ereks mom Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 What do specific features do you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Canon SD1100is The one shown is $160, but the same camera in blue or brown is $149. Free shipping & no tax (amazon). It is an 8 MP camera. Love the large display and how compact the camera is. Takes beautiful pictures. I was surprised how well the videos turned out. 2nd best rated subcompact camera by Consumer Reports. Good luck :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Any suggestions for a camera nearer the *bottom* of my price range? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 What do specific features do you like? I bought this one from Costco this week for $179 w/ the coupon in the November Costco coupon book. It would be a great teen camera. My kids 11 & 13 know all the bells & whistles already and are teaching me. We've had Canon Elphs before. They are great little cameras for the price. AND they work seamlessly w/ my Mac & Iphoto. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11277357&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US It came with a free 2GB memory card. Here is the camera on the Canon website: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=16718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I was going to recommend the Canon SD1100IS as well! Sweet camera, great price. I have a much older Canon SD, and I love it. You can't go wrong with any of the Canon SD series. In general, I think Canon makes the best low end digital cameras. Here is my "go-to" site for camera recommendations: KenRockwell.com The top of his recommendations page starts with a more expensive camera; just scroll down to get to the cheaper ones. He recommends several in your price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaReese Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 My dd bought this one http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8742168&st=CASIO+EXILIM&type=product&id=1202648738772 and absolutely loves it. I think it is on sale right now for 129.99 It takes great pictures, it also does video for upto 10 minutes, and it is very compact. It is very easy to upload pictures and video to the computer. DD has figured all of it out on her own...she is 11, she carries it every where with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 eBay. We have found $300-$400 cameras in the range you are looking at. If this is for Christmas the answer is probably not too helpful, but we do find a large proportion of our expensive purchases on eBay, especially AFTER Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Buy as much zoom as you can afford with 8 or more megapixels. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 The Kodak Easy Shares are low priced and take great pictures. The software is easy to work with too. My niece likes the software so much she uses it with her non-Kodak camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre in GA Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) Buy as much zoom as you can afford with 8 or more megapixels.Good luck. but make sure it's optical zoom, not digital zoom. digital zoom produces inferior quality pictures. unless you have plans to make very large prints (larger than 8 X 10), 5mp is really sufficient. sometimes more isn't better. that being said, the Canon SD1100is has been on my amazon wish list for months now mainly because of the Image Stabilization feature. Edited November 27, 2008 by Deidre in GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 8 megapixels and all the features I could think of - 119.99 and it's a gorgeous plum color. They have it in a nice, slate blue and a couple of other colors too. I got mine in store at Best Buy, but they have them online too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veronica in VA Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 We bought my dd a Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd 10 mp digital camera with 3x optical zoom for her 16th birthday. (Of course she wanted the hot pink one!). Her birthday was pack in June and she has been using it quite a bit. The pics are great. It does have stabilization and other things which I would recommend. I bought it from Amazon. I don't remember exactly how much we paid, but right now it's going for $129 on Amazon - the non hot pink versions are probably less - lol! I just bought myself a Kodak Easyshare camera. It does have 3x optical zoom and stabilization but only 7mp. That camera is only around $80, but I had been saving Easy care bucks from CVS, and ended up getting it for about $13 at their Thanksgiving sale. It will be my birthday present from dh. Good luck shopping. Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojomojo Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 You might try looking at Adorama.com for some good deals. They offer a great warranty and the refurbished cameras are just as good as the new ones (thats where I got my Canon Rebel Xti...haven't had ANY trouble with it and have a great warranty in case I do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) What do specific features do you like? I just bought a Canon Powershot A590IS for $98 on Amazon. It is highly rated by CNET and another website that was recommended to me on this board and the reviews are very good too. Edited December 2, 2008 by Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesloonybin Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 We bought our daughter a Nikon coolpix s210. It was $99 at BJ's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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