My wife and I want a digital camera. We have wanted one for a while, but we really couldn't afford a good one, and I didn't want to pay a fortune for a crappy one.
recently the prices have fallen though, and I was promoted (yea me!) so we have a little disposable income this Christmas, so I started looking around.
We really like Cannon's, and the A620 is a 6 mp camera with a x4 zoom (with a x5 digital zoom, but digital zoom sucks so I won't mention it agian in this post). I found a local camera shop that is selling the A640 for the same price as the 5 mp A540....$149.99.
I also found that I like this camera a lot as well. It is a Kodak Z710 7.1 mp camera, and while it is a bit bulky, it has a x10 zoom!
I don't know anyone who has ever shot pictures with one though.
If I use Google Checkout I can get this camera shipped to me for $205, with free shipping. That is the max amount I wanted to spend because I will still have to buy some sort of carrying bag and at least one SD card....either a 512k or a 1G one. That adds probably another $50-75 to the total.
Anyone know about this camera, or have any recommendations?
[ December 24, 2006, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Woot.com has at least a couple digital cameras a month. There was one during or after the last woot-off that was something insane like 12 megapixels that made me jealous.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Kwea, If you're looking for a 1Gig SD card, go to Buy.com. That one is basically free right now ($50 with a $30 rebate plus $20 off if you use Google Checkout). I know squat about cameras though.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
You don't *need* an SD card that big, unless you plan to shoot feature-length movies. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
But if it is free..... Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Free is the best sauce. Of course, that's with a rebate...
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Oh, I say go for it! I actually have a 1 gig SD card in my camera--because I had it for my mp3 player and then I upgraded to 2 gig, and had nowhere to put the old 1 gig card. It's cool to know that I could record a whole concert if I wanted to--albeit in shaky low quality mpeg. But it's an insane amount of memory--I can't imagine filling it with my camera.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I have two 2GB CF cards for my Canon, and I've come close to filling them both -- albeit with video. Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
I fill my 512 card on a regular basis, but then I take a lot of pictures for school (architecture major) and I hate deleting pictures.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Icky, I tried to call your cell....give me a ring!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
We discussed digital cameras not long ago, and the thread has links to other discussions and many useful links to site with massively useful reviews. DPReview has a LOT of incredibly useful information.
I ended up getting the Nikon S10. 10x optical zoom, but because of its design, it's not a bulky camera. I've had it for a little over a month now and have shot 762 pictures. It takes decent photos that I'm happy with. I'd be much happier with a DSLR, but that's out of the budget for now, but for a compact, this one is very very decent.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I fill my one 4GB, my two 2GB, and my one 1GB CF cards all the time.
But that's because I shoot raw, I think.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I wish I could shoot raw.
I half-fill my 1 GB card in a couple or so days. But I'm crazy.
Seriously, though, those 762 pictures I've taken in the last little over a month take up at most 2 GB - the largest was 2.63 MB and I have it set at the highest quality possible for the camera, which is a 6.0 megapixel camera. Considering that I take way way way more pictures than any normal human, a 1 GB card is enough. Unless you're a fanatic or plan to dump the pictures onto your computer once a year or so.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
thanks, quid...I remembered that thread, but didn't feel like finding it.....and I wanted to know if anyone knew specifically about this camera It is so new that reviews are scarce.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Hey, Kwea. I got your message--only about a half-hour or so ago. I'm not going to call, though, because everybody's sleeping and I'm pretty tired myself. I'm just checking the fora one last time before turning in. I'll call you tomorrow, if that's okay.
Wednesday sounds good, tentatively speaking. (Did you take the day off just for this, or did it just happen that way?) I could use a fun day. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Just happened this way. I am too busy to plan a day off right before Xmas, but since this was my given day off it seems like a plan, at least for now. Jenni has been sick, but is better now. Unless she relapses we are in!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, I bought this camera. I even payed for faster shipping (3-5 days for about $7) just to make sure we get it before Christmas.
Mackillian helped me decide in chat, and she said it looks yummy. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
"Yummy" wasn't the term I used!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I bet it was, you temptress! Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
You DID say Yum!. Don't make me break out the chat log!
I bought a 2G SD card on newegg. It was only $24.99, and had a $5 rebate...along with free 3 day shipping. Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
Personally, I think having a small camera is more important than a huge amount of megapixels or a powerful zoom. Why? because if the camera doesn't fit in my pocket, I'm not going to take it anywhere, so it won't get used.
