Need Help w/ Digital Camera

Nikon Cool Pix 3200 or 4100

I just bought a digital camera for my girlfriend for christmas. She loves it and its a real kick ass deal. I bought a Sony DSC-W1. 5 megapixles (awesome for high quality high resolution pictures). It has an awesome screen for viewing the pictures after you've taken them (2.5 inch). Check it out

The website that was liked to is also a great site to check out other camers and get awesome reviews.

~Features you should look out for
What kinda battery does it take?: If it takes a couple AA, you'll be able to buy some for some battery life when your out on the road. This is next to impossible with non-AA's.
Is the camers USB 2.0 compatible?: Nobody likes to take an ass load of time while you're trying to upload some pictures to your computer.
Is it possible to put an aftermarket lense on it?[/bU]: This is importent to some, but not all.
[bU]Build Quality: One thing I liked about the Nikon coolpix 5200 was the allmetal body (the W1 has one as well). This is a great thing if you want it to physically last a long time
Optical Zoome: Most point and shoot cameras have a 3x optical zoom which is okay. If you want to spend a little more money, it might be worth checking out some of the cameras with 8-10x optical zoom

I bought the same camera 1 month ago and I lve it..easy to use and takes amazing pics...an excellent choice

I have a 6 megapixel Fuji S7000 (this is closer to a SLR camera in size and function).Review



I also have a 5 megapixel ultra-compact Minolta x50 (this is comparable to the compact Sony).Review

I have 1 gig cards for each of them.

I do agree. However, when you're talking about someone who is buying their first digital camera, the USB cord should be alright for now. That is however if they don't already have a 5 in 1 or a 7 in one card read, in which case that would be the smarter choice of transporting your pictures/mpgs.

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How much money do you have to spend?

My wife grosses 7 figures . . .

My dads got the fuji camera that darth has. Gotta say i'm not mega impressed with it. Its only really good if you are gonna abuse the SLR type features, otherwise its a dead weight.

If you want a standard high quality digital camera, i'd go with a sony one. They are affordable, excellent quality and memory sicks are wicked.

My Minolta uses SD card. You can get the camera for $399 (less the the Sony) and it uses the cheaper SD cards. You can take the card to almost any photo deveoping place (hell, in Walmart even just incase you happen to be of the white trash persuasion) to have pictures developed just like 35 MM film (well, they don't develop it the same way they do film you freaking ugnots).

Just got a Minolta DiMage X50 (5 megapixels) for $278 and a 1Gb Sandisk SD card for $69 for my wife from CompuPlus last week. The 1GB card will hold up to 1500 pictures (highest compression) at the highest resolution or up to 46 minutes of video. The X50 is a great little camera if your priority is smallest size, features and price. It takes good pictures in bright conditions. However, for low light conditions, I'd recommend a larger camera (larger lens, larger flash) like an Olympus C8080 or Canon EOS Rebel digital. I have an Olympus C-3000 (3 megapixel) that I bought almost 5 years ago (June 2000). Still works. No issues whatsoever. Taken thousands of pictures already.

I paid more for mine so it must be better biatch.By the way, your wife really likes the racoon's swinging testies. Does that make you jealous?

Choices are overwhelming, like laptops. To narrow it down, figure out what your uses for the camera will be.

If you are posting pics for the web then 3 megapixels is more than sufficient. You could even go less and not notice a differenence. But 3 megapixels gives you the option to make small (4x5 or 5x7) prints if you wanted to in the future.

If you are using it for making medium size prints (8x10 or 11x14). A 4-5 megapixel camera will give you high quality prints.

Is the camera for work/professional or recreational use? Anything over 5-6 megapixel would be unnessesary for recreational use, even if you plan on growing into the camera.

SLR (single lens reflex) cameras are more designed for fine art and commercial photography. These generally offer super fast frame shooting, extremely high resolution, lens that are interchangeable. Expensive (+$500)

Point and shoot cameras are extremely portable and light in comparison. Less expensive. Cameras in the 3 megapixel start at around $250. Top of the line 5-6 megapixel are around $500.

Features to look for in a point and shoot:
*size & weight
*how fast a picture can be taken from the time you turn on the camera. 2 seconds is good.
*battery life and type of battery. AA's are cheaper and easier to replace than propietary batteries.

If this is your first camera, stay away from the SLR's.

I purchased a Sony W-1(USB 2.0 friendly) last summer, and would recommend it. Great camera!! Others to look for would be the name brands like Nikon, Minolta, Canon.

You can find a great camera for about $350.

A great resource for cameras is here. Review, pictures, pricing

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Nice link. Gee Golly, thanks. You are so swell.