Puchasing New Camera (Canon/Sony)

P11 · 07-15-2006, 06:01 PM

Hey, I'm buying a new camera for my mom because our old digital camera uses 2X AA batteries and its a real pain to change them every 30 shots. I am buying the camera from BestBuy and our price range is 250-350 CAD. We want a camera that has a lithium-ion rechargable battery and also uses SD cards. Lastly, we want it to be able to capture pictures quickly (2-3 second delay.)

Current two I'm interested in: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...02&catid=20226
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...03&catid=22474

Thanks

**jimmymac** · 07-15-2006, 06:20 PM

i know its not on your chouices list but thought i would suggest the casio exilim range, i recently bought a 5 megapixel s500 at a great price and its been cracking. Just back from a week in newquay where it was out with me every night, at one point i was snapping non stop so its very fast at taking pics. The battery was fantastic, must have taken 140 pics over 3 days before any need for recharge

**The_Other_One** · 07-15-2006, 06:43 PM

My experience with Casio hasn't been the best. My camera took great pictures, but you couldn't zoom into anything without really dropping the shutter speed(poor aperture)

As for those cameras, I'd probably go with the cannon. They usally make very good cameras around this range. Heh, and you know, if you must use an SD card, the Sony uses memory sticks...

Justen · 07-15-2006, 07:18 PM

I like the Canon the best, we have a Canon, and haven't had a problem with it yet.

jp198780 · 07-15-2006, 07:30 PM

another vote 4 Canon.

spamdos · 07-16-2006, 01:41 AM

look at what omega posted

jp198780 · 07-16-2006, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spamdos

look at what omega posted

what? wrong post?

spamdos · 07-16-2006, 02:58 AM

no sorry his thread about the digital camera he was looking at. it seems like it would be ideal for P11 as well

P11 · 07-16-2006, 03:36 AM

I went over to BestBuy today, and to my avail the Samsung 50" Plasma TV I purchased 2 weeks ago dropped $500 dollars in price. So I went to customer service got my 500 dollar credit and purchased the Canon SD600, Kodak 1GB SD Memory Card, 3-Pack Dual Layer 8.5 GB, 10 CD-R's, and Sony HI-FI Stero headphones......for a total of $6.41. (Thank you credit)

**DCIScouts** · 07-16-2006, 06:05 AM

Nice, great camera, and like The_Other_One, I would have made the major differential between the SD card and MemoryStick. And I love it when there are price breaks on things you already bought...

07-15-2006, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 20 Posts: 1,311	Purchasing New Camera (Canon/Sony) Hey, I'm buying a new camera for my mom because our old digital camera uses 2X AA batteries and its a real pain to change them every 30 shots. I am buying the camera from BestBuy and our price range is 250-350 CAD. We want a camera that has a lithium-ion rechargable battery and also uses SD cards. Lastly, we want it to be able to capture pictures quickly (2-3 second delay.) Current two I'm interested in: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...02&catid=20226 http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...03&catid=22474 Thanks __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com Last edited by P11; 07-15-2006 at 06:24 PM.

07-15-2006, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
jimmymac Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 3,987	i know its not on your chouices list but thought i would suggest the casio exilim range, i recently bought a 5 megapixel s500 at a great price and its been cracking. Just back from a week in newquay where it was out with me every night, at one point i was snapping non stop so its very fast at taking pics. The battery was fantastic, must have taken 140 pics over 3 days before any need for recharge __________________ I tried to put my signature in here but my pen ruined the monitor. https://www.photoshop.com/user/jimmymac

07-15-2006, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,426	My experience with Casio hasn't been the best. My camera took great pictures, but you couldn't zoom into anything without really dropping the shutter speed(poor aperture) As for those cameras, I'd probably go with the cannon. They usally make very good cameras around this range. Heh, and you know, if you must use an SD card, the Sony uses memory sticks... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

07-15-2006, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 19 Posts: 4,115	another vote 4 Canon. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(740/1000) xp pro

07-16-2006, 01:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	look at what omega posted __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

07-15-2006, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Justen banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washington State Age: 19 Posts: 79	I like the Canon the best, we have a Canon, and haven't had a problem with it yet.

07-16-2006, 02:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	no sorry his thread about the digital camera he was looking at. it seems like it would be ideal for P11 as well __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

07-16-2006, 03:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 20 Posts: 1,311	I went over to BestBuy today, and to my avail the Samsung 50" Plasma TV I purchased 2 weeks ago dropped $500 dollars in price. So I went to customer service got my 500 dollar credit and purchased the Canon SD600, Kodak 1GB SD Memory Card, 3-Pack Dual Layer 8.5 GB, 10 CD-R's, and Sony HI-FI Stero headphones......for a total of $6.41. (Thank you credit) __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

07-16-2006, 06:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houghton, Michigan, USA Age: 27 Posts: 6,046	Nice, great camera, and like The_Other_One, I would have made the major differential between the SD card and MemoryStick. And I love it when there are price breaks on things you already bought... __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

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