Need Digital Camera Help

[mickey8888]

Can someone please tell me if this is a good camera. http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default..._mmc=ShoppingEngine*ShoppingCom*ec0217*843920

It seems like a good camera but I don't know much about digital cameras. I currently have 2 digital cameras that I'm not overly impressed with their great for pics around the house but they were very fustrating when we were in WDW.

Appreciate the help.

 

[YEKCIM]

The price is decent, although you could save a little by buying it from another online retailer. May I ask what features this camera has that make you want it, over other models from various manufacturers?

Here's one review: http://www.megapixel.net/reviews/pentax-t10/t10-gen.php

Personally, I'd want a camera with more than a 3X optical zoom, but that's just me.

~YEKCIM

 

[ukcatfan]

I don't know anything about the camera, but you can get it from B&H (Probably the best online retailer for cameras) for only $249.95 and similar shipping.

I would check out http://www.steves-digicams.com/, http://www.dcresource.com/, and http://www.dpreview.com/ for reviews.

Kevin

 

[mickey8888]

The price is decent, although you could save a little by buying it from another online retailer. May I ask what features this camera has that make you want it, over other models from various manufacturers?

~YEKCIM

I maybe wrong but like I said I'm clueless with these cameras. My dad saw a demo of the camera on TV this morning and said he believes this is the camera for me, that's the true reason why I like it. What I'm looking for in a camera is to be able to take decent photo's at night, take pictures quickly without much of a delay between pictures, and have a camera that isn't to technical where you have to do a dozen settings before taking your picture. This camera here seems to be a point and click and go camera.

 

[allyn]

i don't think there's anything special about the pentax. i'd look at a canon instead. btw, point-and-shoot cameras in general don't have "a dozen settings". that's why they're called that.

 

[YEKCIM]

Chrissy, this may well be a good "match" for you; however, I would advise that you do a little research on other models, before taking the plunge. For night or low light photography, you need to consider a camera's high-iSO performance, for example. There are lots of reviews available on the internet (see ukcatfan's post above); so many, in fact, that the research can be an all-consuming "pastime", as I discovered over the past year. I know nothing about Pentax's P&S line, so cannot make a valid comment.

~YEKCIM

 

[mickey8888]

. There are lots of reviews available on the internet (see ukcatfan's post above); so many, in fact, that the research can be an all-consuming "pastime", as I discovered over the past year. ~YEKCIM

You mean researching a camera can be so time consuming it may take away from me researching and planning our next WDW trip Oh my! Well I guess it would pay off in the end, I would end up with great pictures. The camera I have now works find takes good pictures. But I wasn't happy with the quality of pictures for the fireworks, lion king, or spectro magic. Thanks for the help everyone. I will do my research.

 

[YEKCIM]

I wasn't happy with the quality of pictures for the fireworks, lion king, or spectro magic.

In all honesty, those are some pretty challenging "photo ops" and require good to excellent low-light ability, which you just are not going to find in a $250 PnS. In order to really do those subjects justice, you may want to think about dSLR, which is a quantum jump in equipment, *and* price.

~YEKCIM