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I have almost zero experience in photography, but I'm interested in getting into the field. Can someone recommend a good camera for about $300, to see if I'm really interested in it? I realize I won't be able to get anything near semi-professional quality for this price range, but it'd be great if I could get something to test the waters with. (Specifically, something with a really high maximum shutter rate would be great).

All help is greatly appreciated.
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>> Anonymous
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I have almost zero experience in photography, but I'm interested in getting into the field. Can someone recommend a good camera for about $300, to see if I'm really interested in it? I realize I won't be able to get anything near semi-professional quality for this price range, but it'd be great if I could get something to test the waters with. (Specifically, something with a really high maximum shutter rate would be great).

All help is greatly appreciated.
>> Anonymous
Film? Digital?
>> Anonymous
Digital, definitely
>> Anonymous
Powershot A series. The answer is always the same.

(A720 before you ask any more questions)
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The standard /p/ advice for which Point & Shoot camera to get is a PowerShot A-Series. My recommendation would be the PowerShot A630 ($170, last I checked), which has a relatively large (1/1.8") sensor, more resolution than you'll actually need, a nice flip-out screen, and a decent (35-140mm equiv) zoom. There's also the A650 IS, which gives you a longer telephoto (35-210mm equiv) and image stabilization, but costs $300 (i.e., not much less than a used SLR).

There's also the A570 IS for around $140 (which gives you image stabilization, but smaller sensor, which means likely a bit more noise in low light, and doesn't have the nice swivel screen of the A630). I wouldn't really recommend it, though. You lose a lot for that extra thirty bucks.

If you don't need manual controls, the rest of the PowerShot line opens up to you. But I don't care about digital cameras without manual controls, so I haven't bothered to research 'em.

Yes, I know this post sounds like absurdly high levels of canonfaggotry, but it gets asked a lot so I decided to do the research.
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