# I'm looking into getting a digital camera...opinions please **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 11, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354 "2010-03-11T20:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354/1 "2010-03-11T20:03:12Z")
I want to buy a digital camera tomorrow. I’ve been doing a lot of reading online on different ones, but can’t find “the one” just yet. I’m looking for a point and shoot type. I’m not looking to go balls deep and use it for photography. It’d be for more or less your everyday shooting. But I would like one that could take decent shots at concerts and sporting events. I am going to a concert tomorrow and would like to get one before then to try it out. my price range I would like to be at is around $300 or less. And I really dont want a bulky one. thanks everyone ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354/2 "2010-03-11T20:07:12Z")
You’re going to get a ton of opinions. For the casual clicker they’re all the same. Go play with them and buy whatever you like within your price range. For example: I spent $300 dollars on the Canon SD880 IS when it first came out. I bought my inlaws an older model Canon SD1100 for $100 for Christmas. Their pictures come out just as good. FML. That being said, all of my point and shoots have been Canons. I really wanted to get a Nikon for my last one, but after doing far too much research on what amounts to a commodity I bought the Canon SD880 I just mentioned. I’ve been happy with it. The zoom rocker started to stick after a while like all Canons do, but it wasn’t too hard to disassemble, clean, and put back together. All better now. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354/3 "2010-03-11T20:23:09Z")
Gotchya. Yea my first digital camera back in the day was like a $450 sony cybershot. boy was that camera a piece. my next camera was a canon sd400, which is my current one. I love it to death and will probably get another canon based on the fact that all camera’s do appear to be quite similar. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354/4 "2010-03-11T21:50:42Z")
I’ll agree with Fry. Canon is almost always the way to go with point and shoots. You can get a somewhat advanced point and shoot in the same price range and add a good zoom in the mix, along with some more manual control if you ever wanted to start learning more about photography. Just something to think about. ---
**Author:** ![heylick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/heylick/32/5290_2.png) [@heylick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/heylick)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-looking-into-getting-a-digital-camera-opinions-please/151354/5 "2010-03-11T22:33:06Z")
i have a canon and i love it. The lense stuck like fucking crazy when it got cold. but i worked through it. and it takes mad good pictures.