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What are some quality cameras that wont blow my bank account

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Poop_nugget
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Im looking at buying a good quality camera that takes high quality shots and decent video. The price range is from 200-400$. Any recommendations? Much appriciated! +K for good advice!!
May 30 2012 3:22PM
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BolderPro
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A canon vixia would be a great one They are in that price range, very easy to use, and get great quality video




May 30 2012 3:34PM
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rudedog41
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just bought a canon vixxia hf s100 for 430 bucks...its doing me well so far
May 30 2012 4:12PM
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miroz
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It's gonna be this or a GoPro. Your price range really limits you.

The HF S100 is discontinued though, I think, so check these out as alternative Canons...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/838776-REG/Canon_R300_VIXIA_HF_R300_Full.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749203-REG/Canon_4902B004_VIXIA_HF_R21_Flash.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/838773-REG/Canon_R30_VIXIA_HF_R30_Full.html

May 30 2012 4:32PM
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Poop_nugget
Posts: 534 - Karma: -15
im lookin at a straight up camera not video camera im already getting a gopro
May 30 2012 4:46PM
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BolderPro
Posts: 767 - Karma: 426
O then, If your looking for a photo camera you could go the dslr route Like a Canon t1 that doesn't do video but takes Great stills or you could go with a decent point and shoot and a lot of those shoot photo and video and are very inexpensive
May 30 2012 6:07PM
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broto
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just this winter, i bought a panasonic hdc-sd90 off of ebay for 330 dollars....

shoots 1080p 60fps, 24x optical zoom, touchscreen, manual and auto settings, the works. it's done me well but doesn't work well in the cold, you might find yourself buying extra batteries to warm up in your jacket. other than that i love it
May 30 2012 9:06PM
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CrotchKiller
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hes not looking for a video camera
May 30 2012 9:09PM
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Balto
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even though in his OP he clearly states that he is

make up your mind and save up more money
May 30 2012 9:18PM
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phreshpow
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unfortunately a 200 dollar magic camera/camcorder doesnt exist...save up a little more and check the entry level dslrs from Canon and Nikon that shoot video. you will appreciate it in the long run!
May 30 2012 11:28PM
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edai
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If you save up a few hundred dollars you can buy my current DSLR setup I'm selling. I haven't made the sale public yet, but if you can get the cash it's an entire photo and video setup.
May 31 2012 12:26AM
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miroz
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Missed this in my post. Yeah, tough to find both at that price.
May 31 2012 1:26AM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,664
oops.... didn't see the part about high quality stills. disregard that post.
May 31 2012 9:29PM
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C.A.V.
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I believe rebel xt's are cheap now, I have a older one and I'm really impressed with the photo quality there probably cheap now, look it up!
Jun 1 2012 8:15AM
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