The Dilemma:
The lovely Miss Aquila-Clark made the strange decision to give our camera away to a relative - cool beans dude, but we don't have another. She said that we can use our phones. We both have Moto X's and with two toddlers, that's just not going to work as the only set of lenses. Long story short, shopping for cameras and I feel that you guys have more expertise in this than I do.
The Mission:
With the help of the Nerd King and some ambassadors last night I was able to make a short list that the executive team narrowed to two for me today, so I'm asking for two things:
1. Of the two, which is the better value.
2. What else in a similar price range should we be considering? (For range, lets say $200-$350ish range)
The Criteria:
A: We have two kids, they don't stop moving. Need to be able to shoot quickly, accurately and have decent quality. There is no time to set up most shots.
B: Low light is a major plus. Most photos are going to be indoors.
C: Not complicated. I'm fine with learning how settings work, but I don't really want to have to take it apart and do stuff, cleaning, etc and I am probably not going to be buying much in the way of accessories. I'm relatively tech savvy, so we're really talking about maintenance and random manual work to get everything ready to go.
D: The more portable the better, but if I have to choose between durability and portability, durability wins.
E: Pricing is being limited by executive, and while lower is generally better, I'm more interested in value provided by additional dollars than the actual volume. That being said, the executive team is probably going to veto anything we come up with over 110% of the range quoted without even considering it's merits. I live with a tyrant
Being available from Amazon is a huge plus. Amazon is tax free, has free shipping and purchases I make through Amazon support another business/mission that I really enjoy supporting.
The Side note:
I'm very interested in the high level with medium technical awareness context of what the important factors I should be considering. I plan on making two trips to brick and mortar stores, one to Best Buy and one to an actual Photography store and I'd like to have a clue what we're talking about.
The Links:
Nikon: Amazon.com: Nikon COOLPIX L830 16 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 34x Zoom NIKKOR Lens and Full 1080p HD Video (Black): NIKON: Camera & Photo
Sony: Amazon.com: Sony NEX-3NL/B Compact Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Kit (Black): SONY: Camera & Photo
So... tell me what I don't yet know!
The lovely Miss Aquila-Clark made the strange decision to give our camera away to a relative - cool beans dude, but we don't have another. She said that we can use our phones. We both have Moto X's and with two toddlers, that's just not going to work as the only set of lenses. Long story short, shopping for cameras and I feel that you guys have more expertise in this than I do.
The Mission:
With the help of the Nerd King and some ambassadors last night I was able to make a short list that the executive team narrowed to two for me today, so I'm asking for two things:
1. Of the two, which is the better value.
2. What else in a similar price range should we be considering? (For range, lets say $200-$350ish range)
The Criteria:
A: We have two kids, they don't stop moving. Need to be able to shoot quickly, accurately and have decent quality. There is no time to set up most shots.
B: Low light is a major plus. Most photos are going to be indoors.
C: Not complicated. I'm fine with learning how settings work, but I don't really want to have to take it apart and do stuff, cleaning, etc and I am probably not going to be buying much in the way of accessories. I'm relatively tech savvy, so we're really talking about maintenance and random manual work to get everything ready to go.
D: The more portable the better, but if I have to choose between durability and portability, durability wins.
E: Pricing is being limited by executive, and while lower is generally better, I'm more interested in value provided by additional dollars than the actual volume. That being said, the executive team is probably going to veto anything we come up with over 110% of the range quoted without even considering it's merits. I live with a tyrant
Being available from Amazon is a huge plus. Amazon is tax free, has free shipping and purchases I make through Amazon support another business/mission that I really enjoy supporting.
The Side note:
I'm very interested in the high level with medium technical awareness context of what the important factors I should be considering. I plan on making two trips to brick and mortar stores, one to Best Buy and one to an actual Photography store and I'd like to have a clue what we're talking about.
The Links:
Nikon: Amazon.com: Nikon COOLPIX L830 16 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 34x Zoom NIKKOR Lens and Full 1080p HD Video (Black): NIKON: Camera & Photo
Sony: Amazon.com: Sony NEX-3NL/B Compact Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Kit (Black): SONY: Camera & Photo
So... tell me what I don't yet know!