But should I go with a sort of entry-level DSLR or some kind of superzoom DSLR-like camera? Would I even use the options available to me with a DSLR? But at the same time, don't I want options, especially if a superzoom is about the same price as a low-end DSLR?
Here's the cameras I'm looking at so far.
Superzooms
Canon S3 IS
Price: $279.00 
It's only 6MP and I was thinking 8 sounded more like a number I could get behind. Why? I've arbitrarily decided that 8MP is the amount that will create good photos. 6MP is clearly too small and 10MP is so big that you're likely just creating an image that takes up more space without sufficiently improving in image quality over 8MP.
It's only 6MP and I was thinking 8 sounded more like a number I could get behind. Why? I've arbitrarily decided that 8MP is the amount that will create good photos. 6MP is clearly too small and 10MP is so big that you're likely just creating an image that takes up more space without sufficiently improving in image quality over 8MP.
Canon S5 IS
Price: $319.00
The S5 is, from what I've read, the S3 but with 8MP. However, from some reviews I've heard that the image quality, especially when pushing the zoom to its limit, is much degraded from the S3. So...maybe the next, more costly generation isn't always better.Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S
Price: $465.88
This guy is really pushing the limit in terms of price. I mean, it's not DSLR but it's sure as crap priced as one. Plus...the reviewers on CNET seem to think that the way cheaper S3 is a better superzoom. Then again, some user reviews say the exact opposite. Hmm.
DSLR
The reviews on this guy are pretty much always positive. Good image quality, not as heavy as some DSLRs, and--most importantly--a user friendly camera that lends itself to the new DSLR user. Woo!
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Price: $469.99 w/lens kit
The reviews on this guy are pretty much always positive. Good image quality, not as heavy as some DSLRs, and--most importantly--a user friendly camera that lends itself to the new DSLR user. Woo!As you can see, I only have one option picked out if I go the DSLR route. I'm open to suggestions and comments. So yeah, if you know anything about cameras...feel free to share.
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On further thought, I'm much more likely to choose between the Panasonic DMC-FZ50S and the Canon Digital Rebel XT. Both are certainly costly but after looking at the pictures taken by the S3 and S5, I was wildly underwhelmed. They just weren't nearly as crisp as I would hope. So...thoughts now?
Lauren and I have the Canon S2 which has even less mega pixels but is pretty much exactly the same camera as the S3. The zoom on the Sx series is fantastic but they have seem to have some weird focusing issues (which I'm hoping have been sorted out by the S5).
Pretty powerful camera but to use that power (ie Get those crisp photos all the kids love) you basically need to do the same shit as a real SLR. I guess what I'm saying is that the S3 and S5 are cool but only if you invest the time and it sucks if you just use them as a Point and Shoot.
I was gonna say something like "what? you with a camera? seriously dude what are you gonna do, sit on your couch and take pictures of your cats", and then I realized that's exactly what you would do.
if you don't get the dslr (which i say do, but maybe only because i'm dying for one), get the lumix. i loooveeee mine. leica lens, son! that's the only leica anything i'll ever be able to afford. mine's 5mp and it can print up to 11x17 wonderfully, so you should be good to go. you can either work it with lots of learnin' or no learnin' at all.
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