Is there such a thing as a decent, reasonably priced

[RevolutionaryActs]

digital camera?

I want one, and I want a good one, but I don't want to spend tons of money.


Is this an impossible dream? :silly:

[FloridaPat]

1. What do you want and how much do you want to pay for it?

"reasonable" is defined differently by different people.

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. Like..... 300 or under would be really nice.

:shrug:

Edit: It seems like all the ones I like are 500.. damn it why must I have good taste? :(

[PinkTiger]

2. I have one

I bought one at Sam's for less than $300 - a Fujipix.

My daughter bought one at Sam's the other day for less than $400, a step above mine --
But Kodak has a good one or two right now - check around.
The most important issue is, what will you use it for, and how important is zoom, pixels, etc.????

I use mine for the Real Estate business -- for pix on the web or for files; it also takes decent photos for printing.

Of course, an artist who plans to enlarge the photo a great deal would want a better one. But for most uses, the low-priced digital $200-$500 work great.

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. That sounds nice.

We don't have a camera, ours broke a long time ago and now I want one. I figure a digital would be fun.

I wont be using it for anything too special, just like birthday parties and things like that.

[salvorhardin]

3. Good reviews site

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. Exellent, thanks!

[MercutioATC]

8. Another great site:

www.dpreview.com


Yes, the perfect digital camera for you does exist...you just have to decide exactly what you want.

[FloridaPat]

7. An interesting place to buy cameras is Ebay. Figure out what you

want and see if anyone on Ebay is selling that type. Looks for reputable people - there are several camera stores that sell regullary there. That's where I picked up my camera.

[Deja Q]

9. Fuji Finepix e500 (or e550?) $350 and does a great job for its size

the e810 is better...

Great for consumers and some prosumers, though nothing beats a D-SLR or digital camera with a larger sensor and lens...