Because of that, I bought the Canon Powershot SD30 digital elph. I love it. It takes great pictures, and it is very compact.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Wow! We paid way more than that for a 1 GB card! I'm jealous! A 2 GB card here will cost us about $80. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lupus: Personally, I think having a small camera is more important than a huge amount of megapixels or a powerful zoom. Why? because if the camera doesn't fit in my pocket, I'm not going to take it anywhere, so it won't get used.
Because of that, I bought the Canon Powershot SD30 digital elph. I love it. It takes great pictures, and it is very compact.
Well, it depends on the user. I have no problem taking a slightly larger camera with me, although I am less likely to just carry it around. I don't need crazy zoom functions, but they are nice to have. But this camera seemed very intuitive to use when I held it in the store I first saw it at, and I am use to the older style cameras asnyway.
I AM pissed that the order hasn't even been shipped yet. I may cancel the order if it doesn't ship by tomorrow....I payed for faster shipping but it isn't even out the door yet. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by quidscribis: Wow! We paid way more than that for a 1 GB card! I'm jealous! A 2 GB card here will cost us about $80.
quid, the prices n memory cards JUST dropped here to these prices, within the past two to three months.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yeah, and that's what we paid a month ago, so we still got hosed. Compared to you guys. And the price was significantly higher two or three months ago, so our prices then were still higher than yours... *sigh* All the way around, it sure does seem like we pay way higher prices for electronics here.
Sorry your camera hasn't even shipped yet. That sucks. And it's terribly unprofessional of them to charge you for faster shipping when they pull a stunt like that.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Yeah....it now says that it was shipped on the 20th....but on the 21st is did not say that yet, so I think it is bunk.
It didn't come in the mail today, which means we won't have it for Christmas.
In contrast, newegg.com shipped my memory card the next day, and we got it two days later for no extra shipping charge.
Guess where I will be going from now on if I have to choose between the two? Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
That so completely and totally bites.
Is there any way you can cancel the order and buy elsewhere so you have it in time? And barring that, get them to refund the super-fast shipping you paid for that obviously didn't work at all?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Nope...it has shipped. Also, the shipping covers time ONCE SHIPPED....it doesn't cover how long it took them to ship it out in the first place.
So no camera for us for Christmas. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
That just so bites. And is an excellent reason to send them a very nasty letter detailing all the various reasons you're pissed off at them. I'm sorry. It bites. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
There are worse thing in life, you know, so I won't get too bent about it.
It is Christmas, after all. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I just checked the UPS site, and here is what I got....
Track Packages & Freight Quantum View Flex Global View
Tracking Detail | Help help
Your package is in the UPS system and has a rescheduled delivery date of 12/28/2006.
Tracking Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Type: Package Status: In Transit - Rescheduled Rescheduled Delivery: 12/28/2006 Shipped to: OCALA, FL, US Shipped or Billed on: 12/21/2006 Service Type: GROUND Weight: 2.00 Lbs
Package Progress Location Date Local Time Description COLUMBUS, OH, US 12/23/2006 3:47 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN COLUMBUS, OH, US 12/22/2006 9:21 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 12/21/2006 10:11 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tracking results provided by UPS: 12/25/2006 8:42 P.M. EST
SO....I won't get it until December 28th now?
This really sucks. It says reschedualed, but it wasn't ever delivered, as my wife was here the entire time for all the days between ordering it and Christmas. It was also never received into the system here in FL.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Rescheduled means that there was a lag between BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED and pick-up.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
You think that sucks? Cor ordered a couple of presents from Toys Я Us for the girls on December 10 with guaranteed Christmas delivery. They were to be the biggest of the items under the tree for them. One came and one did not. Oh, well, crap happens, right? So we figured we would just wait for it and give it to the girls whenever it did arrive. Well now it's nearly a month since she ordered it and still nothing, so we decided to track it down. It was also paid for through Google Checkout. We couldn't get Toys Я Us's website to acknowledge the order at all. According to Google Checkout, the order shipped. I called Toys Я Us's corporate number and got an interactive voice response system that finally told me that half the order shipped, as I knew, and the other half was cancelled! Yep, cancel a freaking Christmas present without ever sending an e-mail or anything to inform us! That's nice!! Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
quote:As one of our valued customers, we feel that your questions deserve personal attention. Please contact us at 1-800-ToysRUs or 1-888-BabyRUs, and an online customer service specialist will be happy to assist you. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
quote:Thank you for calling Toys Я Us. Our office is now closed. Please call back during our normal business hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm, Eastern Time.
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