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I’m looking to buy a new camera- i don’t need the nicest or best-but i would like a good 1-one that will last – i like to snap away so maybe one that goes from 1 picture to another very fast- it could show the pic for maybe a sec then go back….good quality pictures i once had a camera that made the pictures all blurry-any suggestions or ideas? thanx
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The most important question is: digital, film, or whatever’s best?
Assuming digital (most people want that), for a snapshot-taker (as you seem to be) the three major criteria are:
a) portability – if you can’t easily carry it in, say, a shirt pocket, you won’t use it much.
b) ease of use – shutter / aperature / white balance / ISO adjustment are nice to have, but if you can’t simply point-and-shoot you probably won’t want to bother potchking with it.
c) picture quality (most important) – sharpness, color accuracy, fuzziness around the edges, red-eye reduction, image stablization (both digital and mechanical), zoom (optical and digital) for both indoor and outdoor pictures.
Other factors:
durability
price range
stills only, or occasional video as well
If you want a portable camera, the best camera for you and I mean this since I’ve done loads of research being an experienced photographer is the Fujifilm F Range. I’d say the Fuji F50 which is an amazing camera, crystal clear pictures and videos and real easy to use.
This is assuming you want a portable and not one of those huge things which you need planning permission for…
dont have internet-
All digicams nowadays have some form of video capture (as far as I know).
You will have to factor in the quality, format, duration, frequency of use, and other things when deciding if it’s worth paying extra or sacrificing other features on the still picture side.
Your timing is excellent as Black Friday is coming up.
Techbargains.com has a link to black Friday sites, and I’m sure there are many others as well.
I suggest you start doing your homework immediately to determine what camera has the features you need the most within your price range.
Once you have a model you’re interested in, check reviews at cnet.com and several digital camera review sites.
One last thing that bears repeating – fancy features are great, but image quality is king.
dont have internet-
I posted my response before noitallmr’s appeared.
Since he has already done his research, I would say that an ounce of knowledgable advice is worth more than a pond of conjecture, and check out the model he suggests first.
noitallmr – one question:
How current is your research?
When I was researching digicams for relatives a year or two ago, the f30 stood out from the pack by a huge margin, but according to recent reviews Fuji seems to have fallen back to the rest of the pack.
post your question at dpreview. com forums
or call B&H photovideo, excellent objective “salesmen” ,who will spend a good deal of time helping you with your specific desires
dont have internet-
I would suggest the Canon Powershot SD1100. Its a great camera.
“noitallmr – one question:
How current is your research?”
Very current. I previously had the Fuji F10 but it was getting a bit stale even though it took phenomenal shots. My sister bought the Fuji F30 when it came out and I was really impressed so I waited for the Fuji 50 & the Fuji F100 which took a lot of research to decide that the F50 is the machine to buy. Yes I’ve checked out the Canon models and although Canon are arguably the King in Pro shooting, when it comes to portable amateur shooting, Fuji is the man.
Buy. You won’t regret it. “Dont have internet” -please post how happy you are after buying the Fuji F50…
can you include relative price ranges on your reviews? While we’re on the topic the samsung cameras have a very bad delay time. Canon is decent.
By the way “dont have internet” just out of curiosity…which model did you buy in the end?
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