digital cameras

[Why]

my friends are going to mexico to stay for a few months, they asked for my recommendations on a digital camera. in the 300-400 dollar range.

any suggestions? and why?

is there a way to clean off the memory cards to a bigger storage medium without a computer present? as im sure they will take a lot of pics, but dont want to spend like a grand on cards. anyway around this?

[iroc409]

i'd suggest like a canon elph. pretty good pictures, fairly cheap, and small. good durability as well.

you can buy something like an mp3 player sort of thing with a lappy hard drive in it to store the images on, you'll have to check around at prices. i think cameraworld carries a couple. no laptop needed, they usually come in like 10gb, 20, 30, etc.

[xenigo]

Your best bet for storage would probably be to pick up a 1 gig Microdrive, which holds about 1000 pics at a decent resolution. As for the camera, I'd go with a Canon S50. Pocket size, yet takes very good looking pics for being a point and shoot.

[Why]

thanks,

keem em comin.

[chowda]

get a casio exilim z4. and get alot of sd cards.

[iroc409]

Originally posted by xenigo
Your best bet for storage would probably be to pick up a 1 gig Microdrive, which holds about 1000 pics at a decent resolution. As for the camera, I'd go with a Canon S50. Pocket size, yet takes very good looking pics for being a point and shoot.

heh.. or you could just get the lexar 4gb compact flash card

[Dugmor]

Canon 10D

[leg4]

olypmpus z2100zoom
<$150 ebay

[xenigo]

Originally posted by iroc409



heh.. or you could just get the lexar 4gb compact flash card

You're right, or he could just get the Canon 1DS and the 4gb CF card and call it a day.

[lock]

Fuji Fine Pix use ccd technology a 2 megapixel will look as good as other 4 megapixel cameras. I sold all brands could tell you what to buy but i have plenty of other camera and pc magazines that will recomend same thing for that kind of money. It is about value for money This here is a 2.0 megapixel example at default resolution http://www.jellywrestling.com/17.jpg model 2800z 8x optical zoom 10x digital zoom the replacement model is 3.2 megapixel and would fit the budget.

[ServerGenius]

Sony Cybershot DSC-P10 5 Megapixel awesome camera very
easy to use, can shoot mpeg 640x480 aswell, use 1G memory
sticks.....top notch quality pics.

DynaMite

[iroc409]

Originally posted by xenigo


You're right, or he could just get the Canon 1DS and the 4gb CF card and call it a day.

meh, my bad. i thought i found them somewhere like really cheap (around 2-300$), but i can't find anything now. nevermind

[loverboy]

http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/home.html

take your time to choose among Canon's best and latest digital cameras of your budget.

[quantum-x]

Originally posted by iroc409
i'd suggest like a canon elph. pretty good pictures, fairly cheap, and small. good durability as well.

you can buy something like an mp3 player sort of thing with a lappy hard drive in it to store the images on, you'll have to check around at prices. i think cameraworld carries a couple. no laptop needed, they usually come in like 10gb, 20, 30, etc.

what are these devices? i'm very itnerested! :D

[iroc409]

http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_...s.html#storage


that lists several. there are some more i think, i saw some reviews or something in one of my american photo, but i'm not sure where that is.

there's also archos, which is primarily an mp3 player. but, if you get a CF reader, it will do the same thing. probably one of hte more expensive ones tho.

[iroc409]

oh yeah, i _believe_ the ipod can also be used as a storage device such as the one i was just talking about, with the appropriate adapter. you might check that out, kill two birds with one stone.

[SleazyDream]

<img src=http://www.cpmworld.com/images/ebay/casio/EX-S3.jpg>


CASIO Exilim Digital Camera - EX-S3

3.2 Megapixels
4X digital zoom
2-inch LCD Screen
.46 inches thin
10 MB built-in memory + sd memory card slot
One-touch button cradle included?for instant download desktop slide-show
Up to 30 second movies with sound
0.01 Shutter Release lag
Built-in lens cover


about $340 on ebay..........all the time

i have one - I LOVE it. size is everything, and this one is like a credit card. Incredible

[iroc409]

the ipod can do it with a belkin adapter.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...More=T7418LL/A