Which Digital Camera

Never owned a digital camera but need to purchase one so I can really get cooking on my website. I'm going to be using it for landscape shots, family photos and action shots with motorcycles. I don't want to spend any more than $300 US and I know NOTHING about digital cameras, literally.

Can someone give me some basics on digi cameras and how you decide on the right one?

Matt
 

ian

Administrator
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Well, it is important to get something around 3.0 megapixels at least, get a good optical zoom and not digital zoom, and check what type of memory it uses, make sure that the memory cards are cheap and wont cost you a fortune.
A good site I always refer to is http://www.steves-digicams.com/ and http://www.dpreview.com/ you can view actual samples of photos.
Prices have really come down, for US$300 you should be able to get a digital camera which takes good quality pictures.
 
Thanks. I ended up getting a Canon Powershot A75. It has everything I believe I need and was reasonably priced at just shy of $200 us. Also Consumer reports gave it a huge thumbs up. Gotta go take some pictures. Later.

Matt
 

Lorand

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Excellent choice! I played around with a Powershot and I liked it very much.
Hope you'll make beautiful pictures with it.
 
Huh? What?

Fell asleep reading the manual! It is a fun camera. These newer cameras have so many more options and almost all of them are actually functional not just icing.

Matt
 

smitherz

New Member
wot resolution camera do you want to go for? how will it be used generally?
those are the first questions.



smitherz
 
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