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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 244043, member: 4552&quot;]I have a&nbsp; few digital cameras. Also a large amount of the now old film cameras. If you want a few suggestions, here are some:</p><p>For one thing get familiar with cameras and photography. Check out <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com" rel="nofollow">www.bhphotovideo.com</a> for example. Order one of thier catalogs. Largest supplier of photo equipment around. </p><p>Also, go to miscellaneous stores and see what is available. Ask tons of questions but hold off buying until you know what you want, need and will use. </p><p>Keep away from the heavy SLR types with changeable lenses. If not heavy into photography, you&#039;ll never need such a heavy piece of equipment. When you go somewhere, you want something you can easily carry</p><p>Obviously you&#039;ll end up using your camera for relatives, friends, neighbors, crime sceens, dumb things people do so you&#039;ll want a camera that has large photo capacity abilities. </p><p>Make sure the camera has a removable card for memory. Many of the cheaper ones only have a built in memory and if it goes out, goodby camera. Most cameras today take what is called an SD card. Many take the Compact Flash or XD cards. Do not buy a camera that takes a special card used only by that manufacturer. Those could cost you more than many cameras. </p><p>As to batteries. Make sure you buy a camera that uses standard batteries such as AA or AAA. Be careful with cameras like Sony that require a special battery. Those too could cost a small fortune. My Sony Mavica MVD-7 and MVD-88 require a special battery that cost about $25 each. My Canon S410 also has a special battery that cost about $30 and if the special rechargers stop working, guess what, no camera. </p><p>There are many, many digital cameras out there and don&#039;t be fooled by expensive sounding names. Some of the best ones are like Vivitar, Fuji, Panasonic, etc. </p><p>As to what else to look for. Make sure there is a Macro feature. Also, some telephoto even if only slight.</p><p>Always make sure it has a built in flash or a hot shoe for external flash. I have one camera that you need a special cord for to have a flash. Some have both. Fuji S5000, S7000 and S9000 has both. </p><p>Make sure whatever type of memory card is used it can be upgraded. Some cameras will not take the newer high gig memory cards. Example it is common for a SD or Compact Flash card to be 2 gigs now. They all used to be 256Meg, 512Meg and then some were 1 Gig. Also, note the higher the memory card, the higher the cost, usually.</p><p>Your camera should have a method of protecting the lens. Possible threads at the front of the lens for filters, a screw threwd on the bottom for a tripod, at least 4megapixel resolution. </p><p>You should not have to pay more than $200 for the better cameras pending on where you live. A decent one should run about $150 or even less. Out of all the cameras I&#039;ve got I&#039;ve never spent more than $300 and that was only once. Many of the others were less than $50. </p><p>If the instructions appear to be made for someone in a futuristic world, you might want to avoid that one. You&#039;ll spend way to much&nbsp; time&nbsp; trying to take a photo. Example is somehow my DXG was set on movie mode and I was trying to take photos at a Father&#039;s Day party. Took me a long time to figure out what was wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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