10 Best Digital Cameras for Manual Controls
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Out of thousands of reviews for 240 products, over 700 people recommended Digital Cameras specifically for Manual Controls. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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$355 - $400
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76 People Recommend
"the down side -- camera will tell you when you need the flash, but you must manually flip the flash up for it to work.…" - A Customer from Hamilton, Oh at Buy.com "for the most part, i leave it on auto mode and get very good pictures, but do use manual or shutter priority for shots of fast motion such as hummingbirds or night scenes.…" - Lawrence from McCalla, AL at Circuitcity.com "it took me about a ½ of reading to figure out how to put the camera on black and white and how to manually focus.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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$260 - $550
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49 People Recommend
"it's fully automatic mode is sufficient for most types of picture needs but this camera offers enough manual settings to intimidate novices.…" - Buydig.com User "so, i really wanted a pocket camera with 8+ megapixels,10x zoom and a manual feature (to replace my 4mp sony dsc-p73 that is about 3-4 years old)...…" - Ryan from Milwaukee, WI at Circuitcity.com "the only reason i give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because the camera manual makes slight mention about raw images even though on my camera i have had it come up saying raw a couple of times on the…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot G9
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$499 - $569
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39 People Recommend
"this is a great camera for both camera pros and amateurs because it has settings for you to dial in the iso manually or you can use the special settings like fireworks, sports, nightshade, kids/pets,…" - Wendy from Washingt at Circuitcity.com "it is a great camera, but the shooting release is too slow, if you wor manually is excellent, this the camera that i use in trips due to the small and performance.…" - marcos from new york, at Circuitcity.com "i really like this camera so far packed full of features and options for those who enjoy both the automatic benefits in a pinch and manual control.…" - Hammer from at Circuitcity.com |
Canon IXUS 80 IS
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25 People Recommend
"has a very good battery life, comes with good photo editing software and is reliable.the only downside is the flash does not always work great and you need to adjust it manually from time to time.…" - Bestbuy.com User "this product has excellent autimatic features, but still has some manual adjustment options.…" - "Sophie" at Bhphotovideo.com "the ability to use manual iso800 with the is capability has been great!…" - "tomK" at Bhphotovideo.com |
Canon PowerShot A590
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$104 - $238
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25 People Recommend
"i like the features, in that i can use either the full automatic or use it in manual (ie.…" - Charles from Reading, PA at Circuitcity.com "also we were in inside and taking some shots from a good distance and this camera gave the me the 'manual' abilities to take those shots, other cameras in the same price range would not have given me…" - Jster from OKC at Circuitcity.com "if you want to learn how to use manual camera exposure controls, it's a good place to start.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS
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$228 - $450
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24 People Recommend
"its fixable but it is time consuming to manually change and correct the red eye.i think i must have spent a good 30-45 minutes correcting all my picture.…" - Rose from Oxnard, California at Circuitcity.com "while the canon powershot sd870 is doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact…" - Philip Ryan at Cnet.com "it takes absolutely great outdoor photos, but, as many reviewers note, it needs help (a manual overirde which i've not mastered)to adjust for low light and indoor photos.…" - footwalk from L at Circuitcity.com |
Canon Ixus 75
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$165 - $350
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24 People Recommend
"manual controls on this thing let you do a lot, more manual controls than just about any camera brand, and the automatic options work great when you dont have to time to play with the settings.…" - sol at Circuitcity.com "it is not automatic.…" - Amazon.com User "i am not very good with reading manuals and it has been pretty easy for me to figure things out.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon EOS 40D
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$718 - $1,300
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22 People Recommend
"40d is good for what it is, everything (or almost everything) you need is already here, as long as the camera has manual, aperture/shutter priority mode, you're good to go.…" - Amazon.com User "i've never used an slr camera prior to purchasing this (i'm a total novice here lol), and in just a weeks time, i felt completely comfortable shooting pictures fully manual.…" - Amazon.com User "the program modes are great on these cameras and allow some creativity (metering, drive mode, iso) and also have manual modes for full creativity (within limits of the camera).…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon Digital Rebel XSi
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$594 - $1,000
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21 People Recommend
"and the best parts about this camera is that it can switch to live-view mode which makes it really great for macro shots - especially because you can zoom in up to 10x and then manually focus in…" - TGP from North Hollywood, California at Circuitcity.com "i've also toyed with a rebel xti, but didn't like the lack of a 'live view' screen and the compact digital card versus the sd card...so i kept waiting.having an old, manual film slrcamera that sees…" - BW from Atlanta, GA at Circuitcity.com "this isn't that big of a deal for me, i prefer full manual myself, but the whole point of this feature, i thought, was to make it more user friendly for the point-and-shoot photographer.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
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$149 - $280
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21 People Recommend
"(i'm the type of person who reads through the owner's manual as soon as i get a new product, and plays with it and experiments so i'm familiar with its operation when i really need it.)…" - Amazon.com User "and it has less flexible capabilities for manually making your own settings; but overall i am very pleased to have this sophisticated little camera that can go anywhere.…" - Amazon.com User "the most common negative comment in reviews of this camera is that it does not offer a wide variety of manual settings.…" - Amazon.com User |
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