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Point and shoot camera recommendations?
My Sony T1 has crapped out so I am using an old Nikon Coolpix with a tiny 1.5" LCD screen until I decide on something else.
Looking for something in the $300-$500 range. Most in this category have auto lens covers that appear to have a high failure rate based on reviews. Based on the reviews, the failures appears to be just a matter of time. Looking at the Nikon S9100 and S8100 and both have lots of failure reviews ![]() Saw a recent post on a new Sony NEX-3C which looks nice (no auto lens cover) but it's a little outside my budget. Any recommendations?
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up the damn ante and take some quality pics with mucho room for goodies and try out a NIKON D-5000. i have had mine for 2 years now and it is IDIOT PROOF!
get the 12v battery charger, the 110 battery charger and some extra camera cards and yer off to the races. hell for 16 days i had my camera challenged wifey zapping great pics and she never used one before in her life. 16days = 1169 pics on one card and 400 on the 2nd card. thats 1569 pics day and night of our trip(stroll) journey,tour thru the great american west!
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Canon G12.
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I have the Canon G9 . Awesome camera.
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Panasonic Lumix... can be had with Leica or Zeiss lenses
$309 with Leica glass $299 with Zeiss glass Check em out This Panasonic has a built in GPS so you can geotag your photos..using Google earth or some other programs you can click locate you photos on the globe.. Panasonic/Leica/w GPS
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+1 on Lumix
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Lumix or Canon S95
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Panasonic Lumix. I bought the DMC-LX5 based on the review on Digital Cameras: Digital Photography Review, News, Reviews, Forums, FAQ and am very pleased. F2.0 Leica lens. Wider angle than most other P&S cameras. You lose a little on the telephoto side though. Great for indoor shots. My DSLR gets less & less use lately.
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My real camera is a Nikon D80 a few years old now but still works great and does more than I know. My keep it in my pocket cameras have always been Canon Power-shots. True the lens covers would fail from time to time but Canons service and warranty are exceptional. My last Power shot died about two weeks ago. Staples was out of the newest Power shot version unless I wanted pink (which I didn't). I saw a Sony camera called a bloggie which looks like a cell phone. It was in the same price range as the Canon and thought I'll give it a try since they have a 14 day return policy.
The camera is 12.8 megapixels, 8MB internal hard drive, internal battery, takes 4 hours of 1080 HD video and can capture still imaging while videoing. It has a pop out USB port and an HDMI output, 4X zoom and a 3" touch screen. The lens is stationary and does not have a cover so nothing to fail. I have had it about two weeks now and so far so good. Pictures are great, Video is great, down loading video and pics are simple. The camera controls are simple it has an on off button a designated video button and a dedicated image capture button. The touch screen is simple and easy to use. It's a totally self contained unit nothing to loose remove or connect. No video cards, removable batteries, wires just clean and simple. So far I like it. Of course I haven't had to deal with Sony customer service or warranties. Hopefully I wont. It cost just about $200.00. The only down side I see so far is the screen sometimes has a glare on it making it difficult to see. ![]() |
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think about the features you really want in a point & shoot
if you have a good DSLR and a smartphone, then the P&S needs to fit into that "interior gap" and provide some advantage over the other two cameras - say, overall image quality and portability then there are "special situations" - flash use, macro, long long lens (wildlife or sports); ultra-wide work, etc. -- DSLR wins every one of those and also has ease of use (ergonomics) adv.s I chose the Canon S95 ($350) for the above reasons - a $150 Sony is a fine little carry in one of the cars all the time things, but does not have the image quality or ease of use of the Canon |
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Thanks for the recommendations. I've been leaning towards the Canon S95 until seeing that a newer model S100 is due to be released in November.
Canon Powershot S100 Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review
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id go for the lumix over a canon but thats just me.
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Canon G series.9,10,11 or 12. Fantastic photos and unreal HD video. Long battery life, no issues. Great build quality.
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I like our Nikon 3100 we got for under 500 with a couple of scopes.
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Mostly personal pref. but I do believe the lumix line has a better selection of lenses. the Canon vs Nikon vs whatever debate has become pretty stale, its splitting hairs anymore... your going to get about the same image no matter the tool you choose.
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The new Canon S100 looks awfully nice for a small P&S.
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Santa's going to get me a Leica V-Lux 2. I know, cause I just really want one.
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