I had to buy a digiCam.

[toofan]

Friends next month I am planning to buy a Graphic Card and a Digital Camera. Graphic card is done on HD4850 but for digicam I am not sure which one to buy.

My budget for camera is 15000. Performance is more important to me and then comes the zooming.

So guys please suggest me a model.

[imgame2]

around 15k cannon powershot 720 IS is good model ...

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona720is/page12.asp

AFAIK picture quality is better than competing sony and nikon models ....look around for more reviews thats the only and best way to choose one camera ...also look for user comments too they are often very helpful and could sometime relate to the issue u are looking for !

also i will suggest u to go through that website(http://www.dpreview.com/) it will give u a wealth of information ...which i feel is necessary when u are buying 15k camera

[toofan]

Thanks I will go through that website. Any more websites relating that.

[raghu.nadi]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

[toofan]

Where are you digi cam experts. Please suggest something.

[mastermunj]

Check this out..

Am sure you will get enough of help there.. coz i too got it from there

[acewin]

will have to work little on yourself.
Canon-Digital IXUS 850 IS
check cnet reviews for good cameras.CNET Reviews

and for prices COMPAREINDIA

reviews on cnet in the link given are good and compareindia ratings also.
check for canons as I go with ingame2 in this matter. You will find them better in all aspects in the price range.

[toofan]

Currently I am looking for
1.Canon digital IXUS 85IS @13100 rated very good
2. Canon Powershot SX100IS @ 12990 Excellent
3. Canon PowerShot A720IS @ 10500 Perfect
at http://www.compareindia.com/products/digital-cameras/

Now guys which one to go.

[Psychosocial]

A720IS ftw.....

go for it.

[imgame2]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

Currently I am looking for
1.Canon digital IXUS 85IS @13100 rated very good
2. Canon Powershot SX100IS @ 12990 Excellent
3. Canon PowerShot A720IS @ 10500 Perfect
at http://www.compareindia.com/products/digital-cameras/

Now guys which one to go.

are u going to buy it from compare india ?

i suggest u check out the price where u are actually buying it from ..if its going to be canon showroom call them up and ask for the prices ..call sony and nikon showroom as well and ask for the prices ...

if u are buying for some other local dealer pay him a visit and ask what all models are available and at what prices.in local dealers case always look if he is actally willing to give u warranty.

if u are buying it from delhi,i suggest call their showroom and ask for quotes ...showroom people are very helpfull and always give u good response.then get back with prices..then we can suggest better.

personally i don't think compareindia is as credible as lynx or itwares ..but i may be wrong.

Canon PowerShot A720IS is available at 10k ..now thats cheap ...u can look for better models since ur budget is 15k ...but it will help really if we really know the prices i mean showroom prices or the prices u are actually buying!

[Cool G5]

Get Canon SX 100 IS
I am a proud owner of it.

[acewin]

anyhow canon cameras are better featured in the price.
Ans as ingame2 said check locally, compareindia just gives you an overview and prices can vary upto 1-2K in worst situations.

[toofan]

Thanks guys,
And imgame2 for your detailed advice. It will be good to check the price locally and In delhi. As I can get it cheaper there probably.

Originally Posted by Cool G5

Get Canon SX 100 IS
I am a proud owner of it.

Ya I am also very much attracted towards it. Its the best performer under 15000 but can you comment on its build quality as its build quality is not reviewed good.

Originally Posted by acewin

anyhow canon cameras are better featured in the price.
Ans as ingame2 said check locally, compareindia just gives you an overview and prices can vary upto 1-2K in worst situations.

Is it so. I thought comapreindia price would be the common price.

[Psychosocial]

Why dont you get a Nikon D40x for 16.5-17k.

The 1.5-2k spent more will be justified.

[Cool G5]

@Toofan_nainital - The camera has no issue regarding build quality. It's rugged enough. It weights around 265gm, feels heavy & rock solid in hand. I's just that it won't come in your pocket as it's quite a little monster.

Also another thing, if you plan to shoot photos of your friends with you also in the frame & camera in your other hand, then the operation becomes difficult & the results will be hazy. I have tried it out.

BTW I am going to write a review on this camera, but it will take time as my exams are getting near. The review will be up somewhere around 15th October or so.

Also if you want to see some test shots then have a look here. But they are not the original size, they are resized to 1600*1200.

I strongly recommend you this camera, as it's performance is simply awesome.

[Psychosocial]

I dnno much about cameras...but Nikon D40x beats SX 100 IS hands down.

[comp@ddict]

For budget, samsung one's are good.

SOn'y cybershot's are really good.

And u dun need more than 8MP,no use really.

[toofan]

Originally Posted by KPower Mania

Why dont you get a Nikon D40x for 16.5-17k.

The 1.5-2k spent more will be justified.

from Where did you get these prices? I think at 16.5k its will be the best cam to buy. Is this cost included the cost of Lenses also as it is DSLR so it will require lenses.

@Cool G5: I will try to wail till then.
All the best for your exams. May you prepare only those questions which are set on question paper.

[Psychosocial]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

from Where did you get these prices? I think at 16.5k its will be the best cam to buy. Is this cost included the cost of Lenses also as it is DSLR so it will require lenses.

@Cool G5: I will try to wail till then.
All the best for your exams. May you prepare only those questions which are set on question paper.

The street prices say its 17k......dunno about the lens but they wont cost much.

This camera is THE best (under 20k mark).

and you HAD to buy a Digicam.......so why are you posting now ??

