just keep riding
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Milledgeville, Georgia
Posts: 13,560
Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 173 Post(s)
I have been very pleased with my Fuji F10 compact camera. 6.3 megapixels. 3x optical zoom. The current F20 model has basically the same features at a lower price. $150 or less.
But there are many good cameras. I would go to a store like Circuit City with a large selection of cameras and get a feel for what is available in the price range you want and how they feel in your hand. Then go online and do some research. There are several good review sites. Google is your friend.
Though megapixels aren't everything, they do make it easier to shoot a larger area and crop the image down to the part you want without losing clarity. Digital zoom is meaningless, compare the optical zoom. Look for a camera that has good battery life or one that uses standard AA batteries.