Digital camera suggestions & possibilities

by Chris on May 8, 2003

by Chris | May 8th, 2003

Ever since this post on Internet Cafes and downloading pics off a CD, I've been chatting with various travelers out there about dijicams.

Claudia has been a big help with suggestions on cameras and storage. She asked me what I might feasibly be looking for in a camera. I told her less than $500, and storage hefty enough for lots of high- and low-rez shots, as well as with easy upload for when I’m in cybercafes.

In addition to these comments, here are some of her camera recommendations and observations:

  • Canon CAPSS400K – PowerShot S400 Digital Elph Digital Camera with Lexar 256MB CF Card
    “I thought this seems like a great deal, the mem card is big enough where you wont be killing yourself to download at every computer you find. I still can’t find anything that doesn’t need some sort of software installed. Check out the size though, it’s also a 4.0 MegaPixel so a good combo of high res and low.”

  • Canon CAPSS45K – PowerShot S45 Digital Camera with Sandisk 256MB Ultra CF Card
    “Same deal, diff cam.”

  • Nikon NICP4300K – Coolpix 4300 Digital Camera with Lexar 256MB 40x CF Card

    Claudia’s a New Yokkah girl, so the gear above and other equipment can be found at B&H Photo Video Pro Audio in New York City.

  • { 4 comments }

    Joe E. May 9, 2003 at 1:20 am
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    How much are extra memory cards? And how hard is it to actually plug in to some strange PC in Timbuktu?

    And yes, B&H is the coolest photo store!

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    Claudia May 9, 2003 at 2:18 am
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    These cameras all include 256MB Compact Flash cards, which bought on their own, cost about $65 each. You can get 128MB-1Gig, with obviously the 1 Gig ones being way more expensive.

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    Claudia May 9, 2003 at 2:39 am
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    Oh, also these are all to be connected with USB cable, which is more and more common.

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    James September 4, 2003 at 6:09 pm
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    Be careful when buying digicams from anyplace in NY or NJ. “Bait and switch” is too common and if you don’t bite you may find your camera suddenly ‘out of stock’

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