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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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I'm looking to buy a new digital camera, not for anything in particular, but it would be nice to have something better than a cell phone camera. The problem is, I'm not really sure what to look for.

I'm looking to spend about $200 or less. So far I've looked at the Sony Cybershot and it seems to be a very nice camera for the price.

Anyone want to help me out?
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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go to costco, they have a nice Kodak camera 8.xx Mega pixals
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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tru^^^ and i have a sony cybershot i had it for about 4-5 years its been tru hell! and it works perfect and super ez to use.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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i have the costco Kodak for a point and shoot.. it's a very good camera, cheap too

i also have a Canon SLR ($1000+)
and have had decent success with Olympus cameras
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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I've had about 5 Cybershots. They've all been great.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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This one?
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Did Kodak get away from their proprietary software?

My ex wife used to have a Kodak digital camera and you had to use their software to transfer the pictures off. I personally like to connect the camera and/or memory stick to the computer and drag the pics off as needed.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Check this site out. http://www.scienceblog.com/store
It's pretty much the cheapest site I've found for Digi cams etc. I think Canon makes the best cheap point & shoot camara out there. There are quite a few under $200 w/ tons of features included.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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I have like 4 Olympus Stylus 770 SW that work really well. Water proof and shock proof. Can take pics under water without a special box and all sorts of call stuff. Also takes decent video, can't remember how much they were though
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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i just got the olympus fe-370 its pretty good! its 8megapixels and has 5x zoom. its really small which is nice, and it has some great features.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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I have had Cybershots, I have had Kodaks, I have had just about every brand you can think about. I have My Casio which is one of the best ones I have had, It was liek $300+ about 3 years ago. I also Have a Canon SLR-D Camera that I use for more detail Shooting. That with a 35-135mm Zoom Lense makes it awesome.



On the note of camera's Im actually Trying to sell one of my camera's If you interested. ITs a Casio Camera. Its all Black. Still have all the original wires and everything. No Scratches or anything. Im looking for around $150 or so if your interested shoot me a PM and I Can give you Model numbers and send over some pictures of it.

Let me know.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Just got this in an email.
Check out the Fuji 8mp w/ free 2gb card $119: http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail...0C-_-DC&cm_lm=
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I'll never buy Olympus again. My Olympus FE-210 died exactly 1 month after the 1 year mfg warranty expired. Motor that retracts the lens died. POS

Shopping for a new one now. Prices have dropped so much it's not worth paying to get it fixed.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Hugger
I'll never buy Olympus again. My Olympus FE-210 died exactly 1 month after the 1 year mfg warranty expired. Motor that retracts the lens died. POS

Shopping for a new one now. Prices have dropped so much it's not worth paying to get it fixed.
My Ex GF's did the same.


I just noticed there is a 9.1MP Kodak camaera, which also comes with a free 2GB card for $109 on that link that I posted above.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
I just noticed there is a 9.1MP Kodak camaera, which also comes with a free 2GB card for $109 on that link that I posted above.
Yea thats a good deal. May have to jump on that. Kodak gets decent reviews to.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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I never liked kodak. Seems a little lower quality and does not feel so solid as like a Casio or Sony does.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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kodaks used to suck big time they're really good now.. definately stepped up their game
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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I'm looking at the Canon PowerShot A590, any opinions on it?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Looks kinda bulky. But here is the review.

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-came...?tag=mncol;lst
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Cannon 40D.
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