Hey everybody,

I'm looking for a camera and I was wondering if you experts could suggest a good one for me.

I'm really not that picky on a brand, I just have a few features that I'm looking for:

--- I want a small, reliable camera that I can just throw in my pocket and walk around comfortably. This is the main characteristic I'm looking for.

--- I don't need anything special as far a clarity goes, just a clear picture.

--- I don't want to spend more than $300 - $350.

--- If there are any packages that combine a camera and printer that will print nice pictures, that would be nice also, but the printer isn't a necessity. However, I would be willing to spend more for the package.

I'm not going to be doing any major picture taking, just a few pictures here and there when I go on trips this summer.

If you could suggest a make and/or model that you think would be a good fit for me that would be great. I don't know too much about cameras but I'm not clueless, but I figured I would ask the experts.


Thanks a lot

 

Canon SD750 would be my choice... small camera 3.0" LCD.

 

I would rather spend the money on the camera (or save it) than buy a photo printer. I think it generally costs more money to print them yourself than to get them done at CVS or snapfish, etc. IMO you don't need it. I also heard that the pictures fade faster and just don't come out as nice.

 

Canon SD 800 IS

 

Cool, thanks for the links guys.



The SD 800 seems like a nice camera after reading about it. Do you think this is a good deal? $296 from Dell with free shipping...

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...s=04&c=us&l=en

 

Wow, I've never heard that before. I'll definitely research it more before I decide to buy anything, but thanks for the heads up.

 

i've got the 800IS, and i would defininitely recommend it. i'm no camera expert by any means either, but it's a great little camera and takes some fantastice pictures.

just saw the canon 750 today, and it does look cool. the 3" screen is very nice.

 

Unless it's a real top of the line. Photo printers have always been poor. I purchased an Epson Photomate, used it a couple of times, OK picture to give away but not for something I want to keep. The next time I used it pictures were coming out with a green tint. I haven't used it since.

Epson now has something called HD photo printer. But not sure if I'll try it.

For what you have to pay in ink and paper, I think it's better just getting them done locally for .29 or so. But there are many places on line to do it as well. Put your money into a GOOD camera.

 

So after a lot of research, I ended up going with the Canon SD750 instead of the SD800.


I really liked the 3" LCD screen and the fact that I saved about $50, among other things. I realized the SD750 was plenty of camera for what I needed.

As soon as I get it and get everything set up I'll snap some pics and post 'em on here.


Thanks again for everyone's help. It is greatly appreciated.

 

have fun with it!

 

Will do I'll be sure to share some of my stalker photos