I went to Futureshop today and was going to get a Canon Powershot G2. But it was over my budget (after taxes, it’s about $1480 CAD). So can someone recommand me some good digital camera under $1100 CAD? I remember reading a post about the Nicon Cool Pix is good (forgot the model #), how much is it? And which store sells it? Thx in advance.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 990 which I love… it’s a great camera! You can buy them pretty cheap now on ebay which is where I bought mine.
I saw they have 995 model and 4500, 5000 model. Do you know if they are any good, or just the same as 900?
I don’t think the 900 has as much resoltuion as the 990 or 995. The 995 has a more useful flash because it does not get obscured by a wideangle lens.. which is nice.
The 4500 and 5000 are newer look more like a regular camera and have higher resolution than the 990/995. I think it’s 5megapixels instead of 3.2.
A friend of mine got a 5000 and loved it.
I just check at ebay for the coolpix 995, but it turns out that they are all refurbish one, and with only 90 days warranty. Just wondering if it worth getting for about $500 USD.
Since the Nicon Coolpix 5000 and Canon Powershot G2 are about the same price range(which is both over my budget), just wondering which one is a better choice? (mainly use for taking picture of high resolution textures for 3d models.)
I did a search for Nikon COolpix 990 and found numerous auctions with the price well under $500.
These cameras are pretty durable to .. I wouldn’t sweat the warranty too much or it being refurbished but the ones i saw were either used or new.
3.25 megapixels is pretty sufficient for making texures and you don’t really want to use a flash anyhow so I’d go with the 990. If I could afford the 4500 I would get it because it’s 4 megapixels and has some more features and still uses the same lenses as the 990. The 5000 is 5 megapixels …
My company bought a Minolta DiMage 7 for me to use on the road. The price is less than $1,000 USD. 5.2 megapixels and a nice feel to it.
the NIKON coolpix camera are the best value for the price.
I love their line of midranghe cameras
I just saw this on computer paper today. It’s a Fuji FinePix F601. It has 3.1 megapixel and the price is around $800-$900 (which is within my budget). So I’m just wondering if it worth getting or not? If not, then I’ll go for Nikon or Canon…
$800-$900 for a 3.1megapixel doesn’t sound like a good deal these days. Retail is a ripoff.. check out ebay again. I have bought all sorts of electronics from there (including electronics that were refurbished) and have really never gotten burned.
when you find the camera model you want, you can go to www.cnet.com and find the latest prices from any on-line vendor.
I recently purchased the Olympus D40, a 4.0 mega pixel, yet very compact and mostly pretty cool little camera. I like it a lot, there are a few little details (it’s a bit slow, mostly), but decent. the retail price was $550, but i found it for $100 less through cnet, and that was brand new in the sealed box, not refurbished, full warranty.