Camera help-What do you use to take your Negril pics?

[Honey518]

Hey Boardies,

One of the reasons I love this board is because all of the wonderful pictures,(special thanks to Clarity for her wonderful A to Z thread, and all the fab trip reports from fellow boardies) and since I'm leaving in a couple of weeks, I need to shop for a new camera. I currently have the Canon A560 7.1 MP,( yep, its time for a new one lol)..Just need a compact Point and Shoot camera. I eventually want to get a DSLR but my wallet say's not now

I have it narrowed down to 3 choices and I'm hoping I can get some input on which one to choose.. Please help me out..

All under $200 (my budget)- Any Pro's/Cons

Canon Powershot ELPH 100 HS - 12.1 MP- 4X optical zoom

Panasonic DMC FH25S- 16.1MP- 8x optical zoom

Sony Cybershot W570 16.2MP-5x optical zoom

What's your experience with any of these brands?

Any help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks!!

[Rambo]

Of the listings..... Canon is my pick......Powershot is a good model.....Canon Glass (lens) is one of the best right with Nikon.......
it does shoot 1080 movie.........
read this ...........
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380703,00.asp
(pay attention to the better deal for 30 more)

[Living_the_Dream]

we own the Sony and it has been great

Timm

[Clarity]

Sony Cybershots are the best! We used that for our pictures to Negril. we have two Sony's. - the Sony A33 (which is amazing!) But most of our shots were taken with our other camera.

this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cybershot...9134303&sr=1-1

It's an older model but now You can get it new for $150. It has a movie feature and a great zoom, + steady shot features. It's also affordable enough that you don't have to worry carrying it around everywhere. Every shot we took was clear. It's just a great camera. I highly recommend any SONY.

[justchuck]

The Sony W570 gets excellent reviews.

[Honey518]

Thanks Guys, 3 for Sony ... 1 for Canon.....

[jasperpso]

Canon
Canon
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theres 3 more for canon - Canon powershots are excellent - never held a sony i would compare..

if your budget were a bit higher - i would recommend a canon s95 - or a panasonic lx-5 - but atyour price point your choices are ok... i would pick the canon..

i think that is 5 to 3 now.. lol

[rastagirl777]

Nikon is the brand we choose for pro work...but for the point and shoot we chose the Panasonic Lumix and are loving it so far.

[negrilaholic]

which one would be best for starting photographers? I am going to be investing in a good camera, and if I can afford it, want a waterproof one to take snorkeling pics.

[Ohio_Buckeye_1]

which one would be best for starting photographers? I am going to be investing in a good camera, and if I can afford it, want a waterproof one to take snorkeling pics.

When I wanted similar, I found the underwater digital cams to be much more expensive. And I started thinking about the low percentage of time I would actually use it underwater compared to normal use.
I found a compromise by buying an underwater camera case, to use with the Canon Powershot I ended up buying, for snorkeling and places like YS Falls.
Not the underwater case sold by Canon - again very expensive - but one from a third party. They make them for all brands of cameras, not just Canon.
Here is one link, I'm sure there are others - http://www.waterproofcases.net/water...era-cases.html