[imgame2]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

from Where did you get these prices? I think at 16.5k its will be the best cam to buy. Is this cost included the cost of Lenses also as it is DSLR so it will require lenses.

@Cool G5: I will try to wail till then.
All the best for your exams. May you prepare only those questions which are set on question paper.

i think India has not become so much mature in case of online shops yet ..they quote some outrageous prices and even customer are very reluctant to buy from them ...
hence i asked u very importantly from where u are going to buy?people can suggest u all sorts of things ..i could have suggested canon EOS 40D or even EOS 50D ...but does it help u ??

i m hoping that u will buy it from a authorized dealer and claim for a warranty if not these things could be bought at appropriate places with very cheap prices ...but i guess buying a 15k camera through such places is like a gamble !

http://www.naaptol.com/buy-online/WO...ikon_d40x.html

in above @rediffshopping D40X costs 30k and @ futurebazzar it says 46.6k ...now i can't guess whats the correct street price out of the two ...can u ???
u can happily decide a camera now and when u go to buy it actually ..what if the authorise dealer quote price that is out of ur reach u will have to come back and decide again it will break ur heart....so why not do a little homework before buying it ??

i don't think calling in all the show rooms in delhi will cost u much ...heck even i can call and ask in delhi over the phone ...call rates being so cheap...all it might cost u may be 100 rupees or so ..but u will atleast know what u are dealing with.....


i hope u get my point.

[toofan]

@Kpower_mania thanks to you too for your suggestions. nicon D40x is the best camera but its very very high priced and out of my budget and also it will not be easy to use ,by other family members.


@imgame2
Yes these online prices are t confusing. And the street price funda is lot risky. I thought Nicon's price quoted by kpower_mainac authorised one. I will buy the selected cam form delhi as my younger brother lives there. He is an engineer in Moser Bare.
But I too will have to go there one day earlier to do the markert survey.
I am narrowing close on Canon's sx100IS as it will be in my budget. And if its cheaper the saved money can be used to buy a memory card of higher capacity.

And according to my ideals about life, buying without bill is something like buying a smuggled piece and I can't cheat my country for just few thousands. I willing to pay the tax to government.

And this time digit showed the camera shoot out but didnot included the sony's cameras in their shoot out. I can't understand the reason behind it. Also I am not seeing any ads from sony in digit magazine. Is this the reason?

[Psychosocial]

yus thus, go for SX 100 IS

[Cool G5]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

@Cool G5: I will try to wail till then.
All the best for your exams. May you prepare only those questions which are set on question paper.

Thanks

I will make it(review) as early as possible after the exams.

And did you check the pics in the above link? How were they? They were at AUTO settings, I am still grasping the manual mode.

[s18000rpm]

Originally Posted by Cool G5

Get Canon SX 100 IS
I am a proud owner of it.

Digital Camera

me too going for Canon.

btw, what the max. Memory size it supports? 8GB or more?

what accessories should i get?
e.g. charger , i want to watch Picture/vids from cameraon TV, Laptop, desktop. (w/o removing mem. card)
Supplies & Accessories

[Cool G5]

The Canon SX 100 IS supports SD and SDHC memory cards, so 8GB should be supported.

You get the following accessories with the camera :

# 16MB SD Memory Card It's not a typo, it's MB what was Canon thinking. Cutting costs??

# Hand Strap

# Mini USB Cable

# TV out Cable

# Software CD-ROM

# User Manual

# Two AA Size batteries

[imgame2]

@toofan_nainital
looks like canon SX 100 IS is really a good choice ...go for it ...!

@cool G5 egarly waiting for review !

[toofan]

Originally Posted by Cool G5

Thanks
And did you check the pics in the above link? How were they? They were at AUTO settings, I am still grasping the manual mode.

Awesome . Those were great pics. and please try to post the review as soon as possible may be between two exams.

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

me too going for Canon.

After that we two will both review out camera pics here. Whats your choice and budget .....rpm?

Originally Posted by imgame2

@toofan_nainital
looks like canon SX 100 IS is really a good choice ...go for it ...!

Let see!.

What will be the cost of memory card these days as it will seriously be required with camera. and which one to buy. SX100 IS seems to support a lot of them.

[acewin]

@ingame2, D40x and D40(around 25K) are two models, and D40x came almost around 32K (46.6 I think being real price, this is one of very old models from Nikon and has been discontinued as per my knowledge) has been replaced by D60 which is aroun 30-32K. And if you are thinking to spend 45K then Canon E450D kit.
And in 30K range if you do not want a SLR then there is Cannon Powershot G9

Canon A650 Powershot, Canon Ixux 850/860/870 and Sx 100 Powershot are good cameras, all being of different price and having different resolution, and all being very good. A650 is 12.1MPx camera

[s18000rpm]

Originally Posted by toofan_nainital

After that we two will both review out camera pics here. Whats your choice and budget .....rpm?

check this one too




Cyber-shot® W170 Digital Camera DSC-W170/R

Series highlights: 10.1 megapixel, 2.7" Clear Photo LCD™ display, Carl Zeiss wide 5x (28mm) Optical Zoom lens, Smile Shutter™ technology, Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Recognition, Super SteadyShot®, HD output and HD slideshow.

costs same as Cannon PowerShot SX110 IS , i.e., around $250-$270

i'm getting the camera from USA.

[toofan]

Ya its a good camera with good features.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/W170/W170A.HTM


Also check this link this will help you, me and others
http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/rat...ing_total*desc

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