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/p/ I need a nice Digital Point&Shoot camera for around $400. I was thinking of the Nikon Coolpix P5000 (10 MP), but other than that, I'm open to other options.

It's mostly a general use camera, but I think I want to get into more professional work as a light hobby...

Also, I've heard that Sony Cyber-Shot is terribly harsh on batteries...
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>> Vincent
>>but I think I want to get into more professional work as a light hobby...

Then a used DSLR and a 50mm f1.8, if you look hard enough you can find both in your price range
>> Anonyfag of Borneo !bHymOqU5YY
Canon Powershot A series.
>> Anonymous
>>71588

Thanks for your help but honestly this kind of shit pisses me right the fuck off. When ever I come here or go to /v/ all I get instead of helpful advice is "Okay, you know what op? I'm just going to completely fucking disregard everything you threw down on that post of yours and give you something that you don't even want, even though you specifically stated what you were asking...

Seriously, its fucking annoying...
>> Anonymous
Look around for a used Canon S80. Great little pocket camera with full manual controls -- which is seldom seen on a p/s.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>71601
Well, first off, if you're dead set on a P&S, I'll add another vote for the PowerShot A-series. A630 is my normal recommendation, but the new A650 (which adds image stabilization and a bit more zoom range) is probably going to be in your price range.

Secondly, you should listen to Vincent rather than just going into a hissy about it. If you're planning to get at all serious about photography and want the best results, a digital SLR is the way to go. $400 should be enough to pick up a low-end used model, and that low-end used model will give you vastly better image quality than any p&s digicam.
>> Anonymous
...or you could get a new Pentax K100D from Amazon for under $400 (after $50 mail-in rebate) with 18-55. With the shake reduction and other features, it's a good in-between from "prosumer" P&S and DSLR. The fact that it takes AA batteries means that if you're out somewhere and battery dies, you aren't screwed. (You can get AA batteries just about anywhere.)

10MP on a point-and-shoot will not have the quality of even a 6MP DSLR if resized. Even though the man pisses me off, Ken Rockwell talks about "the megapixel myth" and I think you'd do well to read the article. (Many prosumer cameras now have hotshoes... and I'd make use of them if indoors and you absolutely, positively MUST have a P&S.)

If you want to grow as a photographer, you'll want a DSLR. If you want to do anything beyond snapshots, you'll want a DSLR. If you want to take photos of wildlife, you'll want a DSLR. If you want to take photos of children who can't sit still, you'll want a DSLR. If you want to get your money's worth out of the camera, you'll want a DSLR. If you want something you can sell on eBay without a major financial loss when you realize you aren't as good as you think you are and it isn't the camera's fault due to limited capabilities, you'll want a DSLR. If you want something you can actually take a photography class with, you'll want a DSLR (and maybe a $50 film SLR body with the same lens mount to go along with it).

If you can't handle /p/ actually having useful advice in regards to your desire to take on "more professional work as a light hobby" and you want to bitch about us in the same breath as /v/, you'll want a P&S.
>> Vincent
>>71790
Couldn't have put it better.

>>71601
Lol
>>but other than that, I'm open to other options.
Apparently not.
>> Anonymous
>>71829
you pwned anonymous... sir, I bow to you!
>> Anonymous
>>I need a nice Digital Point&Shoot

Get a D40