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I'm looking to buy a digital camera for my mom for Christmas, but I know next to nothing about digital cameras. Could someone please suggest some good cameras for me? If you can describe your personal experiences with the camera, that would be great!
She's not a professional photographer or anything; she just wants it so that she can record memories of her family. I don't want to get her a piece of crap though. So, with that in mind, I have devised these criteria:
$150 or less (I don't have a ton of money)
12 mega-pixels (or around there; I want it to take good quality pictures)
Able to hold at least 200 pictures
Good battery life
Thanks for all your help! Merry Christmas/happy holidays!
Answer
Samsung PL150 12MP Digital Compact Camera:
Samsung PL150 12MP Digital Compact Camera - Black and Red
Delivering an unrivalled user experience, the PL150s hidden 1.5" LCD located on the front of the camera allows you to take accurate portraits using the front screen as a guide. Couple this with a huge 3" LCD that boasts breathtaking resolution and you have a real winner.
Model number PL150
12.2 megapixels.
Black and red.
Plastic body.
27mm wide angle lens.
5 x optical zoom.
5 x digital zoom.
3in LCD screen.
Features:
PictBridge compatible.
Dual digital and optical anti-blur.
Face detection up to 9 faces.
Continuous shooting up to 1.2 frames per second.
Red eye reduction.
Memory card compatibility: micro SD.
720p high definition movie capture and playback with sound.
Maximum ISO 3200.
14 scene modes.
Intelligent scene mode.
Smile shutter.
Self timer.
Built-in flash.
General information:
Accessories included: USB cable carry strap.
Rechargeable battery.
Li-Ion.
Weight 140g.
Size H9.29, W5.9cm.
Depth of camera when switched off 1.9cm.
EAN/Barcode: 8806386939291.
reveiws :
By dani from bristol
Overall Rating4 StarsGood
Picture Quality3 StarsAverage
Features5 StarsExcellent
Build Quality5 StarsExcellent
Ease of use3 StarsAverage
Recommend to a friend? Yes
"Good alround camera. Great style"
By Tracy from Hemel Hempstead, UK
Overall Rating5 StarsExcellent
Picture Quality5 StarsExcellent
Features5 StarsExcellent
Build Quality5 StarsExcellent
Ease of use5 StarsExcellent
Recommend to a friend? Yes
"Very easy to use, uncomplicated, front screen excellent allows so much more freedom to take self portraits. Excellent features and excellent cd which you can download all user instructions. Best camera I have ever bought."
By torrya from walsall
Overall Rating3 StarsAverage
Picture Quality3 StarsAverage
Features2 StarsFair
Build Quality2 StarsFair
Ease of use4 StarsGood
Recommend to a friend? No
"camera keep freezing that i am not happy with and the body leaves finger prints so camera looks dirty even if u use it carefully ;/...plus it takes just micro memory stick, so if u previously had a proper stick-forget it....i am upset about making a wrong choice."
I don't actually have the camera myself however my best-friend does and its pretty amazing being able to see how you you look before it gets taken also if you want to take picture of kids the front screen will show 5 secs of entertainment to get kids attention.
Its £160 approx here in Britain which means it would probably be cheaper in the states. A very good price. I got the reviews off of www.argos.co.uk
Heres a you tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1glGSDADk
Samsung PL150 12MP Digital Compact Camera:
Samsung PL150 12MP Digital Compact Camera - Black and Red
Delivering an unrivalled user experience, the PL150s hidden 1.5" LCD located on the front of the camera allows you to take accurate portraits using the front screen as a guide. Couple this with a huge 3" LCD that boasts breathtaking resolution and you have a real winner.
Model number PL150
12.2 megapixels.
Black and red.
Plastic body.
27mm wide angle lens.
5 x optical zoom.
5 x digital zoom.
3in LCD screen.
Features:
PictBridge compatible.
Dual digital and optical anti-blur.
