see if a particular model is in there.