Camera HelP

[catnapper]

$200 can buy you a lot of camera these days. The compact camera market is dying because the prevalence of iphones. Consumers are getting a lot of megapixels and bang for their buck.

I have two cameras for that price and I love them both. I got a cheapo ultra compact Canon Powershot and a Nikon Coolpix thats the size of a credit card and thickness of a pack of gum. They go everywhere with me, I let Cameron use it to his heart's content because it was so cheap ($70 for 10 megapixel Canon..... I never thought I would see that price point on ANY Canon!)

IF I had the $400 they're aking for the DSLRs I would get one in a heartbeat because I miss the ability to make all adjustments myself (the commpacts do have amnual setting but they are limited). The one thing I seriously miss from the compacts are making my own settings and deciding how I want something focused.

[Alysser]

I will always rave about Olympus and FujiFilm, always. Sure, their customer service absolutely sucks, but I love the quality of the cameras. I have two camera that I currently use, both are waterproof, shockproof, etc. Both are those two brands and they are insanely good quality. They do exactly what they promised they would do. I've been snorkeling, just goofing off, etc in the ocean with both and they are brilliant. For a clutz like me, it's good to have because I drop cameras alot too. My olympus is a bit out dated and it was REALLY expensive, it was about $260-$300, but the fujifilm is under $200 and is 14 megapixels.

http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-FineP...8349521&sr=8-1

I also have underwater shots if anyone wants to see them.

Seriously, they are both fantastic, especially the Fujifilm one. If you go hunting, hiking, snorkeling, sledding, snowboarding, whatever else..they WILL last. I've done sledding, waterparks, pools, oceans, snorkeling with this thing and it is still intact and still the same from the day I bought it!