5 Best Point and Shoot Camera Under 300$
What to look for before buying point and shoot cameras?
Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom
One of the things that you should look out for when you are buying a point and shoot camera is its optical zoom that makes it preferable over the smartphone cameras. Simply Smart phone cameras use digital zoom.
Aperture in Point and Shoot
It's an opening in the lens that you can adjust to make it larger or smaller the larger the hole the larger the aperture the more light we let into the lens, the smaller the less light we let into the lens.
Video features
I don't think you will count much on point and shoot cameras for making videos, because it's mainly used to shoot pictures so if you are comparing between 2 point and shoot cameras it's an extra point.
NFC / Wifi
NFC and it's only works from within a very short range its a simple way to pair the camera with another device. Such as when you want to pair your phone to your camera.
So now Lets talk about the best Point and shoot under 300$ cameras out in the market.
Sony RX100
- Approximately 20.1 megapixels.
-28-100mm equivalent F/18-49 lens.
-ISO 125-6400 Expandable ISO 80, 100, and 25,600.
-3-Inch LCD screen with 12M dots.
-Burst Mode (shots)-Approx10 fps,(VGA) Moving Image Size -640x480 30fps Approx 3Mbps.
-Flash range:ISO Auto: approximately 0.3 meter to 17.1 meter (W).
-Bright F18 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 36x zoom.
premium compact camera with 1 inch sensor -Body made from aluminum gives a great impression -Excellent size and design - Its ergonomics are not great, basically no grip, so using this camera with one hand is not a comfortable experience although its weight and size is perfect.
Panasonic Lumix ZS50 Camera
-Powerful 42x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer for outstanding optical performance
-Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC allows for easy sharing and transferring of images and videos.
-20.0 Megapixel sensor with DIGIC 4 plus Image Processor helps deliver stunning image quality
-approx number of shots recordable to 16 GB memory card
-3.0-inch LCD with a wide viewing angle allows clear display
-Capture 720p HD video with clear sound.
It feels great in the hand and it's very light with a built-in wireless wifi transmitter, so you can transfer all your images to your smartphone. It has image stabilization, face detection focus, 20 megapixels sensor and manual focus. Of course the zoom you have is 42x optical zoom. That's huge, if you like to take photos using zoom this camera will be great for you.
FUJIFILM INSTAX MINI EVO Hybrid Instant Camera
-- Built-in automatic exposure for ideal pictures every time
-Produce 2.4 x 1.8" images on a credit card-sized, 3.4 x 2.1" sheet
-Fixed 28mm-equivalent lens offers a versatile wide-angle perspective and the f/2 aperture
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery is used to power the camera and supports printing up to approximately 100 images per charge
-Internal memory holds approximately 45 still images and a microSD/SDHC
- INSTAX MINI EVO app can be used for wireless remote control over the camera as well as for transferring images
- Built-in flash helps illuminate the scene when working in low light.
-Print a photo you have already shot, you take your photo normally and then you browse through the photos using the LCD screen on the back until you find the photo you like and then you print it.
- You can transfer an image that you shot on your smartphone over to the camera and print it out, it's easy in fact it takes just seconds.
- When you print images that come out of your phone those images come out really good, even if this camera were nothing but a printer, it would be worth the price.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300
-35x Optical Zoom 4.5-157.5mm Lens.
-a point-and-shoot camera featuring a 20.1 MP 1/2.3" Super HAD CCD image sensor.
-Face detection works to improve portraits by emphasizing focus and exposure on the subjects' face.
-360° Sweep Panorama allows you to create wide panoramic images in-camera by simply sweeping your camera about the scene.
-It has different modes such as movie mode, sweet panorama, manual exposure shooting, auto intelligent and of course a manual zoom selection
-The zoom which allows you to zoom 35 times optical zoom allows you to capture things extremely far away.
Lumix DC-ZS70
-Leica DC Vario-Elmar 30x Zoom Lens.
-4K Photo Modes.-ISO 6400 and Up to 10 fps Shooting.
-Of course the 4K video shooting.
-Has in-body image stabilization.
-Slow motion like four times slow motion in high definition.
-Taking selfies with this camera is also impressive, because of the flip up screen which flips around 180 degrees
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