I'll be stationed in Japan in about 2 weeks (USAF) and plan to tour a bit while I'm there - obviously. Military pay isn't great though, as I'm sure you can guess. So I'm trying to find a camera that fits in the ~$600-$650 area. That's about the most I can spend right now unfortunately.
However! It may not be all bad, because I'm not one to sit and fiddle with manual settings for an extended period of time, or set up shots, etc. I've been thinking something along the lines of a G10 or SX10IS - something of hybrid - but I wasn't sure what the best resort would be for the budget. I don't really know what I'll be shooting either, per se. Could be scenery, portraits, I don't know. So I would need something that does everything "decently" (I can't afford "excellent" or even "good" or "great" ). Just a sharp, clean, clear picture (as much so as possible).
Any help would be appreciated, I'm (obviously) pretty new to photography and could use all the help I can get
However! It may not be all bad, because I'm not one to sit and fiddle with manual settings for an extended period of time, or set up shots, etc. I've been thinking something along the lines of a G10 or SX10IS - something of hybrid - but I wasn't sure what the best resort would be for the budget. I don't really know what I'll be shooting either, per se. Could be scenery, portraits, I don't know. So I would need something that does everything "decently" (I can't afford "excellent" or even "good" or "great" ). Just a sharp, clean, clear picture (as much so as possible).
Any help would be appreciated, I'm (obviously) pretty new to photography and could use all the help I can get