Best digital under $200?

Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.

I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
might be asking to much for what I can spend.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
Waldo

Waldo Lydecker wrote:
> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?

You may want to review the thread "Best Overall Camera Under $500 Today"
from last week for some hints about how to ask better questions.

jue

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:59:08 -0400, Waldo Lydecker
<ferrante276-waldolydecker@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
>I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
>very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
>camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
>available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
>would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
>remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
>I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
>something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
>might be asking to much for what I can spend.
>
>Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
>Waldo

Take a close look at A-series Canons at or close to that price range.
I picked up an A-630 on sale for $199 a few weeks ago and am very
satisfied with it. You might find an older-stock A-610 or A-620 for
around that price or maybe even less.

I don't know about a remote shutter release for this Canon or a
similar one. You could check Canon's Web site.

However, the A-630 has a feature that should help you steady it: an
optical viewfinder. Using that instead of the LCD, you can brace the
camera to your cheek, in classic rangefinder camera shooting fashion.

The A-630 is especially good for using that way. Its articulated LCD
screen can be reversed so that your cheek won't get skin oil all over
it.

You can also pick up a reasonably priced monopod (< $20) or tripod (<
$30) at Wal-Mart, for times when you're shooting in low light and any
form of hand holding isn't practical.

Kodak's Z612 (I think) is another decent prospect. Unfotunately, it
has no optical viewfinder

For more specific info on these, take a look at <a
href="http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html">Steve's
Digicam Reviews</a>

Good luck.

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sw2U

"Waldo Lydecker" <ferrante276-waldolydecker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
> I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
> very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
> camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
> available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
> would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
> remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
> I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
> something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
> might be asking to much for what I can spend.

Try this site: http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/

I am not supporting it but they are on the right track with a parametric
search.

Waldo Lydecker wrote:

> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
> I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
> very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
> camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
> available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
> would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
> remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
> I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
> something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
> might be asking to much for what I can spend.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
> Waldo
Hi,
If you liked Fuji

Waldo Lydecker wrote:

> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
> I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
> very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
> camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
> available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
> would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
> remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
> I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
> something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
> might be asking to much for what I can spend.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
> Waldo
Hi,
How about Canon A570?

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:52:38 GMT, Tony Hwang wrote:

> Hi,
> If you liked Fuji

Like I like Fuji,
Oh, Oh, Oh what a gal . . .

Waldo Lydecker wrote:
> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
> I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
> very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
> camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
> available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
> would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
> remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
> I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
> something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
> might be asking to much for what I can spend.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
> Waldo

Sub-compact: Sony DSC-W55 ($194 at Buydig)
Compact: Canon A630 ($186 at Buydig).

The separate optical viewfinder should be considered a no-compromise
requirement--it's not asking too much! G-d I was glad I had it last week
when I was doing some photography inside the Oregon Caves National
Monument--the LCD was worthless!

Personally I'd go with the A630 if you're looking for a compact, rather
than a sub-compact camera. The articulated LCD is an extremely useful
feature that you don't appreciate until you go from a camera with one to
a camera without one. The AA batteries are one downside, but this is
pretty common in lower priced cameras.

The Sony DSC-W55 has the advantage of a Li-Ion battery which is a big
advantage, and not many cameras that cheap have a Li-Ion battery.

The Coolpix L12 does not have a built in wide-angle lens, and it lacks
an optical viewfinder, plus it uses AA batteries. Three strikes and
you're out!

Waldo Lydecker wrote:
> Anyone have any recommendations for a good digital camera within $200?
> I cannot afford a lot. A buddy has a Nikon Coolpix L12 and enjoys it
> very much. Even has a built in wide-angle lens. Seems like a good
> camera and I took some pics in a restaurant the other day, using
> available light and was amazed at how well it did. The one thing I
> would like, but is not necessarily a must, would be a shutter button
> remote as I tend to shake due to my nerves.
>
> I have a Fujifilm Finepiz 2600Z, 2.0 mp. It is nice, but I would like
> something smaller. A separate viewfinder would be nice too, but that
> might be asking to much for what I can spend.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
> Waldo

You might check out the Kodak C743, which costs about $150 (US price),
and takes very good 7.1mp pictures. Its main weakness is in very low
light situations, where it won't focus.
Otherwise, it has performed well in all other conditions.

On Jun 27, 11:06 pm, SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:

> Personally I'd go with the A630 if you're looking for a compact, rather
> than a sub-compact camera.

I agree; I've had an A620 for a year or so and it's a superb camera -
for my money pretty close to the ideal non-SLR digital.

BTW, it looks like the price of the A640 is dropping; I saw it on sale
at Costco, bundled with a small photo printer, for $299.

Bill