Face detection up to 9 faces.
Continuous shooting up to 1.2 frames per second.
Red eye reduction.
Memory card compatibility: micro SD.
720p high definition movie capture and playback with sound.
Maximum ISO 3200.
14 scene modes.
Intelligent scene mode.
Smile shutter.
Self timer.
Built-in flash.
General information:
Accessories included: USB cable carry strap.
Rechargeable battery.
Li-Ion.
Weight 140g.
Size H9.29, W5.9cm.
Depth of camera when switched off 1.9cm.
EAN/Barcode: 8806386939291.
reveiws :
By dani from bristol
Overall Rating4 StarsGood
Picture Quality3 StarsAverage
Features5 StarsExcellent
Build Quality5 StarsExcellent
Ease of use3 StarsAverage
Recommend to a friend? Yes
"Good alround camera. Great style"
By Tracy from Hemel Hempstead, UK
Overall Rating5 StarsExcellent
Picture Quality5 StarsExcellent
Features5 StarsExcellent
Build Quality5 StarsExcellent
Ease of use5 StarsExcellent
Recommend to a friend? Yes
"Very easy to use, uncomplicated, front screen excellent allows so much more freedom to take self portraits. Excellent features and excellent cd which you can download all user instructions. Best camera I have ever bought."
By torrya from walsall
Overall Rating3 StarsAverage
Picture Quality3 StarsAverage
Features2 StarsFair
Build Quality2 StarsFair
Ease of use4 StarsGood
Recommend to a friend? No
"camera keep freezing that i am not happy with and the body leaves finger prints so camera looks dirty even if u use it carefully ;/...plus it takes just micro memory stick, so if u previously had a proper stick-forget it....i am upset about making a wrong choice."
I don't actually have the camera myself however my best-friend does and its pretty amazing being able to see how you you look before it gets taken also if you want to take picture of kids the front screen will show 5 secs of entertainment to get kids attention.
Its £160 approx here in Britain which means it would probably be cheaper in the states. A very good price. I got the reviews off of www.argos.co.uk
Heres a you tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1glGSDADk
what is the difference between optical zoom & digital zoom in a digital camera?
sammy bazz
Answer
One Word, "Cropping".
Optical Zoom refers to lenses actually making the subject of the photo appear to be closer to the camera becasue it magnifies. You still are using ALL of your megapixels four the photo.
Digital zoom is just like cropping. If you zoon in two times, you are making the pixels twice as big, and having half as many of them in your photo. This makes it look grainy.
Any Point and shoot Digital camera that has at least 1.6 Megapixels will do a fine Job when printing a 4 X 6 Inch Photo...
Your 1024 X 768 Pixel Monitor only has 786432 Pixels which is 0.786 MegaPixels.
BUT, the lenses on digital cameras are usually nothing close to impressive in most cases.
They may have a 3X or 4X Optical Zoom Lens. (Ignore digital Zoom, See above and below term "Cropping").
You can only get so close you your subject.
For Example:
My Two sons were playing in the pool on a bright sunny day. My wife wanted my 11 year old daughter to take a photo of both of them My daughter wasted 5 pictures trying to get them both, but my Brat of a 9 year old decided to Jump the other direction to try to mess up every one of her shots.
The Photos were ruined, we all thought. BUT, she was using a 5 Megapixel Casio camera.
I looked at each of these landscape images again. I found that it I cropped out the Brat by turning the photo 90 degrees to be a Portrait shape and getting rid of the 2/3 of the photo that was bad, there was a fantastic image.
This image had 1.66 Pixels left in it which produced a Brillaint 4 x 6 photo of my One son.
The Lighting was perfect, the color was great, the reflections off the crests of the water was breathtaking. There were five little droplets of water that had been frozen in time dripping off his ear and there were 5 little shadows of the droplets on his chest.
The Photo is an award winner that we would have Thrown away if we did not have enough megapixels in our Camera.
