I Found A Very Good Point And Shoot Digital Camera
The most important piece of equipment when it comes to taking good pictures has nothing to do with anything you can buy at a store. It's actually your own two eyes and your brain. Being able to see what you want to take a picture in your mind is the first step to taking a great picture.
How do you distinguish the flood of technical specifications between important features, and marketing hype? Knowing what to look for and what to ignore can help ease your buying decision. And save you money.
First things first. Let me just say, that megapixels (MP) don't mean a damn thing anymore. I know, I know. The biggest print on the digital camera ads and packaging next to the manufacturers name is the number of megapixels the camera can store. The first thing some salesman is going to tell you about, is the number of megapixels.
They were shown a dozen or so beautiful and artistic photographs. Their task was to determine which photographs were taken by some very expensive SLR cameras, and which were taken by some very inexpensive point and shoot cameras. The end result? Their success rate was about as good as if they had just randomly guessed.
The point I'm trying to make here, is not that you need to be the next Fran Lebowitz to take great photographs. What I am trying to say is, don't sweat over a bunch of technical specifications and marketing hyperbole while trying to decide on which digital camera is best for me.
The inexpensive Canon PowerShot A460 or S30 are still around, and both have smaller screen sizes. An alternative, would be to find a lower priced NiMH battery pack and charger. Don't buy the charger the camera shop salesman will try to up sell you on, as they're generally more expensive than then same product at a discount store.
Unless your budget is under $150, I wouldn't settle for a LCD resolution less than 230,000 pixels. If you do buy a digital camera with a large LCD (3 inch or more), be sure the camera has an old fashion optical viewfinder as well. That's the little square glass piece you can look into to frame your picture when your batteries have been sucked nearly dry by your big LCD screen. It's a nice option to have.
They have by far more models to choose from then any other manufacturer. If your looking for a really small camera, you can take anywhere, consider the Canon SD1000 Digital Elph. If image quality is more of a consideration then portability, then step up to the Canon PowerShot A570IS. Both are around the $150 range.
Check out your local camera store, and try out a few of their models before making your final purchase online. It's the best way to get a great price on a new digital camera, and know your buying the right camera for you.
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