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**Ph0t0Wh0ring** ok walmart has this sale tomorrow
on digi cams kodak easyshare c603 3x optical zoom (not *great* but good for 6.0 mega pixels @ the price...) 5X digi zoom 2.4" LCD display 32 MB internal memory sd/mmc expansion slot 6.0 megapixels its 199.98 ok so what do you think? it's all i can afford and i need a camera bad... good? worth it? bad? i meant it wouldnt be my last camera, but to start me out with the world of digi cams... and it should come with a usb cord n all that junk right??? I NEED HELP!!! the sale starts tomorrow, i need to get there and get it but i need to know if i should get it now... [Edited 6/10/06 19:35pm] BOUGHT THE CAMERA!  edit.
[Edited 6/11/06 9:32am] NEW PICTURES EDIT!!! [Edited 6/11/06 16:02pm] MORE NEW PICTURES EDIT!!! [Edited 6/14/06 15:56pm] | |
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I just recently bought a digicam at Staples for $99.98. It came with usb cable.
HP Photosmart 5.0 MP 4X digital zoom 16 MB internal memory (can buy a memory card which is optional) 1.5 inch colour image display video capture with audio 
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luv4u said: I just recently bought a digicam at Staples for $99.98. It came with usb cable.
HP Photosmart 5.0 MP 4X digital zoom 16 MB internal memory 1.5 inch colour image display video capture with audio awesome 
but does THIS look like a good deal? 6megapixels!! c'mon yall - i really need your help and this is the one time yall have NOTHING to say?! remarkable. | |
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Im not a camera expert...but kodak's are good
Did ya check Ebay? I always check Ebay before I purchase something I really want. Cuz sometimes I find it for cheaper there "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
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ThreadCula said: Im not a camera expert...but kodak's are good
Did ya check Ebay? I always check Ebay before I purchase something I really want. Cuz sometimes I find it for cheaper there i would if i truly trusted ebay enough i would not that i dont but for a camera i wouldnt go on ebay...i unno but does it sound like a good deal? | |
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Looks great.
Also, Canon makes some great cameras if you're looking to buy something for $1000 or less. And be among her cloudy trophies hung. | |
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I'm just trying to find reviews. It seems it's very similar to the C643. Can't find anything on dpreview.com, which is where I usually go. 
6MP is more than enough, and $200 is not expensive. I'll try to find out more. What exactly do you want if for? I mean, I bought mine for its macro abilities. Are you after that, or a decent zoom function, or something else? Or just a decent all round camera? There are some real camera boffins on this site, but where are they?? | |
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Fauxie said: I'm just trying to find reviews. It seems it's very similar to the C643. Can't find anything on dpreview.com, which is where I usually go.
6MP is more than enough, and $200 is not expensive. I'll try to find out more. What exactly do you want if for? I mean, I bought mine for its macro abilities. Are you after that, or a decent zoom function, or something else? Or just a decent all round camera? There are some real camera boffins on this site, but where are they?? What's a boffin? And be among her cloudy trophies hung. | |
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SammiJ said: ThreadCula said: Im not a camera expert...but kodak's are good
Did ya check Ebay? I always check Ebay before I purchase something I really want. Cuz sometimes I find it for cheaper there i would if i truly trusted ebay enough i would not that i dont but for a camera i wouldnt go on ebay...i unno but does it sound like a good deal? I bought my camera off ebay. eBay is wonderful as long as you know how to use it. As for that camera you are thinking of buying, I would say if you have a camera now that is useable, you should wait. The reason it is going onsale is because the models are changing and in 9 months that 200 dollar camera won't be worth 100 in resale. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
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Fauxie said: I'm just trying to find reviews. It seems it's very similar to the C643. Can't find anything on dpreview.com, which is where I usually go.
