Chapter 4 Activity

While shopping for a digital camera, we decided that a price limit would be a reasonable constraint. So we looked for cameras that were 300 dollars or less but still looked for a quality device. We looked for several features: the resolution, the size of the preview screen, memory capacity as well as special features. We compared four cameras, these included: the Canon PowerShot SD600, Fuji Finepix S5200, Canon PowerShot A540 and the Sony CyberShot DSC-W70.
The Canon PowerShot SD600 had an average price of $278.76 and had these features:
6 megapixels
2.5 inch LCD
16 MB Storage
Special feature of 5 Movie Modes

The Fuji Finepix S5200 had an average price of #264.19 and had these features:
5.1 megapixels
1.8 inch LCD
16 MB Storage
Special Feature: Movie Mode

The Canon Powershot A540 had an average price of $244.44 and had these features:
5.9 megapixels
2.5 inch LCD
16 MB Storage
Special Feature: Movie Mode

The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W70 had an average price of 299.95 and had these features:
7.2 megapixels
2.5 inch LCD Screen
58 MB Storage
Special Feature:

Of these cameras that we reviewed, we felt that although the Sony was slightly more expensive, it was worth the extra dough. It held more pictures and had two slots for memory sticks, enabling easy transfer. Also, the main feature that stood out to us was the was the resolution which was at least 1 megapixel bigger than all the other cameras, which would create a better quality picture.