quick help needed with purchase

jacob.morgan78

jacob.morgan78

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So my wife tells me today that "we're" in the market for a new camera. We don't have a lot of money for this and unfortunately this means no SLR. She doesn't want the bulky carry around camera and prefers the compact point and shoot. I know these are not ideal for reef tank pictures but thought I would come here for some quick guidance. I'm usually the type that does A LOT of research on this type of thing and I think this is why my wife hasn't brought this up before now. She knows I would obsess over getting the perfect one.

Sooo... this is where you guys, the experts, come in! PLEASE help guide me towards the purchase of a point and shoot camera that will keep her happy and that I'll be able to take decent pictures of my tank with! I know Nikon has decent point and shoots but my wife has mentioned canon also.

What should I look for in these point and shoot styles that would make it good with taking reef tank pictures??

Are there any models that are known to be the best for this???

Thank you sooooo much for any guidance!!
 
You want something that will shoot RAW in addition to JPG. A manual exposure mode is handy as well.

In Canon, the "G" series are great little cameras. Nikon has a similar line.
 
Then just suck it up and buy whatever makes your wife happy. Around your birthday, mention that you bought that camera for her, completely sacrificing your own needs......
 
I'm thinking around $250 or under... The wife isn't digging the value of the more expensive cameras. We did decide to buy online so that gives me a few more days...

Thanks for the help (except for the find a more understanding wife part) :)
 
Being that it's a gift, I don't think it's really appropriate to get a used camera, but it is possible to find an older Canon G series in that area.

Take the understanding wife part as intended, (a joke). Mine doesn't really understand, but since I work and she doesn't, I have more pull.
 
I can only speak to Canon.
As others have mentioned the "G" series is Canons "high end" PnS and well work looking at.

Their S series which is less well known, but also just as good and in fact at least not long ago, had a couple features that made it very attractive relative to the G. Specifically a faster lens and less Shutter Lag. I don't know if this remains true in current iterations.

Re "PnS.
Too often imo people jump at/into DLSRs......well just because. When their "needs" can be perfectly addressed with the purchase of a good PnS at a fraction of the cost. Todays PnSs (at least the high end ones) are capable of extremely good photos. Most friends/Pros I know also have one or two PnSs in their "kits" that they are not at all adverse to using. I've had "double trucks" (two page spreads or 17x11) reproductions published that were taken with a "lowly" PnS.
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Myself I have Canons S95 and I bought that specifically for its underwater capabilities as well as for it's capabilities on days/occassions when I don't want to lug my heavier gear around.
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If a PnS will suit your needs don't at all feel they are aren't capable. Your wife may be saving you a ton of money.
 
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It does support shooting in raw. That's good, but I really don't know that much about P&S's. It looks like it's just the previous model.
 
Found a good deal on a Nikon Coolpix P7000

This thing is crazy! Now to learn how to use to it's full potential!! (That's going to be hard)

Thanks for the help! Now, if you can just tell me how to use it... :)

For real though, can you point me in a good direction to learn this stuff?
 
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