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calichic


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Though I am sure this could be somewhere else, I hope to get some traffic here. I just bought this camera.



It seems like it would be cool, especially because it has an anti-blurry picture feature. However, I am getting buyers remorse. It was $350. Is that too much for this camera? My last camera crapped out on me and I wanted a new one, but it seems that technology is only getting better faster, will I regret having spent so much money on this camera? I also tend to drop things, so that should probably be factored in there somewhere.

Also I was told that anything over 4 or 5 mega pixels makes no difference on your computer, when you get prints, etc. So am I paying more for something that I wont' need? Ugh.

If I return it they would charge a $50 restocking fee and I would have to buy another camera anyways (under $150 probably). Would it be worth it to eat that stupid restocking fee and get another camera?

RARH! I hate restocking fees and buyers remorse. And sorry for the long-winded question of whether to keep the camera for the price.

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Mandy


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that seems like a normal price for a camera like that.  i think its worth it.  i think more megapixs does make a difference too.  my camera has 5 and my mom's has 8 and i can tell a difference. 

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No, I don't think you paid too much.  The Canon Powershot SD line is awesome.  They take amazing pictures and have a lot of options usually only available on larger cameras.


I personally disagree w/ the idea that more than 4 or 5 megapixels is a waste.  Sure, you can take a really good photo w/ 4 megapixels, but having more gives you a lot more options in terms of cropping and blowing up pictues.


Enjoy it!



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i'm a complete science/computer/tech junkie, so i might be biased, but i think $350 is a good price.  it's true that technology is being refined at a ridiculous pace, so prices will drop, but i figure unless canon, sony, olympus and co. develop an entirely new digital imaging technology, a solid non-SLR camera that's relevant (with a good warranty ) will always cost around $250-$400.


i agree that a 4 megapixel or 5 megapixel won't make a huge difference on your monitor now, but the resolutions in computer monitors are another technology that's advancing rapidly, so any differences are going to be magnified with time. (am i making any sense?).  i'm sure when digital cameras were new on the market, we would've marveled at 1 or 2 megapixel pictures, but since we've been spoiled and our expectations of quality have risen substantially, if we saw those pictures now we'd be alarmed at how fuzzy they are (fyi current camera phones are between .5 and 2 megapixels).


that's my very convoluted way of saying $350 is a reasonable price, and that that canon is a beauty.  enjoy it!!



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I think your buyers remorse will wear over time.  Returning it would be a bad money decision.   Why throw away $50 then turn around and buy another camera not as good and just a few bucks shy of what you spent on this one?

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calichic


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I found out that if I return it, I won't have to pay the restocking fee. It is just that it's $350. I just wonder how much I am going to use it too...

-- Edited by calichic at 19:44, 2006-09-14

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