# I ordered a new camera today! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760 "2012-06-30T01:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760/1 "2012-06-30T01:03:08Z")
I wasn’t even shopping for one. I’ve been happily using a Panasonic FZ1 for the past seven years. I remember paying $250 for it & being pretty damn impressed with what I got for my money. Today I get an email from TigerDirect advertising their weekend deals. I always give these things a quick glance, but hardly ever buy anything. I notice they’re advertising a Kodak Z5120 for $169. I do a quick internet check & find the same camera at Woot! for $139. I couldn’t resist. So, I’ll be going from… 2 megapixels to 16 1.5" screen to 3" 12x optical zoom to 26x And a whole bunch of other neat stuff. It never ceases to amaze me how the features go up & the price comes down on certain products. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760/2 "2012-06-30T14:01:48Z")
Have fun with the new camera! I’ve got a Pentax Optio M10 that I bought on Woot maybe four years ago, still takes great photos, does everything I need in a pocketable digital camera. Meanwhile, I sold my Canon Rebel XTi last year so my wife would let me buy an Olympus Pen EPL-2. Was considering going back to the Rebels, and saw that the specs had gone up considerably in the last few years. The things can shoot HD movies and such now. ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760/3 "2012-06-30T16:03:16Z")
You will love it! I don’t have or know about that particular camera, but how could you not love that kind of upgrade? I have a little bit of a problem resisting cameras on sale myself and have many more cameras than I need (only one for serious photography but lots of point-and-shoots for everyday stuff). Enjoy it! ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760/4 "2012-07-02T17:49:17Z")
UPS just delivered me a… :smack: KODAK ZOOM CAMERA CASE! :smack: My first time ordering from Woot! & they screw up my order! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ordered-a-new-camera-today/626760/5 "2012-07-02T17:56:20Z")
It’s not a bad camera, and it’ll be a huge improvement over your old camera. Keep in mind that it won’t be great in low light, especially at full zoom. When it finally arrives, post some pictures for us.