Digital Camera - Q & A

i dont understand why you would buy a camera and then ask people what they think of it. Bad timing!

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when it comes to camera's some people focus too much on megapixels and not so much on the quality of the camera or its lens for that matter. for example, some cell phones now come with 5 megapixel cameras built in but still take crappy pictures. this is because they use cheap plastic lenses. i know that Nikon and Cannon tend to take nicer quality pictures because they use high quality glass lenses. i have a 6 megapixel cannon camera that takes better/nicer pictures than my friends Sony 10 megapixel camera. hope this helps.

What's the store return policy like?
Some things that make me think this is a waste of money:
Unbranded: A brand that doesn't have a known reputation probably has not been earning a good one.
5MP fluffed to 10 MP by interpolation. Essentially magnifying a blur and smoothing the pixelation.
8X Digital zoom. Optical zoom (which this camera lacks) magnifies the image reaching the sensor. Digital zoom crops the sensor's image and fluffs it up to a blur.

Of course you have experience using your old camera, so it shouldn't take long for actually using the new camera to tell you if it's better or worse.

Forgetting about the specs, does the camera do what you need? Is the image quality what you expect? Does it have the features you want? If yes, then the camera is fine. If no, then you have learned a valuable lesson. Keep the camera and learn to get the best out of it.

Next time you are in the market for a camera, come and ask questions before you buy one so you won't regret your purchase later. :)