Opening the floor

[ladynox25]

So....I've decided that I want to get myself a digital camera. Here's the deal: I'm on a limited budget, so I can't just get the top-of-the-line, all-the-bells-and-whistles, very expensive but also very neat model. What I want is good, solid quality, a decent amount of memory, and some zoom capability. I don't want to give up my old dinky point-and-shoot film camera in order to get a dinky point-and-shoot digital. I want something nice, in other words, but not too pricey.

So, all of y'all out there, those who have digital cameras and those who know a heck of a lot more than I do, what should I be looking at? What models are good? What's the price range I should be looking at for what I want?

The floor is yours.

Edit: I don't know if this matters or not, so y'all can tell me, but it needs to be compatable with both Mac and PC, software-wise.

Comments

Re: English, please?

[jsbowden.livejournal.com]

Pam covered the technical stuff, so I'll just give you a quick overview of what robeli carries around.

We've got a Sony CyberShot DSC V1. It's about 30% smaller than your classic 35mm point and shoot, has a 5 mpixel sensor, and integrated Zeiss lens capable of up to 4x Optical zoom (ignore digital zoom when looking at cameras, you will NEVER want to use it, optical zoom is what matters), and can take Sony Memory Sticks up to 1gb. Personally, I'd have rather had a larger body because I find that it's hard to steady the camera and get clear shots when zoomed in all the way, but she wanted something that fit in her purse and was light.

Re: English, please?

[texas-tiger.livejournal.com]

Thank you!