More megapixels does not make your snapshots look better.
More megapixels gives you the freedom to look for the hidden beauty in each photo, crop out the bad, and have fantastic quality left in the Image.
Source(s):
Picture One Both Boys Full resolution. Please allow time it is large.
http://giftindex.com/photos/timdanpool.j...
Picture two, just Daniel after Cropping.
http://giftindex.com/photos/danielpool.j...
No computer monitor can do these two photos justice. Remember the monitor only shows about 1 7th of the pixels in its highest resolution.
If you really want to see what I am talking about, copy both photos to a cd or a memory card, take it to walmart, walgreens, CVS pharmacy, or anyone that does full resolution 4 x 6 prints and print them out. You will KNOW why you want more than 3 Megapixels.
P.S. My daughter age 11 DID win the Blue ribbon with Honors at the county 4H fair with this photo and nine others that she took herself. She also got a Blue ribbon at the State fair, too.
The camera she used has been discontinued, but its replacement is here.
The Casio EX-S500 Exilim Digital Camera
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....
and it fits in your purse or pocket.
One Word, "Cropping".
Optical Zoom refers to lenses actually making the subject of the photo appear to be closer to the camera becasue it magnifies. You still are using ALL of your megapixels four the photo.
Digital zoom is just like cropping. If you zoon in two times, you are making the pixels twice as big, and having half as many of them in your photo. This makes it look grainy.
Any Point and shoot Digital camera that has at least 1.6 Megapixels will do a fine Job when printing a 4 X 6 Inch Photo...
Your 1024 X 768 Pixel Monitor only has 786432 Pixels which is 0.786 MegaPixels.
BUT, the lenses on digital cameras are usually nothing close to impressive in most cases.
They may have a 3X or 4X Optical Zoom Lens. (Ignore digital Zoom, See above and below term "Cropping").
You can only get so close you your subject.
For Example:
My Two sons were playing in the pool on a bright sunny day. My wife wanted my 11 year old daughter to take a photo of both of them My daughter wasted 5 pictures trying to get them both, but my Brat of a 9 year old decided to Jump the other direction to try to mess up every one of her shots.
The Photos were ruined, we all thought. BUT, she was using a 5 Megapixel Casio camera.
I looked at each of these landscape images again. I found that it I cropped out the Brat by turning the photo 90 degrees to be a Portrait shape and getting rid of the 2/3 of the photo that was bad, there was a fantastic image.
This image had 1.66 Pixels left in it which produced a Brillaint 4 x 6 photo of my One son.
The Lighting was perfect, the color was great, the reflections off the crests of the water was breathtaking. There were five little droplets of water that had been frozen in time dripping off his ear and there were 5 little shadows of the droplets on his chest.
The Photo is an award winner that we would have Thrown away if we did not have enough megapixels in our Camera.
More megapixels does not make your snapshots look better.
More megapixels gives you the freedom to look for the hidden beauty in each photo, crop out the bad, and have fantastic quality left in the Image.
Source(s):
Picture One Both Boys Full resolution. Please allow time it is large.
http://giftindex.com/photos/timdanpool.j...
Picture two, just Daniel after Cropping.
http://giftindex.com/photos/danielpool.j...
No computer monitor can do these two photos justice. Remember the monitor only shows about 1 7th of the pixels in its highest resolution.
If you really want to see what I am talking about, copy both photos to a cd or a memory card, take it to walmart, walgreens, CVS pharmacy, or anyone that does full resolution 4 x 6 prints and print them out. You will KNOW why you want more than 3 Megapixels.
P.S. My daughter age 11 DID win the Blue ribbon with Honors at the county 4H fair with this photo and nine others that she took herself. She also got a Blue ribbon at the State fair, too.
The camera she used has been discontinued, but its replacement is here.
The Casio EX-S500 Exilim Digital Camera
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....
and it fits in your purse or pocket.
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