Best type of camera for recording a trip?

Hello All, We are taking a trip this summer and want to record it in
photo's. I don't know zip about digital camers but would like some ideas as
what type to get. Not so much brand but the ability to save multiple photo's
till I get home and then run them through my Sony PCV/RX670 Vaio digital
studio pc and print the good ones out. Don't really want to spend a small
fourtune on one either. I have an old small, digital camera but it can't
take many pics, and you have to download in order to take more. + it dosen't
have much for distance qualities. Anybody have any advice? I would like
to spend less than $500 if possible. Any advice would be appericated,
Thanks, Tom

 

It is alleged that Tom Allemani claimed:

Just about any modern decent camera will fill your base requirements. I
have a Cybershot DSC-S85. I've had it for almost 6 years now and it's
served me very well. 6 years ago, I'd recommend it without
reservations, but I'm not even sure it's still available anywhere
except maybe as a second hand unit as people upgrade to newer
equipment.

I also have a Casio Exilim EX-Z500 I just got a couple weeks ago. It
cost less than half what the Sony cost me and is smaller, lighter,
faster, has more pixels, optics of comparable quality, and more preset
options to optimize the picture taking. I am very happy with the Sony
camera, but I did not get a new one for the same reason why I think you
should: The memory stick.

Your Vaio probably has a MemoryStick slot in it, which gives you
built-in compatibility with the Cybershot memory units, no need to
purchase a multicard reader. Whereas the camera is the only thing I
own now that uses the MemoryStick.

Here's what +I+ think you should do:

In your local Yellow Pages, find a local prosumer-level camera store.
Not a Ritz Camera, but a real camera store. Talk to a knowledgeable
clerk about what you need and ask for advice. Then go to
www.dpreview.com and compare what the clerk said to what others say.
Then shop by price, but at the same time, if the clerk steered you in
the right direction, strongly consider buying the camera from him.

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Nikon/Canon, and as much as my Nikon digital has been in the shop, flash
gone, battery cover broken, now the thumb wheel switch is dead, you
might want to try the Canon's.

 

You mentioned distance qualities, so perhaps you'd find a camera with a long
zoom fun. One like the Sony H1/H3/H5 for instance. Or the Panasonic FZ7. Or
Canon S3IS. The Canon's particularly good at video if that's important and
its screen swivels.

They're pretty big cameras. Do you want a pocket type? The Panasonic TZ1 has
a long zoom but is still a small camera.

If you want a really small camera, consider the Panasonic FX01 with its wide
angle lens. It has an image stabiliser too, as does the Canon
SD700IS/Ixus800IS, both excellent ultra compacts.

In between there's the Canon A700, with 6x zoom in a small-ish body, manual
controls too if that's important to you. It's pretty cheap too. The A540 is
even cheaper and a faultless all rounder.

MEMORY

The ability to take lots of photos is just down the memory card you buy.
You've already got a Sony, so you may be tempted to stick with that brand so
you can use memory sticks, but really, the price of a 1Gb memory card in any
format si so low now, there's no need to think in those terms.

Enjoy the trip!

Androo

 

Thanks for the information All, Now have a an idea where to start. Still
got to do price comparing ECT. Homework.
I'LL check back later and see what develops, :}