What do you recommend?
I get asked once in a while what point and shoot cameras I recommend. I love that question and I wish I had an awesome answer for you. I would love to be in a place where I could review cameras and let you know my thoughts on them but currently no one has sent me any cameras to review.
Hey Nikon! Are you listening?!?
Here’s your chance Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Sony and any other camera manufacturers. Send me your cameras and I’ll let my readers know the scoop!
Since I don’t have a lot of experience with various manufactures I can only tell you this: I love Nikon. I have loved their point and shoots in the past and I love their DSLRs now. They always have excellent lenses and cutting edge technology.
I know people who have loved their Olympus’, Canons, Kodaks, etc. I don’t have any experience with any of these brands for digital cameras. I had a Polaroid film camera and it was a fine little camera. It did the job.
If I were to buy a digital point and shoot to keep in my purse, I would probably choose the Nikon Coolpix S60. I like the size, I love Nikkor lenses, they claim to have one of the fastest start-up time and shutter speeds around and an added bonus is that I think Ashton Kutcher is kind of cute.
I’m just kidding about that being a reason to buy it, really I am. I’m so NOT that shallow!!!
The S60 has a 3.5″ touch LCD screen on back. I think that’s pretty cool! It has a cool feature where you can touch the subject (on the screen) to lock focus. This sounds like an awesome feature that gives point and shoot users more variety. It also has some fun things like smile detector, a high ISO of 3200 so you can get low light shots and smile timer. Using the touch screen you can write on and edit your photos in camera. Those are some of the reasons why I would consider buying this camera.
For a little more robust point and shoot camera I like the Coolpix L100. It has a VERY fast shutter speed of continuous shooting in sports mode at 13 frames per second. That’s WAYYYY fast! It also has an amazing zoom range simulating a 28mm to 420mm zoom lens. That is a 15 times zoom. The average point and shoot only has a 4 or 5 times zoom. It has a high ISO of 3200 meaning it can be used in low light situations pretty well. It also has all the normal Nikon preset modes that I love on a point and shoot.
I think if I were to choose a camera between the two I would choose the L100 because I like the awesome zoom capacity and super fast continuos shutter speed aspects of this camera very much. When taking pictures of crazy, wild, wiggly, running all over the place kids I think this feature would get used a lot. I would probably always have my camera in sports mode if I used the L100!
These recommendations are solely based off my research online and my past and present experience with Nikon. I don’t have much experience with other brands so obviously my opinion is tainted by that.
What point and shoot camera do you recommend? What have you used in the past? What aspects do you enjoy about your camera? Why did you buy it? Please share your experiences with us here on MomShots so we can all benefit from your knowledge.
February 7th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I’m a Pentax girl. I’ve loved my k100D for the nearly two years I’ve had it and I’m about to upgrade to the K20D. Pentax offers a lot of camera for about half the price of the bigger companies. Another nice thing about Pentax is that even the newest DSLRs are compatible with any Pentax lens ever made, although you will obviously give up some or all of the automated functions on using an old lens. Also, their optics rock my world.
I also have an Optio W30 for my knock around point-and-shoot and underwater camera.
February 7th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I’ve always been a Nikon girl. However, I bought a Sony Cybershot several years ago and then bought the upgraded model for use at school. I compared it to one of the other teachers Nikon Coolpix and I actually liked the little Cybershot better. Sorry Nikon Coolpix!
The Cybershot has a Carl Zeiss lens and takes excellent little shots. I say little because it’s a little camera. Ha.
February 11th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I finally wrote a review of my point-and-shoot camera, the Canon SD1000. I’d be glad to let you post it on MomShots, but it might not be relevant anymore. I’m pretty sure the SD1000 has been replaced by the SD1100. Anyhow, I linked it on this post if you want to read it. Once I get to know my Rebel XS more, I’d be glad to share my thoughts on it as well.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I’m so done w/ point and shoot. I have the Sony Cybershot and it can take beautiful outdoor pictures, but really sucks inside w/ low light. I’m waiting for the day….my SLR day…..