6MP is more than enough, and $200 is not expensive. I'll try to find out more. What exactly do you want if for? I mean, I bought mine for its macro abilities. Are you after that, or a decent zoom function, or something else? Or just a decent all round camera? There are some real camera boffins on this site, but where are they?? They're all in a coma from so much football. Sorry I can't help with this one.  Good luck, Sammi"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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MickG said: SammiJ said: i would if i truly trusted ebay enough i would not that i dont but for a camera i wouldnt go on ebay...i unno but does it sound like a good deal? I bought my camera off ebay. eBay is wonderful as long as you know how to use it. As for that camera you are thinking of buying, I would say if you have a camera now that is useable, you should wait. The reason it is going onsale is because the models are changing and in 9 months that 200 dollar camera won't be worth 100 in resale. But I think the C603 is a brand new model. I can find reviews for the C643 and the V603 but not the one Sammi is looking at. The reviews of those camera, which appear to be very similar, are all reasonably positive, awarding around 6-7 out of 10 or 3 out of 5. | |
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You know, you may think the more expesive semipro cameras are so much more expensive then the box type. But honestly, I got me a nice Digital Rebel off ebay for about 600 dollars a year back. It's still worth about the same price. If I was to caculate how much money I saved because the Digital Rebel has rechargable batteries rather then disposable double A's, I would guess 5 dollars a pack times 2-3 packs a month over 12 months? Basicly my Digital rebel besides taking better photographs, and keeping it's value also saved me an estimated 150 dollars in extra payments on batteries. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
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MickG said: You know, you may think the more expesive semipro cameras are so much more expensive then the box type. But honestly, I got me a nice Digital Rebel off ebay for about 600 dollars a year back. It's still worth about the same price. If I was to caculate how much money I saved because the Digital Rebel has rechargable batteries rather then disposable double A's, I would guess 5 dollars a pack times 2-3 packs a month over 12 months? Basicly my Digital rebel besides taking better photographs, and keeping it's value also saved me an estimated 150 dollars in extra payments on batteries.
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pinkgirl93 said: Looks great.
Also, Canon makes some great cameras if you're looking to buy something for $1000 or less. yeah but see i can't *afford* 1000$.... its the 199.98 i CAN afford...hence the nick name lol well thank u all for your info so far...im thinking of going ahead with it it's for school, im taking a photography class and i'll need it and i dont have a digi cam @ all, i have a normal one, but i can never keep up with the film developing and well, i've always wanted my own really nice digi cam this seems like a nice one to start out with... | |
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SammiJ said: pinkgirl93 said: Looks great.
Also, Canon makes some great cameras if you're looking to buy something for $1000 or less. yeah but see i can't *afford* 1000$.... its the 199.98 i CAN afford...hence the nick name lol well thank u all for your info so far...im thinking of going ahead with it it's for school, im taking a photography class and i'll need it and i dont have a digi cam @ all, i have a normal one, but i can never keep up with the film developing and well, i've always wanted my own really nice digi cam this seems like a nice one to start out with... keep this in mind my mother is no longer helping me with anything school wise so i need to get everything for myself now - tuition and proper equipment for school i.e. digicam... so...  im getting it. | |
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SammiJ said: SammiJ said: yeah but see i can't *afford* 1000$.... its the 199.98 i CAN afford...hence the nick name lol well thank u all for your info so far...im thinking of going ahead with it it's for school, im taking a photography class and i'll need it and i dont have a digi cam @ all, i have a normal one, but i can never keep up with the film developing and well, i've always wanted my own really nice digi cam this seems like a nice one to start out with... keep this in mind my mother is no longer helping me with anything school wise so i need to get everything for myself now - tuition and proper equipment for school i.e. digicam... so... im getting it.I prolly would too. You can always upgrade to something better later on if you want to. Hope it works out for you. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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Great deal Sammi, I just brought my self a digi Cam, fantastic things.
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My sisters swear by Canon and it remains one (or the?  ) of the most popular brands of digital cameras in the US. They have a wide range, from the more inexpensive ones to the pricey ones.
