Photog ladies...camera ?

shannie21

Any thoughts on this camera?  Good?  Bad?  Decent for being a "good camera to take some pics of the kids with?"  I'm not looking to do anything professional with it, but want something a bit nicer but not too $$$ to just have around to take some decent pics with!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nikon+-+Coolpix+L120+14.1-Megapixel+Digital+Camera+-+Black/2049039.p?skuId=2049039&productCategoryId=abcat0401004&id=1218307636117

Slento15

I don't know about the one you posted, but I *highly* recommend the Canon G12.  I wanted a camera exactly like you're describing, and it is the perfect in-between.  It's still point and click, but it has a ton of features like an SLR and takes awesome, high quality pictures.  I got mine as a gift, but I want to say its in the $500 range.

CoriA

I think that Nikon makes great SLR camera's, but for what you are wanting I don't think that you are going to like the delay between when you push the button and it actually takes the photo.

I don't remember what Steph just got (Sony??) but it is seriously a great little mid-range camera.

sroby

Go to Rockbrook and take a look at the Nikon, Canon and Sony all within the range of the Nikon you are looking at.  Take a couple pictures with each one, look at the size, where the flash is (and if the flash is manual or it pops up), etc.  We did this and found that we liked the Sony P&S the best.  I've owned 2 Nikon's (thought we were going to get a 3rd, but after testing the newest P&S model changed our mind) and the last one was slow at taking the picture- there was a definate delay.

ac*m*mg

Professionally I shot Nikon, but always recommend Canon's P&S cameras. If you go DSLR I'd go Nikon, but P&S Canon.