Digital camera selection help

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   I'm hoping to get a new digital camera for christmas this year; the one
I have now is terrible:

It doesn't have flash, it doesn't focus automatically(if your hands shake the pic will suck), and it doesn't have a screen. 

Now, the problem. I know nothing about digital cameras. For me,
you turn it on, push the button, and that's where my knowledge ends. I
was looking around and came up with
this,
is it any good? Keep in mind, I'd like to keep the price under $275,
otherwise my parents may not buy it. I'm not some sort of hardcore
photographer, but I like to take pictures of various different kinds of
scenery, as well as other things that present a good picture. Thanks in
advance for any help.

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bluemunky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 26 October 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1387	Post Options Post Reply Quote bluemunky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Digital camera selection help Posted: 28 November 2005 at 6:43pm
	I'm hoping to get a new digital camera for christmas this year; the one I have now is terrible: It doesn't have flash, it doesn't focus automatically(if your hands shake the pic will suck), and it doesn't have a screen. Now, the problem. I know nothing about digital cameras. For me, you turn it on, push the button, and that's where my knowledge ends. I was looking around and came up with this, is it any good? Keep in mind, I'd like to keep the price under $275, otherwise my parents may not buy it. I'm not some sort of hardcore photographer, but I like to take pictures of various different kinds of scenery, as well as other things that present a good picture. Thanks in advance for any help.


oreomann33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Can you say ... ZAZZy? Joined: 11 March 2004 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 8100	Post Options Post Reply Quote oreomann33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 November 2005 at 6:45pm
	Be sure to send me your old one....for free.


bluemunky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 26 October 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1387	Post Options Post Reply Quote bluemunky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 November 2005 at 6:48pm
	It wouldn't be much of a loss, I bought it for $60.


Whazuuup! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Non-believer Joined: 15 February 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2171	Post Options Post Reply Quote Whazuuup! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 November 2005 at 6:54pm
	I just bought that exact camera. Got if off newegg.com. See! Here's a thread that mentions it several times. I still haven't had a chance to do a lot of pic-taking, but I like what I see so far. Shots in direct sunlight turn out awesome. The flash works nicely, and the pictures are pretty crisp as long as you aren't shooting anything too dark. At low light levels, the pics get noisy, and if you don't want to use the flash then you wind up with shutter speeds of like 1/8 of a second, which turns out a bit blurry with my shaky hands. The manual adjustments are great though, like WhiteBalance, shutter speed, etc. I'd highly recommend it overall.
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