Some of you may remember when I visited Mallie that I bought a new camera just for the occasion. I've been wanting one and then was as good a time as any. We already have 2 camera's...Lealer's (that I bought for her on a Xmas about 5 or so years ago.) and Tina's (about 1-2 years old). Well, both of those needed to be recharged and I didn't think about it until it was too late. :innocent: So, I went out on my way to see Ken and Mallie and stopped in Best Buy's and bought this one:
Nikon CoolPix L22
This is actually a pretty cool camera, especially for the price! However, I felt rushed and crunched for time to make it on time for my visit and was having 2nd thoughts. So, yesterday I went took it back for an exchange...if I found something I liked better. since I just got paid, I figured I could spent a little extra, if needed.
I spent the better part of 1 1/2 hours in the store looking at the cameras and trying them out until I narrowed it down to the 2 I liked best. Because the staff was a bit shorthanded that day and there were a lot of customers, I had to wait for a really knowledgeable sales associate. I had nothing better to do atm, so I waited.
Turns out that his recommendation for what I wanted to spend and the features was not either of the 2 cameras that I had in mind. So, I ended up with a
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS.
This camera is phenomenal!!! While looking at it in the store, I knew it was better than anything I've ever used. However, I had no idea of the vast array of features it had. It works very well in auto and easy modes, where the camera will make the best choices for you and will dummy the controls/features, respectively. There are so many settings just for the auto mode for any kind of situation that you could think of to take pics easily and achieve your desired results.
But in manual mode, you can highly fine-tune any kind of lighting or motion conditions with pinpoint accuracy. It'll probably take me a few months to really get used to all of the features enough to use them properly. :hah:
