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r2boy
Citizen
Username: R2boy
Post Number: 104
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 - 7:06 am: | 
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Would like to purchase a digital camera as a gift for a special occasion.Have no knowledge of type or where to purchase one.Any suggestions are most appreciated. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 121
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 - 8:11 am: |
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In order to get some good advice you should give a price range. These cameras can go from $100-$2000. Also the tech capability of the user some are extreamly easy (point and shoot) and some can become quite complex.
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Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5116
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 11:39 am: |
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newone
Citizen
Username: Newone
Post Number: 89
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 12:41 pm: |
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One of the best sites I found is www.dpreview.com
They have in depth reviews and a great forum for many discussions. You can ask questions and get frank answers. I used it extensively before I bought my digicam. |
growler
Citizen
Username: Growler
Post Number: 224
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 1:41 pm: |
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Get the Cannon Elph. We have the PowerShot 230. It takes great shots and printed with the home HP printer at 8x11 you can't tell the different btw it and a regular film camera. We also get film prints from ClubPhoto.com and they come out fine without any tweaking. |
kathy
Citizen
Username: Kathy
Post Number: 592
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 1:43 pm: |
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We got our daughter a Nikon Coolpix about a year ago. She likes it so much that when her brother wanted a digital camera, she recommended that we get him the current model. (Which I think is 3.2 megapixels, vs. last year's 2.1.) Major features are ease of use and small size.
We were travelling with friends who had a very high-end digital camera that saved pictures directly onto CDs, and had interchangeable lenses. But it was also huge. |
r2boy
Citizen
Username: R2boy
Post Number: 105
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 6:40 am: |
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Thank you for your suggestions. The web site dpreview was most informative... |
Maplewoody
Citizen
Username: Maplewoody
Post Number: 302
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 7:38 am: |
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Here's another good site for digital cameras:
http://steves-digicams.com/default.htm |
barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 47
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 11:45 am: |
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Gateway has a new digital camera (5 megapixels) that got a good review in the NYT's that sells for $399. |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1197
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 11:58 am: |
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I have an Olympus D-380 which I take everywhere with me. It was pretty cheap ($180) and the pictures are starting to get blurry on me. What I do love about it is that it takes AA batteries. I am going to upgrade at Christmas and want to find a better camera that takess regular batteries and maybe has manual focus ... any suggestions? |
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