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Hi,
I want to buy a 4MP Digital Camera with basic good features and < $400.
Any recommandations?


--Jaya

"Jaya Gopalan" <> wrote in message
news:1095203969.446056@sj-nntpcache-3...
> Hi,
> I want to buy a 4MP Digital Camera with basic good features and < $400.
> Any recommandations?
>
The answer to your question would to some extent depend on such things as:
do you want compactness or a long zoom? Any preferences for type of storage?

At any rate, some recommendations:

The Kodak DX6490 recently went down to $400 in price. It is pretty compact
yet has many of the photograher's options (ability to control
aperture-shutter speed and hook up an external flash) although I don't know
if it would be of the "prosumer" grade with cameras such as the Olympus
C-5060, Sony DSC-F717 or Nikon Coolpix 5700. It also has a 10x
zoom--optical, not digital--a big 2.2" LCD screen, and a good-quality lens
I'm told.

Also consider the Canon Powershot G3 if you can find it, although it has
been discontinued. It has either a 3x or 4x zoom, can't remember, but it is
what you'd call a "prosumer" camera--a camera that can be used for
"hobbyist" usage as well as point & shoot material.

The Konica/Minolta DImage Z2 has a 10x zoom and is priced at or near the
$400 range and seems to be recommended at least for point & shoot material.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is highly recommended and even has a 12x zoom.
However it is a 3 megapixel not 4.

All of these--except the Powershot G3--has SLR-looking bodies, a big grip on
the left-hand side (front-view) and are not pocketable, although they are
not monsters either. If you prefer a more "flatish" body, consider the Canon
Powershot G3 (though it does have a good grip), Canon Powershot A70 (if you
can find it; it's discontinued), Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikon Coolpix 4300, a
Sony DSC-V1 if you can find one (just discontinued). The Sony & Canon G3 are
more of a "prosumer" model, the other more "everyday" material. The Canon
Powershot S50 is sort of a "prosumer" model which is very pocketable, just
discontinued; not sure if you can find it for $400 though.

Those are just SOME recommendations. By all means, check around for others.
DPreview.Com is a good start.

LRH

"Larry R Harrison Jr" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Jaya Gopalan" <> wrote in message
> news:1095203969.446056@sj-nntpcache-3...
> > Hi,
> > I want to buy a 4MP Digital Camera with basic good features and <
$400.
> > Any recommandations?
> >
> The answer to your question would to some extent depend on such things as:
> do you want compactness or a long zoom? Any preferences for type of
storage?
>
> At any rate, some recommendations:
>
> The Kodak DX6490 recently went down to $400 in price. It is pretty compact
> yet has many of the photograher's options (ability to control
> aperture-shutter speed and hook up an external flash) although I don't
know
> if it would be of the "prosumer" grade with cameras such as the Olympus
> C-5060, Sony DSC-F717 or Nikon Coolpix 5700. It also has a 10x
> zoom--optical, not digital--a big 2.2" LCD screen, and a good-quality lens
> I'm told.
>
> Also consider the Canon Powershot G3 if you can find it, although it has
> been discontinued. It has either a 3x or 4x zoom, can't remember, but it
is
> what you'd call a "prosumer" camera--a camera that can be used for
> "hobbyist" usage as well as point & shoot material.
>
> The Konica/Minolta DImage Z2 has a 10x zoom and is priced at or near the
> $400 range and seems to be recommended at least for point & shoot
material.
>
> The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is highly recommended and even has a 12x zoom.
> However it is a 3 megapixel not 4.
>
> All of these--except the Powershot G3--has SLR-looking bodies, a big grip
on
> the left-hand side (front-view) and are not pocketable, although they are
> not monsters either. If you prefer a more "flatish" body, consider the
Canon
> Powershot G3 (though it does have a good grip), Canon Powershot A70 (if
you
> can find it; it's discontinued), Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikon Coolpix 4300, a
> Sony DSC-V1 if you can find one (just discontinued). The Sony & Canon G3
are
> more of a "prosumer" model, the other more "everyday" material. The Canon
> Powershot S50 is sort of a "prosumer" model which is very pocketable, just
> discontinued; not sure if you can find it for $400 though.
>
> Those are just SOME recommendations. By all means, check around for
others.
> DPreview.Com is a good start.
>
> LRH

Larry's comments are excellent

I'd pick the G3 over any of the others, any day

But do your own homework like on dpreview

Thanks Larry for great suggestions. I looked steve's website, dpreview and
also imaging-resource.com for comments and decided on Canon Poweshot Digital
ELPH S41.
I'm an amateur and want a good digicam for shooting pics during travel and
get-togethers.

Feedback/suggestion on Canon S41 welcome.

--Jaya


"Larry R Harrison Jr" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Jaya Gopalan" <> wrote in message
> news:1095203969.446056@sj-nntpcache-3...
> > Hi,
> > I want to buy a 4MP Digital Camera with basic good features and <
$400.
> > Any recommandations?
> >
> The answer to your question would to some extent depend on such things as:
> do you want compactness or a long zoom? Any preferences for type of
storage?
>
> At any rate, some recommendations:
>
> The Kodak DX6490 recently went down to $400 in price. It is pretty compact
> yet has many of the photograher's options (ability to control
> aperture-shutter speed and hook up an external flash) although I don't
know
> if it would be of the "prosumer" grade with cameras such as the Olympus
> C-5060, Sony DSC-F717 or Nikon Coolpix 5700. It also has a 10x
> zoom--optical, not digital--a big 2.2" LCD screen, and a good-quality lens
> I'm told.
>
> Also consider the Canon Powershot G3 if you can find it, although it has
> been discontinued. It has either a 3x or 4x zoom, can't remember, but it
is
> what you'd call a "prosumer" camera--a camera that can be used for
> "hobbyist" usage as well as point & shoot material.
>
> The Konica/Minolta DImage Z2 has a 10x zoom and is priced at or near the
> $400 range and seems to be recommended at least for point & shoot
material.
>
> The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is highly recommended and even has a 12x zoom.
> However it is a 3 megapixel not 4.
>
> All of these--except the Powershot G3--has SLR-looking bodies, a big grip
on
> the left-hand side (front-view) and are not pocketable, although they are
> not monsters either. If you prefer a more "flatish" body, consider the
Canon
> Powershot G3 (though it does have a good grip), Canon Powershot A70 (if
you
> can find it; it's discontinued), Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikon Coolpix 4300, a
> Sony DSC-V1 if you can find one (just discontinued). The Sony & Canon G3
are
> more of a "prosumer" model, the other more "everyday" material. The Canon
> Powershot S50 is sort of a "prosumer" model which is very pocketable, just
> discontinued; not sure if you can find it for $400 though.
>
> Those are just SOME recommendations. By all means, check around for
others.
> DPreview.Com is a good start.
>
> LRH
>
>