Tara,

   I just bought a new one on Fri. after shopping quite a bit. I went with a 4 megapixel too but the Vivitar 3815. I got it for $134.95 at WM….it’s about $10 more at WM online. The 128mb card (Lexmark brand) was on sale for $28 there as well. It’s full featured  yet really slim with the sliding lens protector/cover.it  also has a MMacro lens setting for stuff like close-ups of small jewelry or flowers which some didn’t have.I’m really pleased with it so far. I blew up football pics from far evenpast the zoom & was really pleased….

 

   Suzi

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:00 AM
To: 2under2
Subject: [2under2] OT: Digital camera recommendations needed!

 

Hi!  We need a digital camera and there are so many to choose from.  So, seeing that many of us online moms post digital pictures, thought I should come to you all for suggestions!  The reason why we want one now is so we can take and share pictures asap when this baby comes (any hour/day now).  Also, we need to start a nice (business) photo album of tables/rooms when they are set-up with our chair covers.

 

Tonight we bought an Olympus D-580 and have 14 days to return it, un-opened.  We bought it because it was on sale for $219 (from $299) till tonight and also came with a free Lexmark Z816 color printer (after instant & mail-in rebates).  The camera has the following features:

4.0 Megapixel

3x optical / 4x digital Zoom

1.8 LCD viewing screen

16MB x-D picture card

Quicktime movie mode with sound

Takes 2AA batteries (included) or 1 x LB-01 (CR-V3) lithium battery pack or
2 x AA NiMH rechargeable

We went to Best Buy prior to this and one of the sales guys recommended a comparable Kodak camera (that came with a lithium ion battery). 

 

Anyway, I really want CLEAR pictures (like you get with a good 35mm camera) when they come out of a printer (who doesn't? lol) but I really notice a wide range in the quality of digital hard copies.  I am not sure how much the printer and/or the photo paper play a roll in this.

 

Any recommendations or tips are VERY welcomed!   I want to open the box so bad (when I got there I was surprised to find out that I couldn't return it if it was open).

 

Oh, we also bought a 128MB Olympus Photo Card for $39.99 (after instant/mail-in rebates - orig $69.99) and an ultra fast AA (& AAA) Ni-MH & Ni-Cd Battery charger (which included 4 AA Ni-MH batteries and a car charger), for $29.99.  We did this because I was told at Best Buy that digital cameras in general are high drain devices and we would go through regular batteries like crazy (thus him recommending  we get a camera that came with a rechargeable lithium batter).

 

Thanks SO MUCH!  Sorry for all the details and the rambling!  lol

 

Tara, 27, of Ventura, California
Married to Darrell since 7/20/02, together since 1991
SAHMom to Justin 11/18/99, Sierra 11/7/01 and Baby BOY due 10/10/04 (Surprise!)
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