# Best digital camera under $300? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045 "2004-03-02T04:09:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![statheist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@statheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statheist)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/21 "2004-03-03T17:00:54Z")
Datavision: $312 [http://datavisioncomputer.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1232267&prmenbr=2000](http://datavisioncomputer.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1232267&prmenbr=2000) ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/22 "2004-03-04T00:00:09Z")
> [@statheist](#): > > Datavision: $312 > > [http://datavisioncomputer.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1232267&prmenbr=2000](http://datavisioncomputer.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1232267&prmenbr=2000) Wow, I kinda wish I hadn’t seen that. I really, _really_ want to buy that camera, but I just got totally out of debt and I plan to stay that way for a while… \*Must… resist… \* ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/23 "2004-03-04T13:09:02Z")
What’re the best brands of compact flash memory cards? And does anyone have a recommendation for a good set of NIMH batteries with a charger? ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/24 "2004-03-04T13:22:34Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > What’re the best brands of compact flash memory cards? [SanDisk](http://www.sandisk.com/) is pretty popular here. I use the 128mb compact-flash for my A70. In my opinion, pretty much any set of NiMH rechargeables should do fine. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/25 "2004-03-04T13:53:44Z")
Last question, I think - good online retailers? I was thinking of just using [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) but some other places might have better deals on memory cards and batteries and chargers and such. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/26 "2004-03-04T15:02:22Z")
I got my Canon A70 from [www.butterflyphoto.com](http://www.butterflyphoto.com) . They had a really good deal back in early December, so check them out now. They also sell a lot of packages with camera case, memory card, and NiMH batteries and charger, so you might find everything you’re looking for there. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/27 "2004-03-04T16:06:49Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Last question, I think - good online retailers? I was thinking of just using [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) but some other places might have better deals on memory cards and batteries and chargers and such. I bought my A70 a couple of days ago thanks to you guys. The price was listed at $299 at Circuit City, Staples and CompUSA. [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) had it for $248. I printed out the price page from Amazon and went to my local Circuit City. After talking to the sales clerk and telling her that I wanted to buy it I asked her if they price matched. When she answered in the affirmative I pulled out my Amazon page. She told me that price matching didn’t count for online stores so I started to leave. She called me back and said that she’d ask the manager if it was OK. He sold it to me for the Amazon price! Using the same technique, I saved another $10 on the 256k memory card. It was like getting the memory card for free. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045/28 "2004-03-04T16:57:33Z")
I always take a look at [B&H Photo](http://www.bhphotovideo.com) when contemplating a camera purchase. Since I got such a great deal at [walmart.com](http://walmart.com) on my camera, there’s no harm in giving them a look-see, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-300/232045.md?page=1)