8mp, 10x optical zoom, optical image stabilizer 239.00
I just got a Canon SD1000 Elph. The reviews are pretty good, and they’re on sale at BestBuy for only $149!!!!!!!!
Your absolute ceiling is $200.00? For a bit more, you could get a refurbished Nikon D70 or D70s, perhaps with a 28-80 lens or something similar.
Of course, if you can keep it out of the toddlers sticky little hands, it will last longer (c;
Replace the battery in your camera and send us some pix.
Pick this one up. It absolutely kicks all sorts of butt!
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16830122110
Less than 200 bucks. Does most everything.
Should be able to find it for $170 to $200.
Enjoy.
8mp, 10x optical zoom, optical image stabilizer 239.00
Look at the Casio Exilim models on Amazon - I got one for about $200 and I like it a lot. It can’t match my Nikon D80, but it’s great to carry around in your pocket.
I liked my Kodak it had a rough life I banged it around all the time, it finely drown in apple juice. I don’t know the current model numbers. The cradle that came with mine was really great for quick up loads. I found the Kodaks in general to be bigger and more durable. Last year I made decision to upgraded to a Pentax *ist DL. I find that most of my pictures could be taken with a camera 1/3 it’s price, the $200 range.
I liked my Kodak it had a rough life I banged it around all the time, it finely drown in apple juice. I don’t know the current model numbers. The cradle that came with mine was really great for quick up loads. I found the Kodaks in general to be bigger and more durable. Last year I made decision to upgraded to a Pentax *ist DL. I find that most of my pictures could be taken with a camera 1/3 it’s price, the $200 range.
“So, I need a new camera. $200 top budget.”
I’m close to needing a camera in the same demographic.
I’ve not really researched yet, but I do think that Consumer Reports
had a review of best cameras (in differing categories) a few months back.
You might be able to access that at your local library.
An addition to my post 20:
IIRC, one nice feature of the Consumer Reports review on digital camers
was that it listed NUMBERS for some factors that can really separate
great cameras from good ones...
such as “shutter lag” (time from pressing the button tophoto-taken,
time to power up from a cold start, and also the “cycling time”
(VOA’s term) between successive shots.
If the 1-yr-old is still likely to throw it around, you might look for a shock-resistant model.
Olympus SP-550 is running 299.00 and has a wide angle 28mm to ~550mm telephoto.
Has many bells and whistles for a SLR like camera. 7.1 Megapixels 18X zoom.
NOW my preference is the Canon S80 smaller camera that I can out in a small housing and scuba dive with.
Consumer reports recommends the Canon PowerShot A720 IS for about $200 as a best buy.
One other wrinkle, but at the end of the day this will have zero bearing on the decision made, just a nice added feature.
I SCUBA dive, and I know some cameras out there have a waterproof case available that you can throw the camera in and use it down to 130 feet. That would be a nice option to have. But again, will have zero bearing on the purchase decision. Thanks!
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