Needing a new camera..suggestions????

[KatieJ]

My kiddoes all went together and gave me cash to buy a new camera for my birthday yesterday.

 

I am an avid scrapbooker, but my photography skills are very amateur.

I am definately a point and shoot.

Costco is our shopping experience of choice and they do have tons of cameras. So much so that I am overwhelmed with options.

What should I be looking for?????

[sharon family school]

My husband works on cameras for a living....he ALWAYS suggests Canon or Nikon...Obviously there are many to choose from...he says that their basic models are just as good as the more expensive versions. A lot of what you pick will just be personal preference....however, he suggests one thing to look for would be the size and quality of the LCD screen...everyone gets so concerned about the mega-pixels, but his opinion is that any amount is adequate and the screen is more important.

HTH!

Susan

[KatieJ]

Thank you Susan. My daughter has COnsumer Reports and their August 2010 issue reviews cameras.

Their top pick is Nikon Cool Px S8000. costco carries it online for 254.00, including an SD card and that price is 50.00 less than CR price line. I am going to check on that at our local store and hope it is a tad cheaper there.

[Mama Geek]

Take a look at the Nikon L series cameras. They are generally around $100 and my mom and I both have one. I also have a DSLR, but I use the Nikon L series for general carrying around and using type of stuff and really like it.

[Marylou]

Nikon Coolpix--we have 3 in the house. Great cameras.

[DawnM]

I would need to know your budget and what exactly you are looking for. Do you just want a simple point and shoot or would you rather have inter changeable lenses and a DSLR?

 

We have Sony P&S cameras and I have a tiny Canon P&S that is easy to carry in my purse. But I also have a nicer Canon DSLR that I LOVE.

 

Dawn

[KatieJ]

My idea budget would be under 200.00 assuming hubby doens't want to kick in too much here. I got just under 150.00 from my kiddoes.

Point and shoot is about all my brain can handle.

[Nature]

I love the Sony Cyber shot. It's small enough to easily carry anywhere, and it takes great pictures.

[mktkcb]

I would get a nikon coolpix of some variety. Canons are good too. At least 5x zoom, wide angle (down to 27-25 mm if possible) for great landscape/family pic shots, and hd movie would be nice.

[ChristusG]

I'm a photographer and I have a Canon 40D SLR that I use as my main camera. But when I want somthing smaller to carry around, I bring my Sony H50. Excellent 15x optical zoom (digital zoom doesn't matter....the higher the optical, the closer you can zoom clearly), 9.1 megapixels (although, as someone mentioned, it doesn't really matter what megapixels it is....the ones they make today are all large enough), large LCD, and even some manual options if you want to try those out.