P&S Digital Cameras

[bongliza]

I'm not realy into Photography. I do take pictures occassionally like during weddings, b-days, etc. I just want to upgrade my 2.0mp Sony Cybershot. Which camera should be the Best Bang for your Hard earned bucks?

[1D4LV]

hmmmmm... tough question....

what do you want in a camera? is picture quality important? how bout the battery source, you don't mind ba using AA batteries? how bout the size? you want it to be pocket-sized? and how much is your budget?

for non-hobbyists, there are lots of choices in the market among them Canon, Olympus and Casio Exilim.

[artpogi]

a Kodak 5MP or 6 MP camera will do. kahit yung mga C-series lang okay na yun.

[akal]

I'm not realy into Photography. I do take pictures occassionally like during weddings, b-days, etc. I just want to upgrade my 2.0mp Sony Cybershot. Which camera should be the Best Bang for your Hard earned bucks?

Go for Canon S3IS. Only 18k at Henry's sa Quiapo. You got 12x optical zoom on 6.0mp CCD. Really best bang. You can't be wrong with Canon.

[theveed]

Definitely need to ask:

1) Price Limit
2) Size requirement
3) Plans to print (how often)

P&S is actually a tougher choice to decide than DSLRs for me due to the amount of options available.

[bongliza]

Definitely need to ask:

1) Price Limit
2) Size requirement
3) Plans to print (how often)

P&S is actually a tougher choice to decide than DSLRs for me due to the amount of options available.

salamat sa reply bros. looks like " I want to buy a car" din pala. Dami din criteria...
Price = around P20K
Size = not so bulky as DSLR cameras and not so slim either (hehe..ang gulo)
Plans to Print = usually use for occasions only. a 3/4R size is enough.

Mas maganda siguro if a normal AA/AAA battery to be used, kasi you can buy it anywhere in case you run out of power supply.

[paulp]

I can recommend the Canon A530 or the Canon A630.
Here is a good review:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/a530.htm
Here is a good digital camera comparison site:
http://www.dpreview.com/
Top cameras in the flickr community:
http://www.flickr.com/cameras/

[yebo]

basta ang alam ko e CCD is way better than CMOS, and the bigger the lens the better your pictures will be.

i have a canon A700, sulit naman. 16k na lang ngayon ang brand new A700 sa ebay >>> http://www.ebay.ph/viItem?ItemId=110092643914
dyan din sa seller na yan ko nabili, delivers to your door steps. no need to bid, just send the seller a message, ask for a contact number and talk on the phone. dami clienteles nyan kasi madali kausap.

[BoEinG_747]

salamat sa reply bros. looks like " I want to buy a car" din pala. Dami din criteria...
Price = around P20K
Size = not so bulky as DSLR cameras and not so slim either (hehe..ang gulo)
Plans to Print = usually use for occasions only. a 3/4R size is enough.

Mas maganda siguro if a normal AA/AAA battery to be used, kasi you can buy it anywhere in case you run out of power supply.

better mag spare ka ng re chargeable battery (with charger) , pag mga ordinary battery lang ang bilis ma drain baka ilan shots lang makunan mo

[1D4LV]

among the P&S dgcams available today, my preference is with the Casio Exilim. very portable kasi eh, and it comes with a rechargable battery.

although the Canon A series is also good. my wife is using one (i am using a 300D eh - hehehehe.)

[shadow]

eh yun canon ixus na ti? basta yun 10 mp

[BlueBimmer]

Canon A710IS nalang..

im very happy with my A700 for now...complaint ko lang high noise when shooting fast moving objects in low light..

[baiskee]

canon powershot G7

[theveed]

Ah pre, you posted sa DPP with the same question hehe... Di ko na sasagutin ha... Joke...

A710IS, FujiFilm F30 (under 16K pag sa Amazon mo bilin, local kasi 28K!), Canon S3IS, Panasonic FZ7, Olympus C8080 are my choices... The Oly is truly a remarkable P&S, wala lang IS, but man, it's damn good...

For a pocketable cam, toss up between the A710IS and the F30... The former has a good IS system and produces better colored photos, but the latter is truly the king of low-light point and shoot with very clean high ISO shots (Canon P&S ISO 400 are very noisy already, the F30's ISO800 is still very, very clean)

These came straight out of the F30, no PP at all, both are ISO800 shots.

Taken by a 7 year old hehe


Also ISO 800


Both shots were taken indoors, no artificial light (minimal on the first one), no flash, just ambient light.

Dpreview has a good comparison of ISO performance of the F30. Sucks that it uses xD cards, though, mahal eh.

Don't bother counting megapixels, anything over 6 is overkill for most people unless you plan to print larger than A3 all the time...

One more thing, minor, but for me, essential. I really prefer cameras that uses AA batteries, especially with bigger cams like the S3 that has really great power management, it makes life so much easier, imagine going out of town and you run out of batteries, just go inside a gas station or convenience store and grab a pack or two and you're ready to go.

Li-Ions are usually expensive, requires a dedicated charger, etc...

Bai: Di kaya 20K ang G7, but for the money, I'd pick the G6 instead, faster lens, RAW and better handling IMO... But OT na tayo since di pasok sa budget.

[Radical!]

I'm not realy into Photography. I do take pictures occassionally like during weddings, b-days, etc. I just want to upgrade my 2.0mp Sony Cybershot. Which camera should be the Best Bang for your Hard earned bucks?

I think Canon still leads the way in bang-for-the buck, point-and-shoot digital cameras. I suggest you look for a camera with image stabilization and ISO settings of up to at least 800.

HTH

[theveed]

Canon's ISO400 is nearly useless already, their 800 is even worse, ditto with Nikon and Panasonic...

[baiskee]

ahh...may specific budget ba? hehe

actually canon A-Series cam are good, image quality is ok, crisp colors.

downside lang talaga yung lcd...parang in 3-4yrs period of time bumibigay na.

[yebo]

eto A700 gamit, super amateur ang kumuha (ako hehehe!)

[theveed]

Cute hehe...

Bai: Hmm, A series lang ba? Kasi my S-series mga 8 years na still working great. Yung A-series ng bayaw ko mga 3 years nga bumigay screen.

[baiskee]

yep...so far lahat ng kakilala ko may A-Series yun ang nasisira.

yung A95 ko, recently lang bumigay...ni hindi ko sya nababagsak whatsoever. ang alam ko lang...di ko sya nagamit around a month, kaya nagulat ako may interference na sya.