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Any ideas on a good point-and-shoot digital camera w/video for $100-150 ?????
self | 07/22/12 | Chi-townChief

Posted on 07/22/2012 11:44:11 AM PDT by Chi-townChief

Looking for a good digital camera for primarily night photos and videos. Any thoughts??


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1 posted on 07/22/2012 11:44:21 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief; SWAMPSNIPER
Swampy might know.

/johnny

2 posted on 07/22/2012 11:47:24 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Chi-townChief

There was just a Consumer Reports article about this, FWIW.


3 posted on 07/22/2012 11:48:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Chi-townChief

Thanks for posting this. I need one, too.


4 posted on 07/22/2012 11:48:35 AM PDT by bigheadfred
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I’ve had a Canon 12Mp Power Shot A3100 IS for a couple years. Like it a lot. Don’t know if that model’s still available, but the Canon line is good. I’m sure they have something to fit your bill...


5 posted on 07/22/2012 11:50:47 AM PDT by bcsco
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To: Chi-townChief

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/digital-cameras.htm


6 posted on 07/22/2012 11:53:00 AM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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Thanks - I’ll take a look at Canaon. I had one of those big old early digital Kodaks that was great and now have a smaller higher mp Nikon that totally sucks.


7 posted on 07/22/2012 11:54:13 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief

OOPS - “Canon”


8 posted on 07/22/2012 11:57:09 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Chi-townChief

Spend another 20 or 40 bucks and get a Sony Cybershot, you will not be sorry.


9 posted on 07/22/2012 11:59:06 AM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: Hodar

Your link of course leads to another page of links that require a subscription to access..... no thanks


10 posted on 07/22/2012 11:59:50 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: Chi-townChief

My Canon is easy to operate, has a decent size viewer, and takes fine pictures, at least for what I use it for. It’s not a professional grade camera by any means, but suitable for the every-day photo opportunity. And the battery has a great memory cycle. I don’t have to recharge it often at all.


11 posted on 07/22/2012 11:59:50 AM PDT by bcsco
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To: Chi-townChief

Just about all of them now shoot video. Just about all of them will do an acceptable job under good conditions.

I have noticed the local Wal-Mart just about always has some digital P&S cameras on clearance and some of them are great deals. When I say great deals, I have got a couple of middle end P&S cameras which were just a bit out of date for as little as $25. One was a Nikon L-20 and the other a Nikon L-16.

I also bought a Sony MP-4, also for $25. It is a video camera and will also take individual shots. I actually bought two. I sent one to my Daughter for a Christmas present. They already had a high end video camera so they took it, still new in the box to their local Wal-Mart and returned it for $179. They about fell over when I told them I had actually paid only $25 for it.

Don’t be concerned about number of pixels. They all have enough.

Buy a name brand, as new as possible. If you have the chance look up the model on DP review.


12 posted on 07/22/2012 12:01:05 PM PDT by yarddog
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I love my Canon equipment (always have)

The A2300 give you lots of pixels and is really geared to the point and shoot folks. And at about 120 bucks it is tough to beat


13 posted on 07/22/2012 12:02:31 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Chi-townChief

Can’t go wrong with a Canon camera


14 posted on 07/22/2012 12:09:51 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
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I have had a Canon G9 Power Shot for about five years now and love it (about $400 new). Shoots great stills, plus both SD and HD video, has manual settings too and even does time lapse. My brother has a $2000 digital Nikon and likes my camera better.


15 posted on 07/22/2012 12:13:57 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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To: Chi-townChief

Sony Cybershot. Many models from $100 to $300 within the “Cybershot” series of cameras. I bought mine last year for a trip to the Rockies because it had the capability to shoot panoramic(wide open landscape) scenes.


16 posted on 07/22/2012 12:14:51 PM PDT by MachIV
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I have a Nikon Coolpix 4100 that totally blows - can’t take a decent night photos and the video is temperamental; don’t know how many music performances I missed recording because it would stall after a few seconds. Try it again 1/2 hour late and it would work but then stall again on the next usage.


17 posted on 07/22/2012 12:32:49 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: yarddog

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4100 that totally blows - can’t take a decent night photos and the video is temperamental; don’t know how many music performances I missed recording because it would stall after a few seconds. Try it again 1/2 hour late and it would work but then stall again on the next usage.


18 posted on 07/22/2012 12:33:02 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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After re-reading the original post, I realized he is talking about low light pictures which is an area, P&S cameras do not perform well.

I would suggest nothing less than a beginner DSLR, I noticed the latest Nikon entry level, the D3200 performed well at some very high ISOs. It also has an extremely high resolution, probably exceeding most Professional models.

Of course it starts at around $700.


19 posted on 07/22/2012 12:42:33 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: Chi-townChief

Look to the Consumer Reports, CNET and other review sites for reliable info. I would.


20 posted on 07/22/2012 12:44:20 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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