I'd like to buy a camera, but I don't know anything about them.

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I think I want a digital camera, but one that has some flexibility, i.e. a manual focus function or something. Does that exist? Does anyone have any suggestions, recommendations, etc? Can I get something good for under $300 or so? Thanks.

― Nigel (Nigel), Thursday, 1 September 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

I think I want a digital camera

No, you REALLY want a digital camera.

but one that has some flexibility, i.e. a manual focus function or something.

Rebel; D70S

Does that exist?

See above.

Can I get something good for under $300 or so?

No.

― Jimmy Mod Loves Alan Canseco (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

You can get something very good for under $300, but not something really good with a manual focus.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

www.dpreview.com is a good website.

― nathalie's pocket revolution (stevie nixed), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

Hmm... I don't really want to spend much more than three or four hunded. Maybe I should forget about the manual focus?

― Nigel (Nigel), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck, what should I get for sub 200$USD

― Fushigina Blobby: Blobania no Kiki (ex machina), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

that website, http://www.dpreview.com lets you compare based on for example price.

― nathalie's pocket revolution (stevie nixed), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:24 (nineteen years ago)

What do you want to use the camera for?

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

Taking pictures of friends, etc. I'd like the ability to zoom on shit as I've never been able to take good touristy shots with a non zoomer. Probably good flash nighttime performance.

I'd also like to be able to carry this in a jacket pocket. I have a smart media reader, so that media type might be helpful, but I assume most have a usb port anyway.

― Fushigina Blobby: Blobania no Kiki (ex machina), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago)

You probably really want a point and shoot then, a dSLR is for messing with lenses and doing those posh photos where the background is all out of focus.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 1 September 2005 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

With $300, I would buy this one without hesitation:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00064O89Y/qid=1125606141/br=1-10/ref=br_lf_p_10//103-3826486-9134237?v=glance&s=photo&n=493710

Use any remaining money to buy a bigger memory card (the one that comes with the camera is small).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 1 September 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

Here's a good review:
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sd300-review/

A Canon S410 might take very (very) slightly better pictures, but it's a little bigger (and still a bit more expensive).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 1 September 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

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