Digital Camera Under Rs 8000

[amby]

Can anyone please guide me getting a digital camera under rs 8000?
How is Nikon coolpix L22?

[KrishnenduKes]

I would like to keep a close watch on this one. This is gonna be interesting!

Approved

[amby]

No One replying?anyway Now I am going to buy the nikon coolpix L22 will pos the review of it later on!Thanks to No one

[hitanshu]

Boss,

check DPR - most people here would not have the L22.

however, PM synn. despite being a Nikon fan for life, even he has less than flattering opinion about the Coolpix series overall.

[robin234]

get anything you like ,EXCEPT SONY point and shoots .
or increase your budget by Rs 1.4k and buy Canon Ixus 95is

http://www.canon.co.in/p/EN/112-Digital-Cameras/191-IXUS/843-Digital-IXUS-95-IS/

[Ranjith]

@robin
Jst curious..What is wong with Cyber-shots?

[robin234]

@robin
Jst curious..What is wong with Cyber-shots?

Pic quality in comparision to others isn't that good :).most of my friends who bought sony later either got panasonic ,canon or nikon .

cyber shots has more to do with style statment than with picture quality .

Note :I've nothing against the owners of sony pns

[amby]

Got nikon coolpix L22 Good built quality no control over ISO.
Picture gets blurred when viewed at full resolution!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs325.snc3/28885_1442329180868_1312244488_1206810_3624389_n.j pg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S9mZjgHnJRI/AAAAAAAAAgo/XxVy71YnK8g/s512/DSCN0014%20copy.jpg

[Cyclops]

Hi Amby,

Sorry for late reply, I saw your question but didn't remember the camera serial numbers so didn't reply until I could confirm the same and accessing outside sites at work is an offence. :( IMHO, I won't suggest you to go with Nikon L22.

Without considering prices, I would suggest you to get Canon Powershot A1100IS and then the second best is Kodak EasyShare C190. If you want value for money along with features, performance and handling the Kodak EasyShare C190 wins hands down in the P&S segment under INR 10k. This model should be available for your at INR 7.9k with a 2GB memory card, AA-sized NiMH battery & battery charger. The Canon A1100IS should be around INR 9.9k. IMHO, I would suggest you to go for Kodak as it has a stellar performance.

Yours photographically,

Edit: Oops, too late, I guess. I just saw and found that you have already purchased the Nikon L22.

[KrishnenduKes]

Pic quality in comparision to others isn't that good :).most of my friends who bought sony later either got panasonic ,canon or nikon .

cyber shots has more to do with style statment than with picture quality .

Note :I've nothing against the owners of sony pns

I too wanted to know the same thing. I have been using a DSC for nearly 4 years. I have excellent results, very good colours and decent videos. It has stopped working now. But I have been pretty happy with it. Could you please elaborate on why is it not all that good?

[amby]

So I have fiddled with the cam now ...the main drawback what I see is that there is no manual control over most of the controls of the camera you cannot control the ISO,shutter speed there is no control over the review time and yeah pictures are crispy,sharp when zoomed...although good picture colour comes up.Flash is good enough.Easy mode which is supposed to be USP for the camera,For me is not that useful..
Although it is a good buy and VFM.
Panorama funtion is quite good ...
Some pics:
Moon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S9rHUDXia5I/AAAAAAAAAhY/a_iqzdC5U1Y/s640/DSCN0159.jpg

Torch Light
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S9rHTxpeqdI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/rvvEVsh-tqw/s640/DSCN0164.jpg

Panorama

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S9rHTyni0GI/AAAAAAAAAhM/b1k5ah1SCfc/s640/Panorama%202%20%282199%20x%20692%29.jpg

Moon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S9rJ-3aD72I/AAAAAAAAAhg/fHOtoowmbjk/s640/DSCN0146.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

So I have fiddled with the cam now ...the main drawback what I see is that there is no manual control over most of the controls of the camera you cannot control the ISO,shutter speed there is no control over the review time and yeah pictures are crispy,sharp when zoomed...although good picture colour comes up.Flash is good enough.Easy mode which is supposed to be USP for the camera,For me is not that useful..
Although it is a good buy and VFM.
Panorama funtion is quite good ...
Some pics:
Moon

Can you show us what the camera looks like please?

Also do show us some videos too. Thanks again.

[robin234]

I too wanted to know the same thing. I have been using a DSC for nearly 4 years. I have excellent results, very good colours and decent videos. It has stopped working now. But I have been pretty happy with it. Could you please elaborate on why is it not all that good?
I like canon colours+ find SOOC shot better over sony cybershot .(I don't like post processing point and shoot pictures).

Even though I have not owned any sony point and shoots ,but I have used DSC-T5,W5,those H series one etc .

[amby]

Here are the pics of the camera
and some of the snaps which I took
I just wish to get a DSLR now,most of the controls are automatic which I dont like at all.No viewfinder.Let me see if I can manage a Nikon D3000 or Canon Eos 1000D and a 20/30-300 mm lens :)


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S-Zs_WEkpkI/AAAAAAAAAiI/EcfS0CMd0cI/s512/DSCN0477.jpghttp://lh3.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S-Zs_zI9EUI/AAAAAAAAAiM/1W-Un1V5Rh4/IMG_0740.jpghttp://lh3.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S-Zs_17VzJI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/n7CnASD8J0M/IMG_0743.jpghttp://lh4.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S-ZtAMepZXI/AAAAAAAAAic/D_Cc-YCMMQM/s512/IMG_0748.jpghttp://lh5.ggpht.com/_sW7mkpT4Mh4/S-ZtAfd5kaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/p8c0Lv38yEY/s512/DSCN0483.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Here are the pics of the camera
and some of the snaps which I took
I just wish to get a DSLR now,most of the controls are automatic which I dont like at all.No viewfinder.Let me see if I can manage a Nikon D3000 or Canon Eos 1000D and a 20/30-300 mm lens :)


So you are not happy with a less than 8K camera!

What's with all the pixelation in your second portrait up there?

[amby]

So you are not happy with a less than 8K camera!

What's with all the pixelation in your second portrait up there?


Its not that I am unhappy that will be unfair.But wish to have a camera where i can control the devices settings and get what I want.

The last pic is PP'ed

mosaic->sharpened(a lot)

[KrishnenduKes]

Its not that I am unhappy that will be unfair.But wish to have a camera where i can control the devices settings and get what I want.

Actually my question should have been... Can one get that in a sub 8K INR camera?

[amby]

Actually my question should have been... Can one get that in a sub 8K INR camera?
No one cant but the canon's camera give u some control over some of its features

[KrishnenduKes]

No one cant but the canon's camera give u some control over some of its features

Which one?