My boyfriend's brother switched from an SLR Canon to a Canon Elph so they must be doing something good, as both boys are camera whores... I have a Panasonic FZ-5 which I absolutely, absolutely swear by. My first digital camera (bought way back in 2002!) was also Panasonic. It was kind of buggy, as digital cameras were just becoming popular back then, so I said I'd never get another. But when I was in the market for a new camera last fall, the new Panasonics were the best (to me, anyway). The Lumix lens make ALL the difference. 
It's kind of big, but it has amazing zoom, and the enormous lens = incredibly crisp photos. I drool everytime I look at it and I've had it going on 6 months now!  
Anyway... back to your question. I chose a 12x optical zoom over huge megapixels (mine has 5.0) because I think zoom is very, very important. My first camera had 2.0 zoom and I fucking couldn't stand it. And you don't need a lot of megapixels unless you're gonna be blowing up photos poster size, so anything above 5.0 didn't make much difference to me. The camera you're looking at should definitely come with all the cords & shit, but you'll probably need to invest in a good camera bag as well as a bigger memory card. Mine is 1.0 gig, I got it for around $60. good luck sammi!  [Edited 6/10/06 20:49pm] I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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thanks yall
im gunna go with it its the most affordable one, and all the others that have less megapixels are for less BUT they have less optical zoom so | |
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Natsume said: My sisters swear by Canon and it remains one (or the?
) of the most popular brands of digital cameras in the US. They have a wide range, from the more inexpensive ones to the pricey ones.
My boyfriend's brother switched from an SLR Canon to a Canon Elph so they must be doing something good, as both boys are camera whores... I have a Panasonic FZ-5 which I absolutely, absolutely swear by. My first digital camera (bought way back in 2002!) was also Panasonic. It was kind of buggy, as digital cameras were just becoming popular back then, so I said I'd never get another. But when I was in the market for a new camera last fall, the new Panasonics were the best (to me, anyway). The Lumix lens make ALL the difference.
It's kind of big, but it has amazing zoom, and the enormous lens = incredibly crisp photos. I drool everytime I look at it and I've had it going on 6 months now!
Anyway... back to your question. I chose a 12x optical zoom over huge megapixels (mine has 5.0) because I think zoom is very, very important. My first camera had 2.0 zoom and I fucking couldn't stand it. And you don't need a lot of megapixels unless you're gonna be blowing up photos poster size, so anything above 5.0 didn't make much difference to me. The camera you're looking at should definitely come with all the cords & shit, but you'll probably need to invest in a good camera bag as well as a bigger memory card. Mine is 1.0 gig, I got it for around $60. good luck sammi!
[Edited 6/10/06 20:49pm] I love that camera. That was in my top 3 when I bought mine. In the end I got this, the Olympus SU500UZ, mainly for its macro abilities and because there was a particularly good deal on it. It also has 10x optical zoom and can shoot nice video at 30fps. 
That Panasonic is much smaller than you think it'll be from pics. Very cute, incredibly small considering the 12X zoom, and impressive pics when I had a chance to play with it and test it out. Sometimes I still want that camera.  | |
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sammi i would question whether it actually has 6MP...
when i was shopping for one someone here pointed out on one of those review sites that sometimes they do a little mathamatical trickery and say it's 6 when really it's 3.2 or something... i say this because i haven't seen a 6 MP camera for that price... and i am a bargain hunter 
i would agree with natsume that optical zoom is tres important but if you research this one and it's a good deal for the money then go for it! and enjoy taking pictures   She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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Fauxie said: Natsume said: My sisters swear by Canon and it remains one (or the?
) of the most popular brands of digital cameras in the US. They have a wide range, from the more inexpensive ones to the pricey ones.
My boyfriend's brother switched from an SLR Canon to a Canon Elph so they must be doing something good, as both boys are camera whores... I have a Panasonic FZ-5 which I absolutely, absolutely swear by. My first digital camera (bought way back in 2002!) was also Panasonic. It was kind of buggy, as digital cameras were just becoming popular back then, so I said I'd never get another. But when I was in the market for a new camera last fall, the new Panasonics were the best (to me, anyway). The Lumix lens make ALL the difference.
