I hate to be 'that guy' but I really need help buying a camera. For a bit of background the nicest camera we have is an iPhone 4, so that tells you pretty much all you need to know. Anyway, we're getting ready to have our first kid and my wife's blog is picking up a lot of steam so she feels like she should be putting out higher quality images.
Since we're noobs I really don't want to spend over $250 on a camera. I don't see the point in hopping straight into something with so many settings, am I wrong there?
I've read all of CNET's guides, 2cameraguys shootouts, etc and think I have just gone overboard on information (especially when I don't have any real experience).
I think I've narrowed it down to either the Panasonic Lumix ZS20, Olympus SX260 or the Nikon 9200. Obviously these are all 'compact megazooms' my question is - is there a better camera out there that I'm overlooking? The 20x optical zoom seems like it would be awesome but I have to imagine you'd lose quality considering the price of the camera.
Are there standard point and shoots (10x zoom?) that would be a better option and is $250 a realistic budget for our needs (pets, baby, blog pics)?
I've seen a lot on the S100 and also the SZ1 from Panasonic, how do those compare to the 'megazooms'?
Thanks in advance guys, I'll appreciate any input!
Since we're noobs I really don't want to spend over $250 on a camera. I don't see the point in hopping straight into something with so many settings, am I wrong there?
I've read all of CNET's guides, 2cameraguys shootouts, etc and think I have just gone overboard on information (especially when I don't have any real experience).
I think I've narrowed it down to either the Panasonic Lumix ZS20, Olympus SX260 or the Nikon 9200. Obviously these are all 'compact megazooms' my question is - is there a better camera out there that I'm overlooking? The 20x optical zoom seems like it would be awesome but I have to imagine you'd lose quality considering the price of the camera.
Are there standard point and shoots (10x zoom?) that would be a better option and is $250 a realistic budget for our needs (pets, baby, blog pics)?
I've seen a lot on the S100 and also the SZ1 from Panasonic, how do those compare to the 'megazooms'?
Thanks in advance guys, I'll appreciate any input!