Which camera is better for what I need?
I wanted a new camera to take pics of my daughter etc… my old digital camera is slow and well old. It’s great when she is standing still haha or sleeping. Which camera is a better camera for what I need and why?
First Camera:
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX120IS-Digital-Stabilized/product-reviews/B002LITT3S/ref=cm_cr_pr_recent?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Second Camera:
http://www.target.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B0044DJVGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&searchView=grid3&keywords=Nikon%20S205%20Digital%20Camera%20with%2012%20megapixels%20and%204X%20optical%20zoom&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-1&qid=1289791633&rh=&searchRank=target104545&id=Nikon%20Coolpix%20Digital%20Camera%20Optical&node=1038576%7C1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0
When picking a P&S camera, the most important factor to consider is the optical zoom range. This is something you will have to live with until you buy your next one.
The Canon has a 10x optical zoom and the Nikon only a 4x. As you may surmise the Canon will give you a lot more in the way of options when shooting your child or anyone else or anything else.
What criteria are you using to choose the camera? Price? Pixel count? Something else?
What you may want to do is compare cameras with similar optical zoom ranges and then look at what they cost and which features they each have.
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