Looking to buy a digi camera

shotgun

Nothing fancy, $200 max.

I prefer an efficient and minimalistic design, don't want 100 features and annoying menus. I've noticed how some cameras have great UI while others require too many clicks.

It should also be capable to take photos detailed enough for texturing, for those oh-god-damn-that-would-be-sweet-for-texture stumble-upon moments.

I'm not an expert about lenses and such.. as long as it's reliable and won't break down too soon.

What brand, at least, would you recommend?

JO420

Check out the Canon powershot SD1000 7.1 megapixel,i bought it months ago for about 200usd,its light weight,very compact,simple to use and has a metal shell which helps for wear and tear.

Michael Knubben

I've got the Sony dsc-H9, and it's been good. Since you mention lenses, you weren't planning on getting a dslr, where you? It's just that that would seem to clash with your demands for simplicity, as well as price.
Anyway, the Sony Cybershot range is pretty good for casual photography without breaking the bank, so look into those.

EarthQuake

If you want something nice and small look at the Casio exilim line, i've got i think the 6mp version, if you get the 7 it comes with nice image stabilization and cool stuff like that, and a bigger screen, you could probabbly find it for $100-150 range. Its great to have something that small, you can just leave it in your pocket all the time and not have it bother you, or worry about carrying around a bulky case or any of that. Image quality is great for the size, you can get better, but only if you want a camera twice as big =D

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=casio+exilim&cid=11187169006781476327#ps-sellers

Joopson

Just stay away from polaroid digital cameras, as they suck quite badly.

Cody

Ya, stick with Nikon, Canon, Casio, and Sony. Not necessarily in that order. You can find a nice one from any of these brands from $100-$200, assuming you are in Florida atm, and not Israel. I have no idea about prices over there. I myself have this one ->


Which is a few years old now, but you can get the L18 which is 8 megapixels at Target for $99 bucks. It's a great budget camera.

hyrumark

I'll second the Canon SD1000. I've been carrying one around with me for a few years, and the Canon compacts seem to take cleaner pictures than ones from other makers (I've tried a lot of them). And you'll barely know it's in your pocket.

shotgun

alright thanks guys

Michael Knubben

EQ makes a good point about size. My camera's been nice for shooting textures with, but I hardly ever have it on me when I want to take a spontaneous shot, as it won't fit in my pocket.

dom

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408budgetgroup/

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408slimgroup/

I would recommend the panasonic FX series. I believe you can get a wider lens under 200 bucks if you're into landscape photography. And the intelligent auto iso mode is by far one of the best. It's either this or the canon ixus series which has better image quality at higher iso and at low light. I heard ricoh is pretty good as well.. I have owned a sony t100 and it was awful, that purchase pretty much made me re-buy a panasonic, i owned one previously.

hawken

for $200 just get any point and shoot. They will all do the same thing.

Anything over 8mp at that CCD size will make the picture worse and fill your memorycard up for no reason. Get something under 8mp.

to give you relative scale, I just spent $600 on a flash. Yes I am mad. Nikon user here.