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What Kind of Camera do You Have?

posted 2 years ago in Photography
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    I'm looking into buying my first camera! All I have is the on one my cell phone (needless to say it leaves a lot to be desired)! What kind of Camera do you have? What do you like/dislike about it? What are some things I should look for?

     
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    texasmeredith    July 2010  

    I LOVE my camera!  FI bought it for my birthday in April.  Its the new Cannon point and shoot.  Its so tiny and fits in my smallest purses AND the picture quality is insane.  

     
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    texasmeredith    July 2010  

    Just looked it up.  I have the Cannon PowerShot 12 mega pixel digital ELPH.  LOVE IT!!

     
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    luli29    October 9, 2010   Massachusetts

    I have a Nikon Coolpix. I'd really love a more professional camera, but the Coolpix is a great every day digital camera.

     
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    EAQ219    May 22, 2010   Bethesda, MD

    I have a Samsung point-and-shoot, but I would not recommend it. It takes FOR.EVER to scroll through pics on the camera. It's a big annoyance. I can't remember the exact model unfortunately. I had a Cannon for a few years and liked it well enough.

     
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    Thanks for the quick replies! I can't wait to check these out! I'm looking for something that's for everyday and really durable, since I'm clumsy. Cute wouldn't hurt, either. lol.

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    I have a Panasonic Lumix dmc-tz4. I really like it. It's pretty compact and super easy to use. Plus, the pictures are amazing. I bought my FI a DSLR last year (the Nikon D60) which is also amazing but I don't think you will be looking for a DSLR for your first camera.

     
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    MzThrowBac2B    December 2012   Tx

    I have a Sony Cyber Shots! I love it because the pictures come out great and it's so easy to use!

     

     
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    My sister has a little red kodak, but it sometimes has issues with the battery. Any camera experts that can tell me what to look for, or if there's anything that should keep me from getting a certain camera?

     
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    Sirouhi    8/28/10   Brooklyn/Cape Cod

    I'm a professional photographer (photojournalist), and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3K is the best point and shoot that I've come across.  It's small, fast, and takes great pictures.  The battery life is great and is holds up really well in low light without having to use a flash.  Nice nice camera.

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    Canon SLR... I'm in love with it, but oh heck it's so heavy and doesn't fit in anything smaller than a small suitcase! Canon has some GREAT point and shoots, and my brother has a Luminex by Panasonic (I think) and it is FANTASTIC! Some of his pictures come out better than mine!

     
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    laural    September 24, 2011   Louisiana

    I have a Canon SLR which I dearly love but as many posters have said it is just not practical for daily use so I also have a Nikon coolpix which is fantastic! The Nikon is really user friendly and the pictures are AMAZING! You definitely want to get the highest megapixels that you can - higher number = crisper image! And my battery last forever! I think the newest models to come out actually have the touch screen feature available. Mine has been pretty durable as FI has dropped it hard several times and the camera generally lives in my purse pocket and gets banged around quite a bit. I have had bad experiences with cameras that just take AA batteries because I feel like I never have enough battery time and I am constantly searching the house to find batteries.

     

     
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    cinemaparadiso    July 16, 2015  

    Well... we have a Nikon Coolpix (and my mom does too!) and my sis and best friend have a Lumix... both take AMAZING pictures. The Lumix does a little better job with lighting sometimes, but the pictures from the Nikon turn out better overall. I don't really know how to describe it!

     
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    Thanks!!! I'm pricing out some right now! It's funny looking on websites, though because nobody seems to like their camera.

     
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    catlady    June 26, 2010   Toronto

    I've had a few Canon point and shoots and haven't had any problems with them.  Huge fan of Canon in general because the battery life is great.  FI is a huge fan of Sony and bought me a Sony SLR.  Can't complain but I don't think I know enough about SLR to provide a real critique.

    There are a few things you should ask yourself before buying a camera.  Do you want a point and shoot or something more advanced like an SLR?  Do you anticipate taking fast action shots?  You may need to play with a few cameras and see how they capture moving objects.  How many megapixels do you really need?  It's great to have a 10 megapixel camera, but do you ned it?  How much zoom do you need?  You may want to research optical versus digital zoom for this one.

    Hope that helps.  Have fun choosing a new toy.

     
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    I'm just gonna bump this up to see if any other bee's have advice before I make my final decision this weekend! = )

     

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