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mhirt34
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I am currently looking into getting a camera. I will be going on a few big trips this year (south america and road trip across the US) and I want to get something better than the camera on my phone to capture this. I also have a lot of DIY projects that I do and like to take pictures and the camera on my SIII is not doing it for me anymore.  I have around $275 ( I know its a pretty small budget for a camera but I'm still in college and I cant afford much more than that at the moment) to spend and am unsure of what to get. I have been told that some of the used DSLR's at this price point will produce a much better image quality then any point and shoot as my price point, is this something i should look at? Any recommendations would be really helpful since i have no clue what to get and am new to photography in general.

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http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-COOLPIX-Digital-Camera-NIKKOR/dp/B00HQ4W6W8/ref=sr_1_114?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1392315941&sr=1-114&keywords=camera

 

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-COOLPIX-Digital-Camera-1080p/dp/B00B7N9CWG/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1392315866&sr=1-2&keywords=camera

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Ebay has the L820 on sale for $150: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Coolpix-L820-16-0MP-Digital-Camera-30x-Optical-Zoom-3-LCD-Plum-26404B-/390757453655?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item5afaf58f57

Should i pick that up since its so cheap?

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Do you think it would make much of a deal, or should I just get a new one?

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I will admit I'm a bit of a Canon fanboy (so I'm coming in as a rep) but that's because I have used Olympus, Canon, and Nikon and I have to say I like the results I have gotten with Canon the best.

 

For used (DSLR's): http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-10-1MP-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000I1ZWRC/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-15&keywords=camera, http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-10-1MP-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000I1ZWRC/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-15&keywords=camera.

 

For new (More advanced Point-and-Shoot's): http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Camera-3-Inch/dp/B009B0MY6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-1&keywords=camera, http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX510-Digital-Optical/dp/B00EFILPHA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333770&sr=1-1&keywords=canon+510+hs (I have it's cousin that does 720p and 16.1MP and I'm happy with the results.)

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I will admit I'm a bit of a Canon fanboy (so I'm coming in as a rep) but that's because I have used Olympus, Canon, and Nikon and I have to say I like the results I have gotten with Canon the best.

 

For used (DSLR's): http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-10-1MP-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000I1ZWRC/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-15&keywords=camera, http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-10-1MP-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000I1ZWRC/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-15&keywords=camera.

 

For new (More advanced Point-and-Shoot's): http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Camera-3-Inch/dp/B009B0MY6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333545&sr=1-1&keywords=camera, http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX510-Digital-Optical/dp/B00EFILPHA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392333770&sr=1-1&keywords=canon+510+hs (I have it's cousin that does 720p and 16.1MP and I'm happy with the results.)

I like the idea of the used DSLR as well as the power shot g15, would you say the DSLR would have a better picture quality?

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I like the idea of the used DSLR as well as the power shot g15, would you say the DSLR would have a better picture quality?

Definitely.

Current System: CPU - I5-6500 | Motherboard - ASRock H170M-ITX/ac | RAM - Mushkin Blackline 16GB DDR4 @ 2400mHz | GPU - EVGA 1060 3GB | Case - Fractal Design Nano S | Storage - 250GB 850 EVO, 3TB Barracuda | PSU - EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze | Display - AOC 22" 1080p IPS | Cooling - Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK | Keyboard - Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid(MX Blues) | Mouse - Logitech G602 | Sound - Schiit Stack | Operating System - Windows 10

 

The OG System: I3-2370M @ 2.4 GHz, 750GB 5400 RPM HDD, 8GB RAM @1333Mhz, Lenovo Z580 Laptop (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS).

 

Peripherals: G602, AKG 240, Sennheiser HD 6XX, Audio-Technica 2500, Oneplus 5T, Odroid C2(NAS).

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Well I got a super late birthday present from my grandparents, what if i upped my budget to ~$350

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