tbal

Old cam took a poop. Looking to upgrade to something new... In the $250-500 price range, simpler the better lol, point n shoot type deal. Definantly want high quality pictures though, obviosly it wont compare to SLR but you get the point. I picked up a Sony W290 12MP and absoultly hate it. After fooling around with it for 2 hours I gave up. Pictures were way to grainy and definantly not high def. Any help would be great

v_therussian

Go DSLR! We have a Canon, but I've heard really good things about Nikon too... I think Nikon D40 is the one to get... or maybe the D80 - I don't remember now. But Nikon, supposedly, is better, as per reviews. We got a Canon, cuz... well, my gf wanted it LOL

If you really don't wanna go the DSLR route, Panasonic has some excellent cameras with Carl Zeiss lens - my sister has it and it's REALLY good

Anzafin

+1 !!!
My other camera is Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50. It's a compact camera (super-zoom), with very DSLR like features. Great camera for easy shooting AND for learning the SLR stuff. The Lumix camera family is great overall!

v_therussian

Yep, that's the one - Lumix. I also believe that the 10MP one is actually better than the 12MP, but this maybe outdated news, as they might have updated the firmware for the 12MP to be better. But when my sis was buying hers, she got the 10MP, bc all the reviews said it was way better AND cheaper than the 12MP - the 12MP was too unstable and made images blurrier at times... or something like that.

Check out cnet.com for some good reviews!

tbal

I need something I can pickup asap from futureshop, bestbuy kind of deal lol Need it tomm night

v_therussian

Panasonic Lumix is the best. Best Buy should carry a full line - read some reviews on cnet to figure out which model you need and you're good to go

sdg1871

All the pictures from my on E60.net are from my Sony DSC-T200. It is ultra-compact and takes excellent photos. Not a SLR but I don't care. I like the ability to stick it in my pocket when I travel. It is tiny. I picked it up a year to two ago for about $350. Worth every penny. Will it compete with some of the ultra-expensive DSLRs that some of our members have? Of course not. But for good pictures and easy of carrying it's great.

Rudy

You may want to check out this other similar thread from a week ago:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=81019

UUronL

Given the price the OP is looking to pay, I'd say that if the budget can stretch a bit, then the Fuji F200 EXR is about as great a camera as you'll find.

It costs between $320 and $350...


http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf200exr/

tbal

Correction, hes looking for a DSLR which is different from what I am looking for