What digital camera is best for your money?
Emily asked:
Okay so I need a new digital camera. I want one with at least 10-12 megapixels, 2.5-3 inch lcd screen and very thin. What camera is best for not a ton of money but is still a really good, reliable camera? Thanks!
The best camera is Sony cybershot 10 megapixel it is superb and good.
The best is an SLR but they aren’t thin. I’d get an XS or XSi Canon Rebel. With a lens you really get more options. A zoom can only go so far but if you have a lens you can trade up for a different one.
So you really need at least 10 or 12 megapixels, lolol. Sony DSC-W300.
13 megapixels, 3X optical zoom. You want very thin, so you can’t want a DSLR.
Canon SD880 IS. 4X optical zoom, 10 megapixels. More than 90% of point and shooters do not need 10 megapixels.
PS- I didn’t want to write a whole chapter but mitch b said it all.
Don’t buy into the hype of megapixels. YOu need to understand, there is a LOT more to picture quality than megapixels - for example shutter speed, aperture options etc.
Megapixels are something that a lot of manufacturers bump up to up the cost of their cameras - but believe me, if you’re a ‘point and shoot’ type, 6, 7, 8 MP is plenty - and it will save money so that you can buy a higher end camera with that number of megapixels, rather than a piece of junk with the 10-12 you were originally looking for.
Read the geek pages (gizmodo, engadget), search for megapixels and you’ll find a million articles talking about how NOT important MPs are above a certain point, unless you really want to be a professional photographer - in which case point and shoot is not what you want, nor is thin - you’ll want the biggest, most badass SLR you can find (lenses for those are commonly 1000+ for just the lens).