Cameras?

[EHyde she/her]

I'm in the market for a new camera, and I thought I'd see if anyone here had any suggestions. I'm not really a photographer, and I'm not looking for anything fancy--basically just a small point-and-shoot that's under $200. My main considerations are--I want something with good macro focus, something that takes decent pics indoors, and something without too much of a delay between clicking the button and actually taking the picture. My main subjects will likely be costumes and cats.

Thank you!

[Shivertongue he/him]

I just bought a camera exactly like that, with those same things in mind. I bought a Nikon Coolpix S9100 from Best Buy for my Digital Photography class. It's a good little camera, and fits most if not all of what you have in mind. I think I paid about $185 for it, but I can't recall exactly.

[gdanny]

I am not really sure how point and shoots stand at the current market and how they are likely to go in the next couple of year but I would likely invest in a better and more equipped camera just to be sure that it would cater to what I need.

Most of the smartphones we have now are equipped with great camera features that almost render the regular point and shoots useless, quite frankly.

[KChan she/her]

Yeah, except there's still a clear difference between a point-and-shoot camera and even the best cell phone pictures. Plus, getting pictures off your phone can be a hassle, and sometimes you just want a camera and not a phone.

I got this little fella out of a Best Buy vending machine as I was leaving for the Alloy of Law release, and I couldn't be happier with it. Apparently it's no longer available, but you could find a comparable model from Canon, I'm sure. It's small - but not too small - lightweight, and takes great pictures. I love it!

[Tamzin Ashevai she/her]

I've got the Canon PowerShot SD770 IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver).    You can find it here on Amazon.  It came with software, but I think it's now outdated with regard to new OS because my laptop doesn't recognize that a camera is connected to it when I plug it in via usb.  Thus, I purchased a memory card reader so I can, once again, upload my pics from my digi-cam to my laptop (and iPad, with yet another reader).

 

This reminds me that I have photos I've yet to upload!