Can you guys point me in the right direction on cameras? I'm needing one for work so I can make an album of jobs with before and after shots. Looking to keep it under $300, and I'm not a computer guru, so the simpler operation the better.

 

well i gotta kodak. it's really, really easy to use. you can buy them with a printer dock or just the camera and use your printer. if yer gonna be showing customers pictures i'd get atleast a 5 megapixel.

 

I have a Sony Cyber-shot and love it. I couldn't ask for better pics. It will also take videos in MPEG format and is a little below your price range

 

I gotta get a new diggy cam too. My HP one bit the dust here a couple months ago.

 

I have to second this. Im on my 3rd Kodak. I keep wanting better cameras. I hand my old ones (that still work) to my family.

 

yup i dont got one but my mother does, shes got a kodak that i take all my pictures with, its super easy to use, i beleive she picked up hers on ebay, it was a remanufactured one with the print dock for under $150

 

Another vote for Kodak. No problems so far.

 

A good inexpensive and easy to use camera (it's our backup/second) is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7K...we got ours online for $210 + shipping, it's durable, light and small...check the features (you can find it cheaper)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7K 7.2 MegaPixel BLACK Digital Camera
# 12x Optical Zoom Digital Camera with Optical Image Stabilization 7.2 Megapixel Resolution
# Lumix 6x Optical Zoom Lens
# Extended 9x Optical Zoom
# Reduce Blur with MEGA OIS and Intelligent ISO
# Super-Fast Shutter Response and Consecutive Shooting
# Record High Quality Moving Images
# Easy-to-use 18 Scene Modes
# Auto Angle Detection
# Built-in 27mb and Expandable Memory
# SD & SDHC Media compatible
# 2.5" High-Resolution LCD Display
# Power: AA batteries
# Bundled Photo Editing Software
# Print Directly From Your Camera to a PictBridge compatible printer
# Package Contents: 2 AA Batteries, USB Connection Cable, Video Cable, Wrist Strap, Software CD-ROM (LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoBase, USB Driver), User Guide
# One year warranty.

 

My company runs Canons...Powershot 530s and 550s...easy and durable. I recently bought myself a Powershot 710 IS. I had a an older PhotoSmart 850 (HP) for years, but it was sorta "clunky"...the Powershots are a lot better.

steved

 

This is great info, keep it coming guys.

Where's a good place to buy? I hate ebay.