which camera?

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Which camera does anyone suggest? I will have my iPhone for use too but I would love a point and shoot that i can also use. i don't want a super fancy one but I am willing to pay a few hundred for something that will take pics of our once in a lifetime trip. we are not going till christmas so I know there will be new ones that come out before then but id like to get a jump start on research of which brands are better. I hope to know what I want by black friday and buy then :)

thank you!
 
Check out the Panasonic Lx7. It goes on sale for $249 from time to time. Nice and sharp and does decent in low-light.
Do a search in the photography board. Lots of Which Camera threads to read through.
Enjoy your trip!
 
I had a Canon point and shoot which didn't last very long. Now I've had a Nikon Coolpix which has been very good. I got it a couple of years ago, it wasn't that expensive ( I didn't want to shell out a lot of money). The electronics show was held not recently in Las Vegas so all the new stuff will be hitting the shelves and maybe the older model will, hopefully, be marked down.
 
I have a Samsung WB350F that I like very much. I got it on sale for around $100. It took beautiful pictures when we were in Hawaii.
 

Which camera does anyone suggest? I will have my iPhone for use too but I would love a point and shoot that i can also use. i don't want a super fancy one but I am willing to pay a few hundred for something that will take pics of our once in a lifetime trip. we are not going till christmas so I know there will be new ones that come out before then but id like to get a jump start on research of which brands are better. I hope to know what I want by black friday and buy then :)

thank you!

Also agree, after about 8 years, the Panasonic Lumix. I currently have a 16 MP with about a 20X zoom. It is much better to have your photos on a camera instead of your phone....
The ability to zoom
The ability to record without eating up a ton of space.
The photo quality is good on iPhone, but better on the Lumix
The space! You can't believe how fast you can hit max on your phone. With a camera 32G or higher you get a lot more photos and videos. If max hit switch for a new one. The phone you are stuck at the park and no place to send to cloud and delete for more room,
The ability to protect the SD card from overwriting, keep the camera safe keeps the photos safe, drop the phone and not have it up dated may lose the photos and retrieving anything.
The ability to swap family photos with another and they can handle your camera not your phone
The ability to use settings on the camera- Night[ will turn off the flash for indoor attractions, fireworks, Animals, Sports, etc.

Use the iPhone for impromptu pictures you want to upload at that time. Turn your phone counter clockwise landscape to fill the screen.

Back your phone up at night to the cloud
Carry a power bank-Recording will drain your phone along with all the AP's you have open.
If you have a computer, transfer the videos off your phone at night to the computer too. Make new space.
Put the find my phone AP on your phone
Have a good Otter Box and glass screen cover for drops and bangs
Protect it, guard it, which is easier to replace if dropped and broken, the phone or camera. At least you can pull and SD card from the camera.
 
Another vote for the Panasonic Lumix cameras. I have a pretty large collection of cameras from cellphone cameras to DSLR Canons that I use in my photography business. But my Panasonic Lumix is the camera I always have in my purse, and the one I take to Disney with me. I got it as an Amazon Deal of the Day a few years ago and couldn't be happier with the photos I get from it - especially the way it handles low-light and backlit scenes.
 
Thank you! Ladygoldenhair, you nailed it for everything I was thinking! I don't want to drain my phone battery every day either. I will look into all these options :)
 















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