Best Digital Point and Shoot under $200 (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Kodak)
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After killing two Sony Cyber Shots (both due to lense locking up, not worth it to fix), I am in the market for a new digital point and shoot. Main uses will be family vacations & capturing three kids under age five in action, inside and outside in bright light (Texas!)
Other criteria:
7+ megapixels
movie clips w/sound
durable...we're prone to dropping cameras!
good for capturing action
self-stabilizing
under $200
available on Amazon.com
intuitive usability - I liked the Cyber Shot for its ease of use.
Small, fits in a pocket
Have looked at Panasonic Lumix, Nikon Coolpix, and Canon Powershot.
We have a Sony Cyber-Shot 7.2 Megapixels which works well. I think it was around $200. I don't know much about cameras though, or if you can get it on Amazon. Ours is silver colored. It fits in my sweatpants pockets. It uses lithium batteries. It's fairly durable. I haven't broken it yet. Don't get it wet, though. I wouldn't recommend little kids using it.
Here's everything the camera says (I don't know what it all means):
Sony Cyber-Shot 7.2 Megapixels
Vario-Tessar 2,8-5,2/5,8-17,4 Carl Zeiss
Double Anti-Blur Technology
Super Steady Shot + ISO3200
Face Detection
Full HD 1080 still image
MPEGMovieVX
Super Steady Shot DSC-W80
3X Optical Zoom
Lots of settings:
Movie Mode with sound
High Sensitivity (ISO)
Soft Snap
Twilight Portrait
Twilight
Landscape
Beach
Snow
Program Auto
Auto Adjustment
I think it was about $200 and it's served me well. I'm by no means a pro, but the camera is pretty easy to use and it fits in my pockets in most of my pants.
If you are willing to spend a little more than $200 (NewEgg has it for $199), I highly recommend the remarkably powerful Olympus Stylus 1010. It is absolutely phenomenal for its size and price, capturing both 10.1 megapixel photos and high quality videos with great audio. A relative of mine recently purchased this camera and I have been simply amazed by the quality it produces at such a handy, compact size. By the way, it is very sturdy as well!
Another camera to consider would be the 12.1 megapixel Olympus FE-300.
Last edited by Skyliner; 11-17-2008 at 11:41 PM..
Reason: Added info.
After killing two Sony Cyber Shots (both due to lense locking up, not worth it to fix), I am in the market for a new digital point and shoot. Main uses will be family vacations & capturing three kids under age five in action, inside and outside in bright light (Texas!)
Other criteria:
7+ megapixels
movie clips w/sound
durable...we're prone to dropping cameras!
good for capturing action
self-stabilizing
under $200
available on Amazon.com
intuitive usability - I liked the Cyber Shot for its ease of use.
Small, fits in a pocket
Have looked at Panasonic Lumix, Nikon Coolpix, and Canon Powershot.
i don't know if this will interst you but this is the one i'm getting. it's a little over 200 but from people i've talked to that use one it's pretty nice for the money. here it is.
KODAK EASYSHARE Z1012 IS Digital Camera (http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=12454 - broken link)
One of my relatives recently purchased a Canon PowerShot A590IS 8MP with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and she loves it. I viewed some of the pics she took with it and I have to say I was impressed.
Today I ordered a Nikon P60 from Amazon for $129 including shipping. Its an 8 MP camera, has 5X optical zoom and lots of other stuff. I also ordered a Scandisk 4 GB SDHC Xtreme III card with reader for about $23.
The reviews on the camera looked good and the price was right, but since I haven't received it yet, I can't actually give a real opinion on it.
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