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Question: Best digital camera for about $300 or less?
(Posted by: FlightSimmer on 2010-02-07 11:39:07)
Here's the deal: I have shot great pictures with an SLR film camera. I now desire a digital camera, as for about $300, since today's digital cameras should equal my old film camera (which has broken). The "reviews " out there are confusing. So I will help advisers by keeping my requirements simple. To begin, I don't need a lot of zoom. I don't need video. I don't need SLR. I don't need sports- shot capability. I don't need light weight. I don't need prints past 8 x 10. I don't need close- ups more than 2- feet. Although these are great if present, all I want is what I had with my film camera. So, I must have: GREAT pics in low- light conditions. Most pics will be indoors. SHARP focus when pics are taken between 3- feet and 20- feet, indoors. EXCELLENT paper- processed prints, in 6 x 4 format, with up to 8 x 10 in good quality. NO artifacts, or else none that are noticable. That's about it. Most 2010- year cameras seem to want to do and be everything, but they cannot do ONE thing right. For me, the camera must only take crisp, clear, sharp, indoor low- light photos, as my old film camera did do. Recommendations, please, on some cameras that WILL take good indoor pics, for about $300, regardless of all the bells- and- whistles. Feb. 9th: I finished reviewing all of your picks and they are all good choices. I think I am going to go for a cheaper pick though. Coming from a SLR film background, I knew Digitals weren't great except in the high- price range. I found a couple of great cameras that seemed to equal film: a Canon PowerShot G11 and Fuji FinPix S200 EXR. For $500, they would be exactly what I'm looking for. I decided I'm looking for a "bridge " camera to those. (I might not want another SLR.) What do you think of the Canon PowerShot A1000 IS? It costs about $150. It doesn't do everything. But I really want the features of a $500 camera, and I'm not going to spend that kind of money now (or even $300). Besides, it would be my first Digital camera and I could learn the basics on it. |
