I'm doing a report on digital cameras and i would like to know what's the best camera to buy? What's the make and model and the price of it

-- Jody Lunow (noshins@hotmail.com), February 25, 1999

Answers

Jody I did a bunch of research myself recently on purchasing a digital camera. I ended up choosing the Kodak DC260 for it's superior resolution (1536 x 1024 pixels). I bought it for $750 at outpost.com. I could'nt be happier with this camera. One thing you might want to figure in on the cost is purchasing a flashcard reader to download your photos to your computer. The camera alone takes way to long. Good luck. Mark Z.

-- Mark Zuchlewski (zuchlewski@yahoo.com), February 25, 1999.

Actually, perhaps the best thing about the DC260 is the USB connection - I find that you can do without a card reader if you have Win 98 and a PC with USB, since USB direct from the camera takes about the same amount of time - it takes less than 2 minutes to download a full 8 MB card, and no more than 15 minutes to download a full 48 MB card

-- Doug Green (dougjgreen@yahoo.com), February 25, 1999.

I would wait buying a digital camera until the 2.1 megapixel Nikon 950 Coolpix is in the USA. Check out the specs for it. I talked to a fellow who has a pre production model and he says the camera is awesome!! I for one am waiting to buy one. Tom

-- Thomas Ferko (talltandj@aol.com), February 26, 1999.

In response to the person who indicated that it might best to wait for the new Nikon 950, i can only say that there will always be something better coming along. It's only a matter of how long you would like to wait. I bought the 900s Nikon around Christmas. Its resolution is startling. Everything about this camera is simply excellent. The prints i get utilizing the epson 700 photo and upgraded paper are absolutely photo quality. the only drawback is its speed. not too great for action photography. portraits though, topnotch.

-- ron gallegos (rgallego@sani.net), February 26, 1999.