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[dog$]

So many digital cameras, so little money. Let's bring out the contestants.

Polaroid i832
vs.
Minolta Dimage X1

The official page for the X1 is rather large, so here is a review that should take less time to load.

I'm looking to get a new camera eventually, and I'm prepared to spend around $500 on it. I'm basing my choices on the following points:

·Small footprint (I'm usually taking pictures while driving and holding it out the car window)
·8MP+
·USB connectivity of some sort (after one memcard fuck up I'm rather paranoid)
·AA Battery power supply (I'd rather know I can buy new batteries anywhere and anytime)

The DimageX1 seems perfect if it wasn't for the Lith-ion battery. The i832 seems like it could be just as good and I saw it at a WalMart for $100 less than the X1, but there are quite literally zero user reviews that I've found for it, and there's no listings for it on eBay. Therefore, I have no idea if Polaroid even makes good digital cameras or not.

If there's some other camera besides these two that comply with my main points, I'd like to hear about it too.

Thanks.

 

[Instigator]

When in doubt...

 

[dog$]

True, and if I were to get the i832 I'd save about 400 quarters, but I do believe in the concept of "you get what you pay for" and the lack of information about the Polaroid makes me worried.

 

[Instigator]

It looks like your mind is already made up.

 

[dog$]

So how do I ask about information concerning the i832 then?

If it's just as good as another camera that costs $100 more, I'd like to know about it.

 

[Instigator]

Can't find reviews either.

 

[dog$]

Hence the thread

 

[pxleyes]

DO NOT BUY POLAROID. I know the name sounds familiar, but they usually just slap their name on shitty Chinese electronics. I highly recommend you go for something more reliable like a Minolta, Pentax, Nikon, or Canon.

 

[aoi tsuki]

i don't know how Polaroid's figuring this, but a resolution of 2592 x 1944 nets a five megapixel image, not eight.

Edit: AFAIK, there's no slim cameras out there that use AAs. These cameras are smaller and yet often have larger LCD screens than standard point and shoots so they require proprietary batteries.

Take a look at the Sony T5. Canon and Nikon have cameras around this size as well, but the models evade me. i'm sure you could find reviews on www.dpreview.com in addition to Steve's site.

If size isn't as much an issue, you can get a better camera or one of similar quality for much less than $500. i can't recommend the 300D or any digital SLR if you're just wanna take a picture, especially while driving, in which case a larger camera might be easier to steady. SLRs are another level of photography altogether.

 

[AndreasNystrom]

if you wanna spend 500 on a camera you can get a lot more better then those cameras for gods sake!.

Ok, maybe you think Megapixels = picturequality, but its not true at all.

I would rather put my money on a camera with good lenses etc.
You would even probably find a Canon 300D second hand for that price, and it will give you like 10times better picturequality.. but its not so small..

But im sure you wont regret it.