It's kind of big, but it has amazing zoom, and the enormous lens = incredibly crisp photos. I drool everytime I look at it and I've had it going on 6 months now!
Anyway... back to your question. I chose a 12x optical zoom over huge megapixels (mine has 5.0) because I think zoom is very, very important. My first camera had 2.0 zoom and I fucking couldn't stand it. And you don't need a lot of megapixels unless you're gonna be blowing up photos poster size, so anything above 5.0 didn't make much difference to me. The camera you're looking at should definitely come with all the cords & shit, but you'll probably need to invest in a good camera bag as well as a bigger memory card. Mine is 1.0 gig, I got it for around $60. good luck sammi!
[Edited 6/10/06 20:49pm] I love that camera. That was in my top 3 when I bought mine. In the end I got this, the Olympus SU500UZ, mainly for its macro abilities and because there was a particularly good deal on it. It also has 10x optical zoom and can shoot nice video at 30fps.
That Panasonic is much smaller than you think it'll be from pics. Very cute, incredibly small considering the 12X zoom, and impressive pics when I had a chance to play with it and test it out. Sometimes I still want that camera.  im not rich people | |
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best buy were underselling even walmart when i bought mine sammi... check out what they have in their online flyer  She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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emm said: sammi i would question whether it actually has 6MP...
when i was shopping for one someone here pointed out on one of those review sites that sometimes they do a little mathamatical trickery and say it's 6 when really it's 3.2 or something... i say this because i haven't seen a 6 MP camera for that price... and i am a bargain hunter
i would agree with natsume that optical zoom is tres important but if you research this one and it's a good deal for the money then go for it! and enjoy taking pictures That someone was me. I haven't seen the specs of this camera exactly, but for the C643 and V603 they definitely have over 6 million effective pixels so I imagine the C603 is the same. | |
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SammiJ said: Fauxie said: I love that camera. That was in my top 3 when I bought mine. In the end I got this, the Olympus SU500UZ, mainly for its macro abilities and because there was a particularly good deal on it. It also has 10x optical zoom and can shoot nice video at 30fps.
That Panasonic is much smaller than you think it'll be from pics. Very cute, incredibly small considering the 12X zoom, and impressive pics when I had a chance to play with it and test it out. Sometimes I still want that camera. im not rich peopleMine was only equiv. of around $325 or something with memory card, bag, batteries and charger. | |
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Fauxie said: That someone was me.
I haven't seen the specs of this camera exactly, but for the C643 and V603 they definitely have over 6 million effective pixels so I imagine the C603 is the same. i wanted to say it was you... 
oh and sammi my man was just moaning about the software... he likes the kodak camera but doesn't care for the software... but i would guess you have more patience for stuff like that than he does  She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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well to tell you the truth
im going to go ahead with it -if it were anything hardcore and a few hundred dollars more then yeah i'd do some research but im just doing this for the sake of having a camera in time for school so from what i can see on the thread so far - im guessing it's a good buy thanks everyone | |
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emm said: Fauxie said: That someone was me.
I haven't seen the specs of this camera exactly, but for the C643 and V603 they definitely have over 6 million effective pixels so I imagine the C603 is the same. i wanted to say it was you...
oh and sammi my man was just moaning about the software... he likes the kodak camera but doesn't care for the software... but i would guess you have more patience for stuff like that than he does yeah and again, with MY budget (remember guys im a student here) i dont care what it comes with im not to into that yet, and the software won't come till later.... | |
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emm said: Fauxie said: That someone was me.
I haven't seen the specs of this camera exactly, but for the C643 and V603 they definitely have over 6 million effective pixels so I imagine the C603 is the same. i wanted to say it was you...
oh and sammi my man was just moaning about the software... he likes the kodak camera but doesn't care for the software... but i would guess you have more patience for stuff like that than he does
Whatever camera you buy for under $400, if you read reviews they'll always find one or two clear weaknesses. It could drive you crazy trying to find a top notch all round camera for that price, but ultimately for what most people use them for, there are lots of good inexpensive ones out there that usually do a decent job. | |
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