Buying my mom a digital camera - recommendations

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:59 pm

I'm buying her a digital camera for christmas, but I really don't know what to look for camera-wise. One of the 6 series Poweshots that 7.1 mega pixels goes for $230, which seems too good to be true. Also, I'm not fond of the interface setup. I prefer the sd400 interface setup. She's really looking for something simple to use and isn't too high end.

hearld500 · Post by **hearld500** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:04 pm

Stay away from Kodak, thats all I have to say.

toastman · Post by **toastman** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:09 pm

Tall Israeli wrote:I'm buying her a digital camera for christmas, but I really don't know what to look for camera-wise. One of the 6 series Poweshots that 7.1 mega pixels goes for $230, which seems too good to be true. Also, I'm not fond of the interface setup. I prefer the sd400 interface setup. She's really looking for something simple to use and isn't too high end.

That bitch. That'll show her for taking your pipe and weed.

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:10 pm

Tasty toastman wrote:
Tall Israeli wrote:I'm buying her a digital camera for christmas, but I really don't know what to look for camera-wise. One of the 6 series Poweshots that 7.1 mega pixels goes for $230, which seems too good to be true. Also, I'm not fond of the interface setup. I prefer the sd400 interface setup. She's really looking for something simple to use and isn't too high end.
That bitch. That'll show her for taking your pipe and weed.

Thanks for the help

Luriden · Post by **Luriden** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:20 pm

Tasty toastman wrote:
Tall Israeli wrote:I'm buying her a digital camera for christmas, but I really don't know what to look for camera-wise. One of the 6 series Poweshots that 7.1 mega pixels goes for $230, which seems too good to be true. Also, I'm not fond of the interface setup. I prefer the sd400 interface setup. She's really looking for something simple to use and isn't too high end.
That bitch. That'll show her for taking your pipe and weed.

I'm also currently looking for a digicam. And I don't smoke weed.

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:47 pm

hearld500 wrote:Stay away from Kodak, thats all I have to say.

So true. Kodak cameras are garbage.

Fuji, Nikon, and Canon are all good buys.

hearld500 · Post by **hearld500** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:55 pm

impetus wrote:
hearld500 wrote:Stay away from Kodak, thats all I have to say.
So true. Kodak cameras are garbage.

Fuji, Nikon, and Canon are all good buys.

I'll have to second that. My schools yearbook class has had a cannon digital camera that has been through hell and it still works. It's been dropped so many times. The case is dented to hell, but it still takes beatiful pictures.

ETR · Post by **ETR** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:09 pm

After working at two electronics retailers for a total of two-ish years, the two cameras I will recommend with confidence she'd probably like would be the Kodak Z740/742 and the Sony W5.

That's the ONLY Kodak camera I'd ever, ever, EVER buy, though. And then only for the burst mode and long zoom/

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:30 pm

The best tip I have for you is... do NOT get a Sony camera. We have a Cybershot, and it always gives shocks while it's plugged to the computer's USB port!

MulletMan13 · Post by **MulletMan13** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:04 am

Hrmm...

My Kodak camera has been very nice for the last year or so that I've had it... no problems here?

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:33 am

Stormwatch wrote:The best tip I have for you is... do NOT get a Sony camera. We have a Cybershot, and it always gives shocks while it's plugged to the computer's USB port!

I bought a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P43 around this time last year and it's one of the best things I've ever bought. Excellent camera.

Post by **melancholy** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:22 am

My dad has a Cybershot. It's a wonderful camera. I have a Gateway camera, however, and I wish I would have spent the extra money to get a better brand. My Gateway takes crappy pictures.

Post by **pixel** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:43 am

Canon's are great.

toastman · Post by **toastman** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:13 am

Tall Israeli wrote:
Tasty toastman wrote:
Tall Israeli wrote:I'm buying her a digital camera for christmas, but I really don't know what to look for camera-wise. One of the 6 series Poweshots that 7.1 mega pixels goes for $230, which seems too good to be true. Also, I'm not fond of the interface setup. I prefer the sd400 interface setup. She's really looking for something simple to use and isn't too high end.
That bitch. That'll show her for taking your pipe and weed.
Thanks for the help

Sorry, it was too funny and too easy to pass up.
I have a Casio Exilm Z50. I adore it. So look into Casios, you may be surprised.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:51 pm

I had a Kodak Easy share from a long time ago. It was great. But when it died ( recently it did ) it died hard. Went from working one day to nothing at all.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:20 pm

If you feel up to the task, http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/182/94/
. Make her a digicam for cheap.

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:58 pm

Is size important? If it being big or small doesn't matter, I'd suggest getting a bit bigger one. In my experience, you get better pictures on them in general. They tend to point a bit more naturally, and are easier to hold steady. They're also often cheaper.

However, of course, this really depends on what she's going to use it for. I know my CD Mavica (BTW, that's another Sony camera that is great - had it for like 4 years and still works great) is too big to lug around when I'm going to some things. When I went to Japan, I had to borrow my mother's digital Camera, which is a Canon. They're nice, but it seemed a bit too fragile to me. Broke on a single drop. Granted, it wasn't exactly a good drop, but still.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:30 pm

Drop down a model and get her lots of storage.

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:57 pm

jaredfogle wrote:Drop down a model and get her lots of storage.

I'll buy her a camera with 256mb card since she'll barely be using the thing.

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:31 pm

Wal-Mart has 5 MP Hewlett Packard cameras for around $150.

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