Samsung WB350F Smart Digital Camera Black EC-WB350FBPBUS
Apr 03, 2017
Best Budget Travel Cam ....Ever !
Not a DSLR with four lenses, at a total of 14 pounds - this is a seriously decent travel cam that weighs 14 Ounces...!!!
PROS:
A fast f2.8 lens, touchscreen control over just about everything, a tiny but balanced flash that is bounceable and has +-2 compensation,, NFC+WiFi , fast focus .....Gotta love all that ! Output absolutely good enough for dispaly on your TV or laptop for the whole family to enjoy.
CONS:
Well, does not the video of a Lumix GH series ($700) , No EVF. Uses micro memory cards.
Personally, I can do without 4K , slow mo, and a viewfinder in a pocket cam as long as it can bring back good memories from up close and from far away.
I've owned Canon SX260, SX50, Lumix Fz200.... The SX50 was the best all-around of those, but too bulky and too "touristy"... Tried the Lumix ZS50, but some focus issues at different ranges, no flash bounce or even compensation (deal breakers) and not the body build of this Samsung.
Alcatel Big Easy Plus with 800 Minutes and One Year of Service - Tracfone - New
Apr 22, 2016
Big Numbers, not big sound...not customizable
Good keyboard, weak earpiece sound, weak speakerphone. No ringer choices. Not well thought out for the elderly market it should be serving. Got it for my mom, who does not master these things easily. She decided to keep her Samsung T301G that is too small, but a better performing cell phone. Also had the Samsung &404G which was a better overall phone.
Update: My mom now has two working phones - this Alcatel and the Sam T301. I only pay $12mo. for each one on Tracfone, so I want what makes her happy (at 92 yrs). She calls on the Alcatel , using the big buttons. She likes to receive calls on the Samsung, which is clearer and louder.
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Olympus Stylus 1s Digital Camera 10.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black NEW
Feb 26, 2016
Stylus 1s Real Advantage over Nikon P7800 is its F2.8 constant over Full Zoom Range
This is a really cool camera, that is an excellent travel cam, but has some indoor limitations.
This camera's most obvious direct competition is to me the Nikon P7800.....a 7x zoom camera with a F2 - 4.0 lens.
The zoom of the Nikon is 28-200, while the Olympus is 28-300... Advantage to the Oly, as far as the numbers say. Neither one is really wide angle, but passably so. Where the Oly wins is then at the point of zoom the Nikon passes the f2.8 aperture at a given ISO, and assuming multi-area metering is set on both cameras.
Result @ ISO 100 : Nikon gets to f3.2 starting at
Result @ ISO 400 :Nikon gets to f3.2 starting at
Sharpness: This is really strange, but sometimes the Oly is very sharp, but in most shots I see the Nikon a bit better.
Color Balance: The Nikon is more real-world, the Oly more contrast and saturated. The Nikon "vivid" is about like the Oly standard - that's quite q statement, and your personal taste will be the decider here.
ISO max : Both get noisy indoors in restaurant or cathedral level lighting past ISO400....If you travel, tell those taking your photo in front of some altar to make a steady, slow push of the shutter - not a jab. ISO 800 is usable in museums and better lit indoor scenes. Most family indoor scenes will be fine, with ISO 400 1/30 or ISO800 1/45 being common outcomes.
Flash: Nikon wins...a very nice, very adjustable output. Oly not bad.
EVF viewfinder: Oly wins. LCD view screen: Nikon wins.
WiFi : did not try either one. Nikon has to have WiFi downloaded to its memory card, while Oly WiFi is generally considered by most to be of a bit difficult, from what I have read.
Neither one is particularly quick to chance settings on the fly. Both are entirely usable in AUTO mode, and both have several good SCENE modes.
Conclusion: If you can accept the slightly bulky size of these two, they will beat the smaller compacts that have fixed lenses or shorter zoom or smaller sensors. Buy the one that looks and feels best in your hand, and buy on best price available at that time.