Hello!
I sort of posted about this in the newbies section...
Does anyone have any suggestions for cameras in the $150 club? The CoolPix series looks pretty good, but I am open to all options!
Thanks
KR

 

i got a kodak for $100ish. it's a pretty good little camera.

 

I'd either go for a Canon or a Nikon, they're really the 2 brands making the best digital cameras these days.

Canon Powershot A550 should do ya pretty good.

I usualy always stick with Canon, even tho Nikons are alright thier cameras are usualy pretty fugly.

 

Here is the best site I have found for camera reviews. A little bit of clicking around should find you what you want.

http://www.dcresource.com/

 

Canon is a great company, i love my Canon PowerShot SD400. i'd recommend the Canon PowerShot SD450, i think they normally go for close to $200 but u can prolly find a good deal. u'll also need a new memory card since the lil 16M it comes with its pretty much useless. on rebate or sale, a 1gig(which is probably plenty for u), can go for real cheap.

 

For $150... you aren't going to get very much that is good. Fork out an extra $50 or so

I got a Canon Powershot A540 great little camera.

 

thats a really cool site.

 

Are you just using it to take your basic photos? If so, just get somthing small that fits in your pocket and somthing 5+ MP. If your looking that has a bunch of different settings and such, your going to have to do your research. The Canon Powershot is a great camara for somthing new into photography, has plenty of settings to keep your busy and leaning. A really good site for reviews is http://www.steves-digicams.com/, also, alot of different camara sites and retailer sites,you can compare camaras side by side. And one more thing, SHOP AROUND. I bought a camara that was $400 reg for $225!! I just wanted till a sale and jumped on it. The next week, it went right back up. So keep a eye open for deals/sales, also demo modles you can save a big chunk of change on. But before you buy, make sure you know what your plans are for it.

 

On this, be -very- careful if you see a store selling a demo model. The demo models are usualy abused to all hell. Check carefully and make sure the camera is actually in good shape. A lot of the times the lense or lcd will be scratched, buttons will be broke, or if there's zoom it wont function properly. I see people drop these, let them go and let the security wires fling them all over the place, people cough on them and just absolutely abuse them to all hell.

 

^^ If you go to the right place, they will give you warrintys on them though.And you can buy the additional wattinty for a year for like $10, which is so cheap. Its not always the best idea, but it doesnt hurt to check.