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Feb 9 2012 09:50pm
I have a couple options in mind, but not sure which one is better.

Looking for Fast shutter speed, good optical zoom and 12+ MP

Here are my two options so far, please post suggestions or others:

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Red 14.1 MP 3.0" 230K LCD 12X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle Digital Camera:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120525

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Nikon COOLPIX P500 Red 12.1 MP 3.0" LCD 36X Optical Zoom Wide Angle Digital Camera (almost too much money)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830113308
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Feb 9 2012 09:57pm
I picked up a cheap point and shoot the other day

takes pretty damn good photos

its a nikon s9100
It was on sale for 178+ tax
its 18x optical

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nikon+-+Coolpix+S9100+12.1-Megapixel+Digital+Camera+-+Black/1977039.p?id=1218304065245&skuId=1977039&st=s9100&cp=1&lp=1

if you want to see some pictures ill post some
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Feb 9 2012 10:04pm
Looks nice and the specs are good. Mixed reviews on it (some really poor some great). What do you think of the picture quality? That seemed to be the only issue
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Looks nice and the specs are good. Mixed reviews on it (some really poor some great). What do you think of the picture quality? That seemed to be the only issue


The pictures are great for a point and shoot
It does not have a ton of settings you can adjust
It does have quite a few preset settings that seem to work quite well
Video is decent with the stabilization off and on a tripod
Stereo audio is good but you do get some of the motor sound if zooming but not that much of an issue.

here is a review
http://www.pcworld.com/article/225069/review_nikon_coolpix_s9100_impresses.html

The Coolpix S9100 turned in some of the best scores we've seen across the board for a point-and-shoot camera in PCWorld Labs subjective testing for image quality. Its aggregate score for all four of our image-testing categories (exposure quality, color accuracy, sharpness, and lack of distortion) was the highest of any camera we've tested in the last year, meaning that this is a well-balanced camera that performs nicely in most shooting situations.

Set to its basic Auto mode, the Coolpix S9100 earned scores of Very Good for color accuracy, exposure quality, and lack of distortion. In the sharpness category, it received a score of Good. Like many cameras these days, it has a tendency to make colors appear more vivid than they do in the real world, which results in brighter, warm-looking photos
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