Best Digital Camera for under $200

[KingJames123]

I am a beginner and am looking at Photography as both a hobby and semi-profession. I do web development and frequently need pictures of either the business or something else to use in building my sites. I have seen the PowerShot, CyberShot and Coolpix sub-brands, but which is the best and what model?

 

[USAFRet]

"Semi-pro", and "under $200", do not go together.

All those brands (Sony, Nikon, Canon) have good models at that price. But the results will be sub-par as compared to a DSLR. You can get good results from a point and shoot, but it will be different.

Check the review sites for comparisons. www.dpreview.com, for instance.

 

[KingJames123]

"Semi-pro", and "under $200", do not go together.

All those brands (Sony, Nikon, Canon) have good models at that price. But the results will be sub-par as compared to a DSLR. You can get good results from a point and shoot, but it will be different.

Check the review sites for comparisons. www.dpreview.com, for instance.

Well, for example, I am looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX170-Digital-Black/dp/B00EFILR6E/ref=zg_bs_photo_16

 

[USAFRet]

"Semi-pro", and "under $200", do not go together.

All those brands (Sony, Nikon, Canon) have good models at that price. But the results will be sub-par as compared to a DSLR. You can get good results from a point and shoot, but it will be different.

Check the review sites for comparisons. www.dpreview.com, for instance.

Well, for example, I am looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX170-Digital-Black/dp/B00EFILR6E/ref=zg_bs_photo_16

Thats probably a quite competent camera for that price range. As said...check some of the camera review sites for specifics.

 

[KingJames123]

So is this one any good? http://amzn.to/1bwEXeK

I am looking at the Pentax as well...but not sure about buying stuff on ebay I do not like that

 

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[guywitheglasses]

Do you have to have a brand new camera? You can get some older DSLRs for around $200 used on Amazon that will outperform those Bridge camera's you've been looking at. I found a lot of Nikon D50's here for right at $160: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0009GZANC/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1388878446&sr=8-2&keywords=nikon+d50&condition=used