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Lilykind · Hermes

Nikon Coolpix 4100

lsubatgirl · Gucci

Nikons are really good cameras and I really wanted one for christmas but my parents bought me a canon (equally as good) because they are a tad cheaper. You can get more megapixels on a canon camera for the same price as a lower megapixel nikon. I wanted the higher number megapixels over the name.

I got a Canon Power Shot A95: (the viewfinder rotates and flips around - really cool) The amazon write up is in the link. You can get them anywhere.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002OD3JY/qid=1105912354/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-8267603-6670545?v=glance&s=pc&n=507846

Escrime · Kate Spade

Oooh...I was just going to post a question about this b/c DH took our Canon with him to SE Asia, and I want a new one anyway, but not a fancy-schmacy one.

Thanks for the recommendation, Catherine!

lsubatgirl · Gucci

No problem. I really love my camera. It has all these settings but I keep it on auto and the pics come out great. I'm just not into reading the manual yet. So I guess when I want to be fancy I can but if I don't then I can be simple.

Oh the only other recommendation I have is to get a card reader because transferring directly from the camera to the computer drains the batteries. And get 2 sets of rechargable batteries if you go on vacation so you can always have one set recharging. Mine takes 4 AA's and I am constantly draining the regular ones.

Lilykind · Hermes

Thanks lsu_batgirl for the rec, I will look into the Canon as well.

halleybird · Hermes

I love Nikons and Canons. I use Nikons at work and Canons at home. One thing I would recommend is to make sure the camera you get comes with a rechargeable battery pack, not individual regular batteries. My yearbook students use two fuji digitals (got them for free) that only take AA, and it is ridiculous how much money we spend on batteries.

This is what we use at work

Nikon Coolpix 4500 - $299 @ amazon. Takes amazing photos.

Nikon Coolpix 5400 (also cool, but more expensive, and I don't think the photos are any better than the 4500)

This is the one I have at home and love:

$199 (sorry so big)

battery pack looks like this:

crystal · Kate Spade

i have the nikon coolpix 3700 & love it! the pix are amazing & the battery seems to last forever (rechargeable so i just recharge when i'm at home & i've never been somewhere when it ran out). it's super easy to DL the pix to a computer & it's super small so i can take it anywhere in even the smallest of purses (it's the same size as my camera phone). through a very painstaking process i was able to get it for under $150 (by way of fatwallet.com) by pricematching & getting $100 rebate (still active). mine has 3.2 megapixels & 3x optical zoom & was reccomended by a photographer friend of mine. good luck!