Best Camera for the money?

[PricklyPoo]

I am willing to spend $100-$200 dollars on a camera. I would prefer if it was a small sized one.

Just want to know what a good one for this price range would be.

[xXys0seriousXx]

I have a Cannon PowerShot A720IS and I freaking love it :) It is not one you would use for serious commercial photography, but if you want a nice high end (lower priced...isn't that an oxymoron?) camera for everyday shooting, I would highly suggest the Cannon.

[crazzy88ss]

Can't go wrong w/ anything canon.

[utdarkviper]

I'm actually researching the same thing lol. I found the following cameras:

Sony Cybershot DSCw80b 7.2MP for $175 @shop.com

Sony Cybershot DSCw120p 7.2MP for $179 @BestBuy

Kodak EasyShare M1033 10MP for $185 @CircuitCity <--- best deal for sure

[giga Veteran]

Please don't give into the megapixel myth. Cramming pixels into small point and shoot sensors will give you more and more noise.

[utdarkviper]

To print a photo at 300dpi on 8.5"x11" without degrading you need 8.4MP or more. It all depends on how much quality you need.

EDIT: In case you were wondering how I came to this conclusion, 300dpi*11"=3300, 300dpi*8.5"=2550, and 3300*2550=8415000 (8.415MP)

[Brandon]

To print a photo at 300dpi on 8.5"x11" without degrading you need 8.4MP or more. It all depends on how much quality you need.

With my Nikon D50, I blew up a 6MP picture to 20x30 poster size for a parent who wanted a collage of their son and it was just fine....

[giga Veteran]

Nonsense, I've printed letter sized photos with 6MP cameras just fine. You'd be really hard pressed to notice degradation. (on a dslr though)

edit: found a good chart that should help http://www.bhphotovideo.com/FrameWork/char...ChartPopup.html

http://www.bythom.com/printsizes.htm

[utdarkviper]

Oh well. Anyways, when looking at cameras I looked at how big the screen was and how fast it takes/turns out. Personally I'd be fine with anything above 6, but I recently learned more about dpi and degradation and thought I'd share my knowledge :p.

Edited May 25, 2008 by utdarkviper

[utdarkviper]

Nonsense, I've printed letter sized photos with 6MP cameras just fine. You'd be really hard pressed to notice degradation. (on a dslr though)

edit: found a good chart that should help http://www.bhphotovideo.com/FrameWork/char...ChartPopup.html

http://www.bythom.com/printsizes.htm

nice find :D

[crazzy88ss]

With my Nikon D50, I blew up a 6MP picture to 20x30 poster size for a parent who wanted a collage of their son and it was just fine....

I've done 11x17" images from my 6mp D50, and you can't tell the difference in image quality from a normal 3x4 sized print. Megapixels are really only useful for editing/cropping.

[sask]

Go with Canon. I've owned a few canon point and shoot cameras and they've been awesome. Always consistent in quality and value. Go with an "A" series for a regular point & shoot digital camera or the "SD" series for a nice compact camera. Personally, I love the SD series. They're all great. Just buy the best one you can afford.