Nobody no ifs ands or buts wants, or needs the best of anything. It doesn't matter, either it's digital cameras, automobiles, homes, or jet airplanes. What we no ifs ands or buts want and expect, is value for our money. If I'm going to spend 0 for a camera, then I good get 0 worth of features and potential from that camera. If I spend 00 on a camera, then I good get 00 worth back as well. If you effect a few uncomplicated rules, you'll see how easy it is to get the best camera your money can buy.
Acclaimed science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon was preeminent for a concentrate of adages known as Sturgeons Laws. My favorite, and the one most relevant to our conference is, "Ninety percent of all is crap." It's simple, direct and brutally honest. It also no ifs ands or buts helps narrow down our search. If the camera your seeing at is not on at least one top ten list, then drop it from your search. If it doesn't have at least a four star chronicle from someone, then drop if off your list. There are so many cameras to choose from these days, there's no ifs ands or buts no need to conclude for whatever less then the best.
The second step, and a minute more attempt intensive, is the trial run phase. You need to try out as many of the cameras on your now very short list (thanks to Theodore) as possible. Spend a day, and blitz your beloved camera stores. Go to two or three, and just annoy and pepper the sales staff with as many questions and requests as you can. If you go during off hours, you should have fullness of time and space to try out all the cameras you want. See if you can cajole them into letting you take a few home to try out. After this exercise, your short list should be no ifs ands or buts short. Maybe even a list of 1.
Of course if the above seems like to much work for you slackers out there, here's my short list of great cameras that are all money well spent. In the under 0 category, the Canon PowerShot A570Is. It's a uncomplicated point and shoot with 4x zoom lens, image stabilization, and Canon reliability. For the portability minded ultra ageement FaceBook crowd, you can't go wrong with the Canon PowerShot Sd1000 Digital Elph. Slightly less image potential then the A570Is, and slightly more expensive, but a very easy traveler. someone else beloved ageement of mine is the Olympus Stylus 790Sw. The only waterproof, shockproof, dust proof, and frost proof camera I know.
