[Radiojoe315]

I currently own a Nikon Coolpix 5600. I love the camera. It has worked out VERY well for me. To give you the brief specifics of the camera it had a 5 Megapixels, 3x Opitcal zoom, and 16 scene modes. I enjoyed the scene modes because it had one for snow, sunsets, dusk, backlight, indoor, ect. As a weather buff that came in handy most of the time.

Sadly, the camera died the other day. I am interested in buying a new camera. I can't be without one. Not that I use it daily, I do enjoy it when I use it. I want one that is fairly cheap and only has what I need. I know my needs are quite simple. I don't need anything over 6 MP becuase most of my pictures are no bigger than printed as a full page and most are viewed on screen.

I do use my camera for weather events a lot. Such as snow and thunderstorms. And that camera always cooperated well in them. Any commendations? I was looking at the Nikon Coolpix L11 but I see it accepted SDHC cards.

I have quite a few SD cards and was hoping they wouldn't go to waste. Are SD cards still compatible with a camera like that?

I was also looking at the Nikon Coolpix L10 as well. Which was a little cheaper. I know my needs are quite simple compared to many. Any advice? I'd like to go this weekend to buy one.

[wilson44512]

what price range?
here are a few places to get reviews on camera.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/default.htm

http://www.dpreview.com/

i just bought a canon S3 IS a couple of month ago. $300. and it takes great shots. the newer one is the S5. but its more money

[briealeida]

I recently purchased a Samsung Digimax L85 that I am in loovee with. It's 8 MP but you can scale it all the way down to VGA. You might like it. I got it from woot.com for $140 which is a steal but I've seen it in the $200 and $300 range on Froogle and the like.



As a side note: My number one camera manufacturer has always been Fuji but the Fuji cameras I've had have used xd cards.

[slipe]

All the newer SD cameras will have SDHC compatibility. You can use your old SD cards with no problem.

The L11 isn’t in a class where you can find extensive reviews that report on things like shutter and focus lag, cycle times, low light focus, flash range etc. But I doubt you will do better in the $120 range that is sells in.

[wilson44512]

L11 specs
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...ikon_cpl11.asp
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/l11.html

[Radiojoe315]

I was only considering the L11 because I felt like I didn't need much more. It wasn't nesecarily the price. It just seemed like I don't use too many of the other features. I use basic weather photography and simple family pictures.

Do I need much of anything else?

[slipe]

If you were happy with the S600 you will be happy with the L11. It has good photo quality and the features you use.

[Radiojoe315]

I wound up purchasing a Samsung S730 today for the same price. I hope I made a good choice. Thanks everyone for the input.