Camera Recommendations
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2009
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I got a sony tx5 about three weeks ago it's the best point n shoot I have ever used. It takes great photos and it's water proof you should check it out or the tx7. Also has some great photo modes the pano mode is very cool
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,388
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From: Wisconsin
I recently bought this one. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...p?product=1446
Big plus is the toughness,compact and water tight. I got mine on Ebay at a good price.
Big plus is the toughness,compact and water tight. I got mine on Ebay at a good price.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: From Long Island, now in So. Cal
I use an older little pocket camera (Canon PowerShot SD550). The new PowerShot's are smaller, about half the thickness of the one I have. Here's some photos I recently took with the PowerShot SD550:
More here: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
More here: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
Last edited by WS6 Formula; Jul 11, 2010 at 12:45 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 258
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From: Idaho
www.dpreview.com
great website, lets you compare by megapixel, price, brand. I would lean towards a Nikon point and shoot myself, you get a great superzoom and some of them take AA batteries. all sub $400
great website, lets you compare by megapixel, price, brand. I would lean towards a Nikon point and shoot myself, you get a great superzoom and some of them take AA batteries. all sub $400
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,611
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From: Southern Colorado
I just got back from 2 1/2 weeks in Alaska...where both of my not-water-proof camera's were ruined. The guide at our fishing lodge was using an Olympus ToughShot digital. Here's the cool part, he was lowering this camera into the river and snapping pictures of the fish we were releasing. We needed a new camera on this trip so I went down to Best Buy in Anchorage and picked one of these Olympus' up for my wife. The camera's we lost were not inexpensive...just not waterproof. The first pictures I downloaded from this new camera were impressive.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 142
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From: So. California
Canon G10 or the new G11. You should be able to get a G10 for about $400 new, while the G11 will run $500.
These P&S are considered the "Pros" P&S and create amazing images. Good luck.
These P&S are considered the "Pros" P&S and create amazing images. Good luck.
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
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have to say that's like asking "what's your favorite color?" or "which H-D model is the best?"...opinions on stuff like this are like bellybuttons; everyone has one.
withdraw $200 from your bank account, go to a camera store and drop it on the counter, tell them you want a point and shoot camera. it doesn't matter what they hand you in return; it will be better by orders of magnitude than what you have now. EVERYONE makes fantastically capable little cameras for very little $$ these days. $200 in 2010 will buy you more camera technology than $2000 would buy you in 2005.
I have a canon g11, a Fuji S5Pro DSLR, a couple of Casios, a Sony P&S, and they all take fantastic photos. Spend 10 minutes to find something you like the looks of and you're good to go.
withdraw $200 from your bank account, go to a camera store and drop it on the counter, tell them you want a point and shoot camera. it doesn't matter what they hand you in return; it will be better by orders of magnitude than what you have now. EVERYONE makes fantastically capable little cameras for very little $$ these days. $200 in 2010 will buy you more camera technology than $2000 would buy you in 2005.
I have a canon g11, a Fuji S5Pro DSLR, a couple of Casios, a Sony P&S, and they all take fantastic photos. Spend 10 minutes to find something you like the looks of and you're good to go.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Driftless Area
Just got a Sony DCS-W370, about $150, has a great feature I like, panorama, click the shutter and sweep the camera from left to right and you get the whole shot, almost 180 degrees in one picture. Great for landscapes, and group pictures Easy to use after a short play time with it.