Point and shoot Camera

Wingboy

Wingboy

Well-known member
Moderator
Site Supporter
Forum Sponsor
I need a point and shoot with as big an lcd screen as possible.Taking apart small motors and recording location of internal and external bits to check later for reassembly.Cost of about $200.Any ideas?
 
Why the big screen? Are you referencing the photos on the cameras screen? Screens use up batteries. I used to sell cameras, but I am not familiar with the current models screen sizes. You can't go wrong with a cannon for reliability and quality.
 
I picked up a Canon Elph 300 on sale at Target in the U.S. for $120 or so. Big LCD, decent zoom - they do have even cheaper models as well.
 
Red695 said:
Why the big screen? Are you referencing the photos on the cameras screen? Screens use up batteries. I used to sell cameras, but I am not familiar with the current models screen sizes. You can't go wrong with a cannon for reliability and quality.
Click to expand...

Did you work at Henrys?
 
fujifilm XP series. Cheap, drop proof, dust proof, water proof and under $200. I also find them to be better for "sport" shooting than most other cheap p&s cameras.
 
rmemedic said:
fujifilm XP series. Cheap, drop proof, dust proof, water proof and under $200. I also find them to be better for "sport" shooting than most other cheap p&s cameras.
Click to expand...

Fuji has some good cameras. Hit and miss but when there is a good one, it's really good.
 
Would you say xp 30 or 50?

And would the cannon 110 be as good as the 100?

Sorry in the market for point n shoot before a quick vaca
 
I have the XP30 as my "junk" camera and think it's great.
I had a cheap Fujifilm ($90) on tour with me stuffed in my tac vest... that thing had over 300lbs of weight (me and gear) bashing it around off of stuff all the time and in the finest dirt you will ever find on earth that's called "moon dust" basically baby powder and the thing lasted the entire tour and took great shots. It's life ended when I got it soaked. Figured after 2 cameras killed by water I should get a water proof one.
 
Shaft said:
Would you say xp 30 or 50?

And would the cannon 110 be as good as the 100?

Sorry in the market for point n shoot before a quick vaca
Click to expand...

With cameras most companies come out with new models every year and it has some new, usually silly feature that you don't need. Unless there has been major technology innovations over the course of the year, (for example new media cards or significantly higher res) buying last years model is a great way to get a lot of bang for your buck. Ask the clerk what the difference between the two models. Even if it is zoom, they are not worth the extra $$. Be aware point and shoot cameras were not meant to last more than a couple years and that the mark up on them is extremely low. If you are cheap like me, try to get extra product with your camera instead of a better price. Things such as a larger memory card or a battery charger, even store credit, store managers are more apt to do add ons than price reductions. Also, if you are buying a point and shoot, don't focus too much on resolution. There is a limit to what the eye can detect and unless you are blowing up your pics to poster size don't worry about getting the highest res camera.
 
There are a few cameras out there with 3.5" screens. That's the largest you will get on a small size point and shoot. Canon is definitely the best quality product in the point and shoot category but Samsung is making some decent large screen models.

I don't know why you specifically need a large screen but if this camera isn't going to be very mobile and you want it to look at results immediately then consider picking up a refurbished iPad 2 for $300. Average camera but massive screen. Plus u can take long videos too of taking things apart. Might be tough to get it into tight spots though in case you're taking pics of bike parts
 
Last edited:
I dont know alot about cameras, But i am really happy with what I use.

I have a Samsung L200. the Battery life is amazing, ive never had it run out, If its ever low, i just plug it into my computer, and bam, good as new
i put a 16GB card in it, with gives me well over 2000 pictures of 10.2mb super fine quality.

take a pic with that, and you can zoom in to see individual atoms. lol got it free with air miles !
LCD screen is 3" i believe
207539418.jpg
 
braveheart said:
I dont know alot about cameras, But i am really happy with what I use.

I have a Samsung L200. the Battery life is amazing, ive never had it run out, If its ever low, i just plug it into my computer, and bam, good as new
i put a 16GB card in it, with gives me well over 2000 pictures of 10.2mb super fine quality.

take a pic with that, and you can zoom in to see individual atoms. lol got it free with air miles !
LCD screen is 3" i believe
207539418.jpg
Click to expand...

It is always great to share a good product. I am actually in the market for a cheap point and shoot since I am tired of carrying around a giant SLR and reviews like yours are very helpful :)
 
Get a camera with a good macro lens ability if you're taking close ups. For close ups you now have a problem with flash as macro flash is a bit different than say a portrait flash, so again check the cameras ability for this. You also want a nice low f number lens which will let a lot of light in so you have to rely a little less on the flash. There are some point and shoots that have interchangeable lenses and one of those is usually a macro lens. The higher the megapixels of the camera then the more you can zoom in on a pic to show detail too but this comes at the expense of file size and time to transfer images. An image stabilizer will also help you in low light situations (like in the innards of a bike for example).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom