Yesterday, my son sent me an e-mail. One of his coworkers had asked his advice for a camera that she would give to her husband as a gift. Here is the criteria:
- Has to be compact (should fit into the palm).
- Nice pixel resolution for high quality pics
- Value to price ($250 is the budget)
- Accessories should be included and widely available (I don’t want something that is made last month in Sri lanka!)
- Brands preferable.. (Sony, Canon etc)
Quite honestly, I have no earthly idea. My first thought was the Canon S90 or S95, but the S95 runs about $100 over the specified budget, so that’s out. Rather than go out and try to figure it out among the myriad of choices, I thought that I’d the people in the know, you guys and gals.
Does anyone have a suggestion that might meet the criteria?
Paul
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I frequently get that question from co-workers and have no idea. I direct them to Steves Digicams where they have lists like “The Best Cameras Under $250, etc.
That’s a great suggestion, Tom. I’ll send him the link.
Nice skyline, by the way. Although I can’t quite come up with the location.
Another good resources is DPReview – they recently had a compact travel p&s roundup. A Canon for $299 and a Nikon for $249 came out as their picks. (Canon SX230 HS, Nikon S9100)
Hope this helps.
John
Wow, I like this skyline. Is that Charlotte? In answer to your question, I do not have any idea. My focus has always been more on the higher end P&S. I know there are good cameras out there. It may be best to find a camera store and hold them in there hand. Since this is a gift that would be difficult.
There is a pull down menu on DPReview where you can put in the criteria you want in a camera and will create a list for you. It’s called Camera feature search. It’s actually pretty good.
Hey, Monte. No. It’s not Charlotte. It’s West Palm Beach, FL as seen from one of the docks jutting out into the water.
As for the camera, I sent my son the link that Tom suggested. That seemed to suit the bill. Problem solved. I didn’t have to rack my brain about things that I knew nothing about.
Like you, the point and shoots that I know about are in the $350+ range.
As a side note, this photo was taken with the Canon S90, as you know, a point & shoot.