i am looking to buy a new digi camera need some pro help?

Question

i am looking to buy a new digi camera ok here is the thing i want to spend under $100 my friends have the sony power shot and it takes great pics but there are so many compnays who make good cams what do i look for MP or ZOOM i need some help remember please stay in my budget.. i found walmart offers under a 100 and also best buys

Answer 1

MP is mega pixels, which means one million pixels, a pixel being a point in the image. The more points there are in the image, the better the picture will be - i.e., higher resolution. In the sub-100 range, make sure you are getting at least 10 mega pixels. This will give you acceptable quality snapshot pictures.



As far as zoom, that is in simplest terms how close camera can focus in on the image you're trying to take. If you do not have a camera with high resolution, your images beyond a certain point, especially using digital zoom, will look fuzzy and dotty. For taking pictures of friends and general snapshots I would always sacrifice a little zoom for mega pixels.



I will say however sometimes you get lucky; years ago I had a Polaroid i639 with 6 mega pixels and I think 3x optical zoom, it cost me $90 and that little thing took better pictures than the Kodak options at twice the price. And it was hot pink! These days I'm Canon and sometimes Nikon only but you're probably not going to find anything new in the box from them under $100 ;).

Answer 2

When you're on a very tight budget, you're limited to a basic little Point & Shoot camera, and many of those are very similar so it really doesn't matter too much which one you pick (although I would stick with Canon or Nikon and certainly stay away from Kodak and Vivitar).



In perfect lighting situations, they will take pretty decent photos.

However, they do all have limitations (especially shutter lag and low light issues), and a huge problem is often the lack of manual controls, which of course limits you so drastically in what you can do.



Quite a lot of the limitations can be overcome - or at least improved - by learning a bit about photography.



Read the manual several times, attend a class, borrow some books and look online for tutorials.

I can guarantee you that some knowledge will help you make the most of your camera, whichever one you end up buying.



Do keep in mind that for that sort of money your camera will have a TINY sensor and you can not expect miracles from it.

Answer 3

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I recently found out that all the cool finds from Goodwill go to their auction site, and they have a digital camera section. Things rarely go over $100.00. So, instead of buying a total piece of s**t camera for under $100 at walmart, pay about $100 for a decent camera here. Some are rarely used, and others even new. So buy a $500 to even $1,000 camera off this site, and have fun with photography. :)



http://www.shopgoodwill.com/listings/listByCat.asp?catID=171&ending=Items



P.S. - I'd buy a Nikon.

Answer 4

There are no "best" cameras in the sub $100 range. They are all going to give you the same performance. Just pick which color you like the best.