10 Best Digital Cameras for Outdoor Use
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Out of thousands of reviews for 264 products, over 1,000 people recommended Digital Cameras specifically for Outdoor Use. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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$355 - $400
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77 People Recommend
"case' like the nikon dslr & the 35 mm cameras have -- also a backpack is a plus to have when on a trip,hiking,etc.my advice ~~ buy it & enjoy!this is by far the best camera to get at this time!…" - StarrGRT from Peachtree City,Ga at Circuitcity.com "i like picking a color (like flowers) and having everything else black and white.the posibilities are endless.i have already recommended this camera to a friend and will continue to recommend it to…" - Bestbuy.com User "the image stabilization makes a huge difference especially when shooting with the zoom lens, a very nice feature and i can't imagine buying a camera without it.…" - D.S. from Hays, KS at Buy.com |
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS
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$228 - $450
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58 People Recommend
"i use my camera in real estate it really does make a huge difference with the wide angle lens.…" - Rich from San Antonio at Circuitcity.com "other than this slight flaw, its a great pocket camera for hiking, biking, and just about anywhere outdoors.…" - UMFAN1 from Atlanta, GA at Circuitcity.com "if you take pictures outside a lot it is a really great compact camera.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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$260 - $550
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57 People Recommend
"i bought this camera because i thought it would be perfect for trips and hiking.…" - Sharpie from Thousand Oaks, CA at Circuitcity.com "we've used it innight shots for our outdoor christmas lights and they turned out wonderful.…" - CandD from Warren, MI at Circuitcity.com "it has alot of features where you can shoot at like the beach, fireworks, snow and about ten other things that you will reallu loke to use.…" - Teckpro from at Circuitcity.com |
Canon IXUS 80 IS
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51 People Recommend
"i wanted a camera with an optical viewfinder and this one has it for when it's too bright outside to see the lcd.…" - "Powerpirate" at Bhphotovideo.com "there is some ghosting while shooting video into bright light, but apart from that the camera works great.…" - "Peter" at Bhphotovideo.com "it has a beautiful, high resolution lcd screen that allows you to see in bright light as well as in the dark.…" - "Photolvr" at Bhphotovideo.com |
Canon EOS 40D
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$718 - $1,300
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49 People Recommend
"i use this camera mostly for nature and sport photography.…" - "John" at Wolfcamera.com "auto iso, bright lcd, comfortable controls, quiet, small lag time best uses:…" - Photoalley.com User "bright lcd, comfortable controls, strong construction best uses:…" - Photoalley.com User |
Canon Ixus 75
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$165 - $350
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45 People Recommend
"very nice product.cons: does not have a sunrise and/or sunset preset.…" - Pcnation.com User "fly.the video is outstanding, i have taken several short "movies" of my kids playing at a low res and it is remarkable.i was really leaning this time when i bought a camera to go outside of canon.…" - Bestbuy.com User "i tested this camera on shots of rather dark interior rooms with and without flash and no flash photos almost better with available light & camera's compensation.…" - "John --the traveling family photographer" at Ritzcamera.com |
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
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$149 - $280
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41 People Recommend
"the picture quality is so clear even in the 12x mode whether at night, at the beach, indoors it adjust to the lighting so great.…" - Robbie from Merritt Island, Fl at Circuitcity.com "when i get a blurry shot i go to a mode or another scene mode to get it right.…" - kellymac from FL at Circuitcity.com "it will still delay a little when shooting under low light conditions, but that is the nature of digital photography.…" - Amazon.com User |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150
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$296 - $408
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32 People Recommend
"a wonderful product, great pictures, easy to use and a terrific zoom lens to boot...i'm sure that the camera snobs will find fault with this product, but what product don't they...if you want a great…" - sph from california at Circuitcity.com "this camera is not slim but then again, it has to accomodate the zoom lens.…" - Olohc 08 from Mi at Circuitcity.com "i finally picked one camera, this camera, because it has all the functions i need for my trip to europe (10x zoom, many different scene modes, decent megapixels) while still being cost effective.…" - Caitlyn from Austin, Texas at Circuitcity.com |
Canon PowerShot G9
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$499 - $569
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31 People Recommend
"you can choose your scene selections and just absorb the surroundings into to the eye of the camera andget marvellous pictures.…" - nomade from NJ at Circuitcity.com "doesn't take the place of a canon eos mark i but it sure is nice to take with you on the way to work or hiking, biking kayaking etc.…" - Pcnation.com User "still at night shootin is lil grainyon the pics but as far as iso400 will work just fine.but using this camera on a day time no complaints on my pics.overall,,,im satisfied w the results....recommend…" - Emer from Chicago,IL. at Circuitcity.com |
Olympus Stylus 850SW 8MP
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$196 - $315
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30 People Recommend
"it is really great in pools and ocean with very visible images ,i also like it to take freind pics too i have dropped it many times and still in good condition .…" - branedan from cypress california at Circuitcity.com "i have used it for portraits, outdoors - it is great.…" - "Scott" at Abt.com "i know how expensive electronics are, so i was always careful not to wet my camera, whether at a water park, the beach, or simply outdoors.this camera has changedit all.…" - S at Circuitcity.com |
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