Buying A Camera and Avoid the Confusion

[911]

I have been wanting to buy a new camera, but each time I go look at them, I get confused. I just want a simple point and shoot camera with some zoom, but not a lot of buttons and whistles. Any suggestions?

 

[Chet]

Look at the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. I bought mine from Best Buy for about $100 if I remember. It has a simple mode or a full feature mode. It's chargeable too so no batteries to buy. https://www.sony.com/za/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-w800

 

[-Oy-]

Panasonic Lumix is a great range to look at.

 

[David777]

Few lower end P&S choices since the rise of smartphones. Have owned the tiny Canon ELPH190 camera a few years now. Amazon shows a $300 price or about $100 higher than a few years ago. Though 20mp's, like all other cheap point and shoots, the actual resolution is far less, maybe half. The primary reason to buy and use a P&S versus a smartphone is for a real optical zoom lens and the ELPH190 is 10x. Also conveniently has 720p video.

https://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Optical-Stabilization/dp/B019UDHX7A/ref=sr_1_1