what do ya think about this one?

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_5/602-3969759-6499055?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B000203PBY

Joel's thinking about buying me a new digital camera and he asked me to research around to find one i like. I've looked around, and I want to keep it under 500 dollars. I know we have quite a few photog. experts around here and I thought I'd be able to get some sound advice. Film cameras I know, but I'm a little lost when it comes to digital.

Thanks in advance :wave:

 

[rainfully]

i have a kodak easy share (though a much more low-end version. LoL) and have been nothing but happy with it! i'd definitely recommend getting the printer dock... especially if you're big into scrapbooking/albums like i am!!

 

[PhotoDave219]

It seems okay.... personally Id go for a Canon Powershot G3 or G5. I dont see anythign wrong with the kodak, its pretty popular these days.

 

[wdwcrazy]

I second that, for that price you would be better off going with a G3 or G5 which is a better camera than that kodak.

 

[nicholas]

Speaking of cameras... I have the Canon Powershot S230 and my nighttime pictures SUCK and are barely even visible. My Spectro pictures are crap. Should I be putting it on a different setting than normal, or is this camera just not a good low light camera?

 

[wdwcrazy]

When you mean crap, are they too dark? Blurry? NIght shots are hard to get, but use a tripod and set the exposure longer and you should get better shots. You really just have to experiment to find the right settings

 

[nicholas]

Yeah, by crappy I mean reallllllly dark. I'll try to post one when I get home from work tonight as an example. My only concern with tripod use and longer exposure is that doesn't really help for parade shots since the parade is moving and what not.

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

It seems okay.... personally Id go for a Canon Powershot G3 or G5. I dont see anythign wrong with the kodak, its pretty popular these days.

the kodak has a 10x optical zoon while the canon only has a 4x...how much am i going to miss those 6x's?

 

[SpongeScott]

the kodak has a 10x optical zoon while the canon only has a 4x...how much am i going to miss those 6x's?

For me personally, I would want the 10x over the 4x.

Get it from target.com....wanna 10% discount? :lookaroun

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

For me personally, I would want the 10x over the 4x.

Get it from target.com....wanna 10% discount? :lookaroun

yeah

do you work there or something?

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

[]ooh

i just realized this is not the proper fourm
im sorry...move me if you'd like :wave:

 

[PhotoDave219]

Speaking of cameras... I have the Canon Powershot S230 and my nighttime pictures SUCK and are barely even visible. My Spectro pictures are crap. Should I be putting it on a different setting than normal, or is this camera just not a good low light camera?

You need to slow synch the flash at like ISO 800. In short, a flash at 1/4 power as well as a shot at 1/10th of a second at F/3.3 at ISO 640 or 800 should work fine.

 

[AliciaLuvzDizne]

ookay
so change of plans
i think im getting the cannon 1s IS instead
its around the same price, but when i was trying out the kodak in the store, the feature wheel was terrible to turn.

thanks for all the help...turns out i am gonna go with a cannon im getting excited!!