Newbie Needs Help Here!!!

[tjeagle]

I have never scannted all of the Forums before today....I am so excited to find you all!

I know NOTHING .... make that NOTHING about digital cameras!! DH is planning on getting us/me one for my Bday to take on our first Disney cruise in Feb.

I have heard good things about the Canon...sureshot I think it is....

any and all help appreciated!!! :confused3

[handicap18]

What is your budget and what are you expecting from a camera? What kind(s) of camera(s) have you used in the past? Other than Disney, what will you be using the camera for (events, people, places, things, etc...)?

A little more information that you provide will get you better suggestions.

[tjeagle]

Good point!!

Price range: up to $400ish
Uses: Mostly family pix, kids both play sports so we do alot of picture taking there!

Ease of use is important...neither DH or myself is very mechanical! I don't even know what I am looking for! I like the cameras with the larger screen....no delay once you take the shot....easy to download...or upload...whatever it is called! :confused3

[manning]

To start, let's take away the ease of downloading by making it a non issue. Get a card reader. It is a USB device to put the memory card into. You do a simple copy and paste.

Here is a sample of one. I'm not endorsing this one. It just happen to be the first one that popped up on a Google search. I just wanted to show you what they look like. They all are basically the same.

One nice thing about it is the ease of use. Just plug it into a USB port and you are ready to go. Also the transfer is much faster than from the camera.

http://www.calcellular.com/12in1-reader.html