BethM
Well-Known Member
So lately I've been thinking about replacing my digital camera. My little Koday V603 (6 mp, 3x zoom) used to be great, but lately it's just really annoying. My battery hardly holds a charge anymore. I bought a second battery a year or so ago, but it never held a charge for too long (plus it won't register the battery life on the camera screen). I'm also having a lot of problems with the EasyShare software since I upgraded to Windows7, it just doesn't run right, and I hate fighting with it every time I want to upload a picture. (My pc doesn't have a card slot, so the easiest way to get pictures onto my pc is to load them on my netbook from the card, then put them on a USB drive, then load them from the USB onto the desktop. Or load them onto the netbook and email them to myself. So frustrating!!!)
On top of that, about half the shots I take turn out black or super dark, even though I have the flash on. It didn't used to do that! My FIL (he does sales for Kodak) bought his wife the same camera, and she loves it, but I'm not so happy with it. Mine worked great when I first got it, now not so much.
I know the best option would be a DSLR, but I prefer a little point and shoot. I don't take enough pictures to need something super-fancy, and I REALLY don't want to haul around a big camera. I just want something I can slip into my purse on occasion, that takes decent pictures, and isn't super-expensive. I take the photos of adoptable bunnies for my local HRS chapter's website, so I need something new soon.
I have just started looking, and I came across the Canon PowerShot SD1400 and was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this, or had a suggestion for something better. (But still in the same price range, feature set, etc.) It seems that a lot of places have this one on sale right now, and it seems to get great reviews.
It is a tiny more than I want to spend, but a lot of other cameras in the $150 price range only have 3x optical zoom, and I'd prefer at least 4x. (If I'm buying a new camera, I want it to be an improvement over the one I already have!) I also demand something with a rechargeable battery.
So.....opinions? Thanks!
On top of that, about half the shots I take turn out black or super dark, even though I have the flash on. It didn't used to do that! My FIL (he does sales for Kodak) bought his wife the same camera, and she loves it, but I'm not so happy with it. Mine worked great when I first got it, now not so much.
I know the best option would be a DSLR, but I prefer a little point and shoot. I don't take enough pictures to need something super-fancy, and I REALLY don't want to haul around a big camera. I just want something I can slip into my purse on occasion, that takes decent pictures, and isn't super-expensive. I take the photos of adoptable bunnies for my local HRS chapter's website, so I need something new soon.
I have just started looking, and I came across the Canon PowerShot SD1400 and was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this, or had a suggestion for something better. (But still in the same price range, feature set, etc.) It seems that a lot of places have this one on sale right now, and it seems to get great reviews.
It is a tiny more than I want to spend, but a lot of other cameras in the $150 price range only have 3x optical zoom, and I'd prefer at least 4x. (If I'm buying a new camera, I want it to be an improvement over the one I already have!) I also demand something with a rechargeable battery.
So.....opinions? Thanks!