Pick my Digital Camera <= $500

[derick]

RED RAIN,

Thanks for helping me with my poker.
I know more about photography than I do about poker.

I have a Canon Powershot G5. It's my constant companion. It takes fabulous pictures has a flip out viewfinder and does video's as well. You can easily transfer pictures out through a USB connector or CF card reader. I take a couple thousand pictures a month. Highly recommended. You can use it as a point and shoot or have full manual control. It's a bit big and slightly more than $500 so it might be more camera than you want but this is a good thing if your interest in photography grows. The G5 has been recently replaced by the G6. The G6 is about $700.

You can pick up a used G6 for $489 here:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...d&amp;Q=347912


A good site for learning about photography is http://www.photo.net

A place that won't scam you when you buy mailorder is http://www.bhphoto.com

derick

[mmbt0ne]

My mom just got this camera. It's $519 though, and I know that's technically out of your range, but if size isn't a huge factor for you, I love this one. Plus, it has some pretty nifty features like how it can take 5 pics in 1 sec just by holding down the button. And, if you turn the resolution down to 1, 2 or 3 MP you can capture 40 frames in a second. I don't know how much use this will be to you, but it was awesome to take paintball action-shots with.

[astroglide]

http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/37330 - that's cheap

[Popinjay]

eh good deal on a not so good camera. i wouldn't get the ELPH series, they are small but not nearly that small anymore (compared to the Pentax Optios of the world) and dont have any advantage in image quality over their smaller brethren. If you want small, go real small. If you want quality, get the Panasonic I listed above.

[astroglide]

my error. i thought that was the s50, not the s500.

[johnnycakes]

I just went through the camera buying process.

Go Here.

Scroll down to "5-7 Megapixel Consumer"
This is the list you need to consider.
I ended up getting the Sony P150. It gave me the most bang (megapixels) for the buck and size. Size is very important. If you can't put it in your pocket, you're going to leave it at home.

My second choice was the Casio Exilim EX-Z55. It's LCD is huge (2.5").

[dogsballs]

Canon Powershots are nice but have terrible lag beteween depressing the button and image capture - almost a second.

I was sold on them previously but that really pissed me off - you never get a good even semi-action shot.

I'm now going for a Sony DSC-W1, cos it has nice fast response.review here ...the black version looks cool too. Note the carl zeiss lens too.

[dogsballs]

you should compile a list of candidates according to the criteria you're after. Then maybe compare sample images from teh review sites.

dpreview.com and steve's site (in some links here) are the best places for reviews.

[mikeyvegas]

S70 is the bomb. I have an A95 and I like, but if I had to do it again I'd get the S70. Also the S500 is alright if you like smaller cameras.

If you go to dell.com and use the code:



Q4K3ZF?BS2FJ0R

You can get it for...

$379.15 shipped + tax if you state forces it.


Other camera deals can be found on the front page of Gotapex.com.

[BusterStacks]

the W1 walks all over the T1. I used to sell these cameras and about the only thing cool about the T1 is the looks. Inadequate zoom and crappy battery life quickly negated that for me.