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Should I get a new camera?
So I'm 16/f and I absolutely love to take pictures and videos, whether they're about people, animal, buildings, statues, art, nature, etc. I love to take pictures...
The camera I have, I received as a birthday present the summer after 7th grade (I think) and it was a really expensive one (around $375!). But since then, it's seen so much more better days. Right now, the cap that holds the camera battery in is broken so it's held inside by a rubber band, the exterior is all scratched up, and the mode dial is loose and won't let me get to the "User Setting Menu" and 3 or 4 other modes. When I take videos and play them back, all I can hear is a tiny volume of the actual sound part and this obnoxious "tap tap tap" sound.
I know I should've taken a lot better care of it. My mom's lecturing me about how I don't respect anything & that she's reluctant to get me a new one (but she agreed to). I still haven't had my 16th birthday yet (like, I turned 16 on 7/9 but no cake, no gifts, no candles, no singing, no anything) so I was hoping that a new camera would be my 16th birthday present and that's all I would want (plus a soccer ball). But my mom said that if she gets me one now I won't get another except if I pay it with my own money in the future (which isn't going to happen because I rarely get money from my parents and I absolutely have no time to work because during school I barely have time to sleep and during the summer I have to spend a majority of my time doing volunteer work to get an IB diploma).
So should I ask for a new camera for my 16th birthday gift or get a new computer + new camera as my college gift?
Thanks & I know I rambled...a lot.
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you should definately get the camera now, which everyone else has already said.
I mainly just commented to tell you to get the Cannon Powershot SD 1100.It just came out in march and its about 250. I LOVE IT! It has so many features.
-Color Accent (Black and White with certain pieces colored)
-Color Swap (changed the colors of objects)
-Different lighting for different scenes (beach, snow, etc)
-Takes Video
-Has a 12x zoom
-It has a lot more features that I don't really use because I'm not that great at photography, but you might
for a full write up go to canon.com and search for the powershot sd 1100. :)
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I agree that you should get a new camera for your birthday.
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From there:
I had this camera and I loved it:
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But I broke the charger and had to get a new one, so I now have this one and I like it a lot, too:
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I definetely prefer the first one, though! ;]
-Laura. (16-f)
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since you have a computer, i would get the new camera... plus you will need your computer for college and it will probably be better to wait, just incase you wreck your computer. plus since you love making videos and taking pictures, you sould get a website and put up your creations on the net, and you might even make some extra money from doing that...[just an idea]
oh and, my school has an ib program, too. lol.
hope my advice helps any :|
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I say get the new camera now because you said you love taking pictures, and by the time you've graduated, you'll have missed out on a lot of memories either not having a camera or having a broken one.
Here's one I suggest, though I'm sure there's higher quality.
I am going to tell you about my wonderful camera I got two Christmases ago.
It does everything you want:
-Takes pictures
-Takes videos
-Has many different picture settings
-I have rechargeable batteries.. they were kind of on the pricey side, but they are definitely worth it.. you don't have to go out and buy new batteries every time they die.
-It is in your price range. You won't get too great of quality for under $150, so its good you have a larger range. But.. at the bottom of the page I give below- it has a certain website where it looks like you can find it at $119.99. That would probably be your best bet.
Here is a review of it that I found: www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A530/A530A.HTM
This camera has 5.0 megapixels, 4X Optical Zoom [You want optical zoom, not digital zoom- because digital screws up the pixels as you zoom and the picture looks really crappy], it has 18 different shooting modes, and if you have a larger memory card [I have 2GB] you can hold a lot of pictures/videos.
Now for my own review..
I love this camera a lot and it is a great investment. I take tons of pictures and videos.. and it is perfect for me. The picture quality is the best I've seen in many different digital cameras. My brother has one, and the pictures always come out having odd white spots on them. This camera doesn't do that, ever. I think you will love it.
The website I gave you can get a good discount =D.
--Jack
(16/m)
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