I need a cheap, reliable point and shoot camera to take passport pictures. Recommendations?
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In my opinion, this camera would work well. I have several cameras, from cheap to very expensive and this camera takes decent photos and video.....for the price. For passport photos, I think it would work great. It will take clear photos and it has a flash.
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Absolutely! I bought this camera back 2010 for a photography class I was taking and it worked out great for both automatic and manual shots. The camera will come set to be a point and shoot, but some simple setting changes in the menus will have you in manual mode in no time.
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The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as long as Oly batteries, though.If you're using this in a cold climate, the batteries will have to be swapped out sooner so spares are a good idea. The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as... » Read More The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as long as Oly batteries, though.If you're using this in a cold climate, the batteries will have to be swapped out sooner so spares are a good idea. « Show Less
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none. . IF you want a "camera" buy a camera . . this is for cheap folks, like me
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I would recommend a sony camera. Have had four of them and they are great. I take more than 10,000 photos a year and am sorry I bought a canon. Thought quality would be universal in all cameras. I was wrong.
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yes, I love this camera. just went to Colorado in June and it took awesome photos.
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Want to buy this type of camera for our trip to Italy in the next 30 days. Would like to know more of your experience
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Hey Fish! Consumer Reports gives the A590 IS a "Best Buy" rating. It's the only "Best Buy" awarded out of 189 "point and shoot" cameras they've tested. I've use their "Best Buy" advice to purchase everything from batteries to BMWs. They've never given me a bum steer.
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I bought the Nikon Coolpix S6400 16MP camera and it takes great pictures. The zoom is amazing and downloading the pictures is a snap. If you want a reasonably inexpensive, but worth it's weight in gold, camera...get a Nikon. It is an easy point and shoot camera. I have 3 different Sony cameras, including the touchscreen one, and the Nikon is just as good.
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I haven't used those other cameras. This camera is definitely rugged, reliable, simple to use, excellent value with some nice features.
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Pretty much any camera that advertises "macro focus" (the ability to focus on objects within about an inch of the lens -- necessary if you're selling anything *small*) will be fine these days: All of them have plenty of resolution and perfectly good image quality for eBay/Amazon usages. You'll have no problem finding many cameras <$100 to choose from these days that will work just fine.
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No, that's a point and shoot camera. You'll need something like a Nikon d3100 or d5200 to use this.
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Thank you so much for you reply!! I did wind up getting the SanDisk Extreme III 2Gb. Now its time to start learning how to use the camera ;o)
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I'm currently using a card from Nikon (my mom gave it to me). It works just fine!
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I'm also looking for a camera to take photos of children and was considering this model. If this is not the one, what would you recommend?
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I think so, but these days, most shirt-pocket sized point and shoot cameras take excellent videos as well as excellent still photos, so you are better off getting a 5 megapixel or so point and shoot. Smaller, better camera life, and with a cheap 32gb SD-card, probably greater storage capacity.
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Thank you so much for your prompt response. My camera is still on its way:) but I am planning on using it in UK and Europe in a few months' time. My current camera is very hard on battery consumption so I thought I should make sure I don't constantly run out of juice. Also I will need chargers for iPad and phone overseas and don't want to buy too many gadgets. So, I will see what I will end up buying. Again, I so appreciate your input!