Which is the best digital camera (not the SLR type) to buy in terms of a reliable brand, features and price?

by Donna Da Yettta

Am looking to pick up a digital camera and want to know the best brand to buy, in terms of features and reliability. May maybe someone tell me the ideal pixels to go for as I have been informed that the file size of 10MP cameras are huge and it is a waste of money to invest in them 7.1 MP suffices for normal use. Am looking for a high optical zoom but still want the camera to be compact. Please advise brand and model number if possible.

Answer by VINTAGE MUSIC
Surely most public don’t need 8 megapixels, but the camera I recommend has 8, at 4X optical zoom. Battery life is above average, and takes AA rechargeables. Also has manual controls up your sleeve from auto. Website dpreview.com has Beach Camera selling it at $ 185- So are you overpaying for 8 megapixels, which you may not need? No, because the over all camera I’d say is beyond doubt worth $ 200 or less.
I don’t know what price range you’re looking at but my camera gives me brilliant 8X10 prints. It’s 6 megapixels, 12X optical zoom, image stabilizer, has manual controls and comes with battery charger. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2.

Answer by Sadiqua
I did a lot of research and reading, debated on getting an SLR and finished up getting the List PowerShot S3 IS. I am very very pleased with it. I get really fantastic pictures, and it has an awesome zoom. Best you can get on a non SLR. They have a new S5 IS coming out if you want to spend the extra money. I haven’t looked into the extra features and whether or not I would reckon it would be worth the extra money. You can compare the both on amazon.com.

Answer by Dr. Sam
Vintage Music and Sadiqua have both recommended brilliant cameras that are classified as compact cameras, but they might not qualify as “compact” in your mind. If they are small enough for you, by all earnings ignore the rest of my answer.

There are two more super-zoom cameras that come to mind. The List Powershot TX1 and Nikon Coolpix S10. Neither one of them will rival the image quality of the others’ recommendations, but that are a lot smaller and the perfomace is adequate for some.

You can look near the bottom of this chart for dimensions. You can also click on “Our In-depth Review” for all but the new S5-IS, which we can assume will be as excellent or better than the S3-IS.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_tx1%2Ccanon_s3is%2Ccanon_s5is%2Cnikon_cps10%2Csony_dsch2&show=all

Answer by Sydney F
I’d check further into the brand Olympus. This is coming from someone who’s tried a lot of cameras, but doesn’t know a lot about them. Compared to the additional ones I’ve tried. The Olympus ones are fantastic quality and never ware out. 7.1 MP would be worth it if you got this camera.

Answer by TomTom
list
any of them

my suggestion
go to yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera GUIDE
be sure to check titles on the left side
the guide should answer your questions

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The best brand of digital camera that has fantastic image and that will be able to zoom in really close if you are far away, but it will still take fantastic pictures?

Answer by Joe Jackson
I have a Panasonic that i took pictures of a baseball game from over 2 blocks away, may maybe see the face features clearly and the player’s numbers on the uniform.

Answer by Princess
A DSLR with a super telephoto lens

I like List. Nikon is excellent too.

Answer by John~~
Go to your community camera store and take a look at the superzooms, one is bound to suit your tastes. A excellent camera would be Panasonic Lumix fz18, it offers 10 mp resolution, huge 18x zoom, and pretty excellent image quality compared to others in its class. Here is the full review of the camera: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ18/

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