<p>so my mom and dad bought me a camera for christmas, but i’m returning it because it isn’t exactly what i want</p>
<p>now i’m debating between the
sony cybershot dsc-w80 (pro-viewfinder, good reviews, small, good battery life, cons-can only use sony memory cards, hard/complicated to charge? not as stylish)
and the
casio exilim exs880 or the exz77 (pro-VERY cute, especially in red, youtube sequencing, can edit on there, wider lcd screen, cons-some reviews say bad picture quality, no viewfinder in case in the sun and can’t see the screen)</p>
<p>does anyone have any experience with these cameras, or with a good one in the 200-250 dollar price range that can be bought at best buy?</p>
<p>i just want a cute, small digital camera that can take good shots all around, especially outdoors. i know i’ll probably need a converter to charge it over there, and a memory card, but i don’t know how either of those charge (with a dock? a cord? some i hear you can only charge through usb)</p>
<p>I have a Sony Cybershot (no idea the number), and I love it. I don’t know much about cameras, but it takes great pictures with almost no effort (and certainly no skill) on my part. It’s small and good looking. The screen is fantastic. Whenever one of my friends takes a picture with my camera I get compliments, particularly on how great the screen is. My aunt is into photography and recommended this camera. It’s what she had before she had to upgrade to a super expensive one. My mom liked my camera so much she bought the same one. It’s about a year and a half old, and I’ve had no problems. I’m very happy with it.</p>
<p>A lot of people like the Canon digital point and shoot cameras - something like a canon SD750 - $217 at Circuit City. The 3" screen is really nice - noticably nicer to use than a 2.5" display. The same camera is $250 at Best Buy (which is usually more expensive than Circuit City).</p>
<p>I received a Canon power shot SD870 for Christmas. I used it at a New Year’s party and it took great pictures–some in very poor lighting. I really like it and it has been very easy to use–I am one who hates to read instruction manuals and this one was very easy to use.</p>
<p>I have the Casio EX-850, and have used it around the world, including Italy, last December. It takes great pictures (used in several publication), is very, very small. It is known for very, very long battery life (which turned out to be true - never got even close to needing an extra battery), and for the largest set of advanced features.</p>
<p>The latter I found to be a disadvantage. I’m not a techie, and 95% of the time I want the most automated settings, with the camera able to adapt itself to specialized conditions. But if you want the most “freedom”, I doubt you can do much better. (It has a viewfinder, but I never use it.)</p>
<p>So while I love the camera, if I had to do it again, I’d get something like the Sony Cybershot DSC-W55 - I bought one for each of my daughters. The younger one took it to Egypt, and came back with extraordinary pictures, with no muss and no fuss. I found the pictures generally speaking of higher quality than those of the comparable Canon, simple to use, and at a better price.</p>
<p>Be careful when recharging, even with an adapter, by D’s shorted out in Italy.</p>
<p>Canon Powershot sd750 (elph) Got a new one for D for Christmas this year. Best bang for your buck, $225 at Best Buy.
Enjoy, Italy was the best experience my D has had in college!</p>
<p>Think about what you will be taking pictures of. I have a Canon 800is and I like it. It has a wider angle than many point and shoots, but it only zooms to about 3.5 (it says 4x, but it is 4x the wider angle, so it really matches that of most 3.5 zooms). If you want to take detail pictures from a distance, then you might want something with a better zoom.</p>
<p>I strongly (and I mean strongly) recommend the Canon Powershot SD point and shoot cameras with Image Stablization. You really need IS if you want to reduce blur. You can start with the Canon Powershot SD800 and go up to the SD950. These are excellent cameras and are reasonably priced. </p>
<p>I love Sony memorysticks. 4 gig was $50 at Costco. Charging is not a problem - just pop the battery out and put in a wall charger (supplied with your camera). Don’t forget to buy a travel adapter at Radioshack - a simple one will do. Compatibility is not a problem either, a universal card reader (plugs into USB ports) costs like 20 bucks. Best Buy probably carries all of the abovementioned accessories.</p>
<p>What I found most distinguishing about Sony cameras is their image stabilizer (Sony calls it Steadyshot). It is a must for small digital cameras.</p>
<p>I have an Exilim, but not the same model that you are looking into. But it is probably similar to the ones you are looking at. I LOVE it. Definitely worth the money. I got a blue one and the screen is nice and big. It’s nice and simple to use and super light. I really recommend getting that one. And yes sometimes the glare can kinda can mess up the screen so you can’t see what you’re taking a pic of, but in that case just shoot like 5 pics and hope one of them turns out okay. But I love the fact that you can choose from over like 20 different best shot types. It’s great. They have one for fireworks, twilight, children moving, night-time, portraits, still-life, and many others. The battery life is great too. I went to Hawaii for a week and took over 200 pics. The battery still had two out of three bars by the end of the trip.</p>
But I love the fact that you can choose from over like 20 different best shot types. It’s great. They have one for fireworks, twilight, children moving, night-time, portraits, still-life, and many others. The battery life is great too. I went to Hawaii for a week and took over 200 pics. The battery still had two out of three bars by the end of the trip.</p>