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What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
$200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks

"John F" <> wrote in message news:...
> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks

What's the best flavor of ice cream?

Give us some details of what's important to you (e.g. camera
size? movie mode? etc) and then we can offer some suggestions.

Rick

> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks

I'd heard someone mention they saw Olympus 4040s on eBay for around $100.
That would be an absolute steal for that quality of camera. Even without a
warranty (assuming the camera's in good shape now), since the repair cost
runs a fixed amount of something like $200, so you couldn't lose too much on
the deal.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member

"John F" <> wrote in message
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> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
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> "John F" <> wrote in message
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> > What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> > $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly
stretch
> > to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks

"Rick" <> wrote in message
news:... > What's the best flavor of ice
cream?
> Give us some details of what's important to you (e.g. camera
> size? movie mode? etc) and then we can offer some suggestions.
> Rick
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Really just looking for the most "camera" for least money in the available
price range. But yes size is a factor, smaller is good. Looking for picture
quality, ofcourse, and also decent manual options for exposure, etc would be
nice.

"John F" <> wrote in message
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> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
>

Mom seems happy with the Canon A95.

"John F" <> wrote in message news:...
> > "John F" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > > What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> > > $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly
> stretch
> > > to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
>
> "Rick" <> wrote in message
> news:... > What's the best flavor of ice
> cream?
> > Give us some details of what's important to you (e.g. camera
> > size? movie mode? etc) and then we can offer some suggestions.
> > Rick
> >
> Really just looking for the most "camera" for least money in the available
> price range. But yes size is a factor, smaller is good. Looking for picture
> quality, ofcourse, and also decent manual options for exposure, etc would be
> nice.

I'm a big fan of Canon's A-series cameras, e.g. the A75 and A85.
I believe the S1 IS is also below $400 now, and has a much better
zoom and movie mode, at the expense of some image quality (i.e.
more purple fringing).

Rick

If you look real hard, you should find a Canon S50, under $400.00.

Bill Crocker


"John F" <> wrote in message
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> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
>
>
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Canon Powershot S1 IS

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>>>What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
>>>$200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly
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> stretch
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>>>to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
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> "Rick" <> wrote in message
> news:... > What's the best flavor of ice
> cream?
>
>>Give us some details of what's important to you (e.g. camera
>>size? movie mode? etc) and then we can offer some suggestions.
>>Rick
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> Really just looking for the most "camera" for least money in the available
> price range. But yes size is a factor, smaller is good. Looking for picture
> quality, ofcourse, and also decent manual options for exposure, etc would be
> nice.
>
How about MP, Zoom Range, Macro Capability, Battery Type, Max.
Aperture...etc.?
If you are just starting out, you probably do not know what features are
important to you. So you have to find out.
The good news is that practically any camera in the $300 +/- 100 will
please you. The digicam field is hyper competitive and you pretty much
get what you pay for. But you don't want to buy features you don't
need/want. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Minolta, and Kodak are some of
the more popular brands. Go to http://www.steves-digicams.com and look
around. Look at the specs, sample pictures and read Steve's evaluation.
Feel confident that even if you choose a major brand simply by picking
names out of a hat, you won't get stung.
Bob Williams

Canon Powershot G3. It's discontinued but if you can find it, that would be
good.

Or Nikon Coolpix 5400. I just got mine for $390 with 3 batteries, INCLUDING
shipping. They used to be $700 or more, have come down in price. They're a
very high grade camera. Same for the Powershot G3.

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> What's the best digital camera (or top few) that I can get for about
> $200-$400 ? Was really looking around $200-$300 but could possibly stretch
> to $400. *Not a penny more.* Thanks
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