Affordable Point and Shoot Cameras
Times are tough these days. Many of us are trying to be frugal with our expenses, but there are still some essentials to life. Good friends, family and vacations just to name a few, are all things that add to the quality of our lives. Time flies by and these things are seldom appreciated until they gone from your life. Sad but true.
One way to capture that perfect fleeting moment is through pictures. Indeed, a snapshot can say a thousand words. So how then do we do all this on a limited budget? Simple, there are many fantastic point and shoot cameras that are well under $200 that all take tremendous pictures. I’ll pick five that I think are noteworthy.
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
The Canon PowerShot A590 IS is a neat little camera. I recently blogged about it here, and I’ll echo what I said in the previous blogpost. It is a is a great camera for anyone looking for a sturdy, affordable point and shoot camera capable of producing wonderful pictures. At 8 megapixels, it has a 4x optical zoom, and a 4x digital zoom. It also has a focal range of 35-140mm. You can record movie files in AVI format for playback on your PC. Optical stabilization also comes standard with the camera. Rounding off the package is the 2.5″ LCD on the back. You can’t go wrong with this camera.
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Nikon Coolpix L18
The Nikon Coolpix L18 is so sweet, it’s basically stealing it at its current price. It sports a large 3″ LCD to help you frame those perfect shots. It is an 8 megapixel camera. It has a 3x optical zoom, and a focal range of 35-105mm. The built in image stabilization makes sure your shots are blur free and perfect.
Check out a quick video on this awesome point and shoot.
Casio EX-Z9BK Exilim
The Casio EX-Z9BK Exilim is another camera that should be on a short list for price conscious shoppers. This slim camera is 8 megapixels. It has a 3x optical zoom, and a 4x digital zoom. What great about this nifty, little camera is the high quality video it can record. You can record widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio files in mpeg-4 format. This aspect ratio makes it ideal to watch on your widescreen tv. It also has a beautiful 2.6 tft lcd screen. You really can’t go wrong with this camera.
Panasonic DMC-LS80S Lumix
The Panasonic DMC-LS80S Lumix is another great choice for frugal shoppers. Like the rest, it’s also an 8 megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom. It has a focal range of 33-100mm. It has gorgeous 2.5″ lcd display. It’s another fine choice for an affordable camera.
Samsung S860
The Samsung S860 is the last camera of the bunch, but it’s certainly not the least. It’s an 8 megapixel camera, boasting a 3x optical zoom and a 3x digital zoom. A focal range of 38-114mm, image stabilization, a 2.4″ lcd screen and the ability to record video rounds out this wonderful camera.
So there you have it. These five cameras are all excellent choices for those that want a quality point and shoot, without spending a lot of money. With the holiday shopping season in full effect, they would also make excellent gift choices.
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