What is the best brand of "point and shot" or compact digital camera?
What should be the basis in choosing a good or possibly the best compact digital camera? Does the brand name, manufacturer or the country it is made matter? Is it really better if you have bigger megapixels? Lets say Brand "A" has 8.1 megapixels and Brand "B" has 12 megapixels, does it mean that Brand "B" is better?
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More megapixels does not equal better pictures when you’re looking at a point & shoot camera. All cameras of this type are severely handicapped by their tiny sensors. A typical sensor in a point & shoot might measure 6.15mm x 4.62mm (28.4mm squared). Its obvious that 8,100,000 pixels in this limited space will give us larger individual pixel sizes compared to 12,000,000 pixels in the same space. Larger individual pixels will give better performance in low-light when not using the flash and at higher ISO settings. However, you’d be wise to keep your ISO at 400 or lower.
Although not technically point & shoot cameras, you should read this article titled "Compact Digicams A Pro Could Love" in the May 2009 issue of Shutterbug. http://www.shutterbug.com
megapixels – forget about them.
canon is the best
check out the canon sd1200
go to canonusa.com
to read about it
I love nikon for Slr cameras but cannon in the past does have a lot of great easy to use cameras. Some of the new nikons are great. I would stay away from any camera that the lens doesn’t pop out. I would stick with nikon or canon just because they have better lenses.
Canon
i would recommend Canon Powershot SD990IS 14.7MP Digital Camera with 3.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
* 14.7-megapixel resolution for the highest image quality
* 3.7x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer; 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II
* DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves Face Detection
* Quick Mode decreases lag time so you don’t miss anything
* Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards
Once you get beyond a certain number of megapixels on a small camera sensor, more does not mean better. Either will make decent pictures to print out. I have used Nikon cameras for many years, but I will have to second Elvis’ recommendation of the Canon SD1200. I just got my daughter one for her birthday, and she loves it!
Canon SD1100 IS. 8 megapixels, 3X optical zoom, has image stabilizer and puts out very good image quality. Or stick with Canon in whatever your budget allows.