Looking to buy a better camera, Need some suggestions.

[kaluwa]

I am looking into buying a better camera soon. Right now I have a little Olympus P&S and I really want to uprade.

I am just looking for some suggestions on some decent camera's that are around $400. All info is appreciated, Thanks.

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[me]

I'm happy with my Sony H5. Has plenty of settings and what not, comes with a lense adapter, and for the most part, user friendly.

[DareDevil]

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:D ...

Im not too sure how the olympus is but,

The Fujifilm Finepix S700 is your best bet...

It has 7.1 Megapixels | 10x zoom | lightweight | Looks like an SLR | :thumbup:

The screen on it is bigger than the screen on my Canon.


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[kaluwa]

^ When you say "looks like a SLR" do you mean it just looks like it in appearence, or takes SLR quality photos? lol

Also do you know where I can find some examples of pictures taken by this camera? How user friendly is it? Does it require alot of messing around with, or can I just get right onto it and start shooting?

[DareDevil]

It both looks and performs like an SLR.

With the built in flash at the top, and the setting. And the 7.0 megapixels. Thats more than the Nikon D50.

[investinwaffles]

Dont mega-pixel shop.

The fuji will take good pics, but dont compare it to an SLR.

dpreview.com has some great reviews.

[CanTheWhales]

Dont mega-pixel shop.

The fuji will take good pics, but dont compare it to an SLR.

dpreview.com has some great reviews.


that's all true....

That Fuji looks nice, I messed with a s5000 at Circuit City once, seemed nice, but a little awkward for some reason.

Also:

Sony's are kinda expensive and very exclusive (can only use their stuff).

Kodak is the epitome of user friendly and they have a new one out called the P712; it's considered a "super-zoom compact" with 12X zoom and 7.2MP. It's at Best Buy for around 3, another good choice.

That's the expanse of my knowledge, hope this helps...

[me]

Sony's are kinda expensive and very exclusive (can only use their stuff).

You have to use their memory card, but as far as lenses, I can use different brands, thats what the adapter that comes with it (well came with my H5) is for.