Any tips on a top notch camera under $500 dollars?

ellong0

Becoming interested in youtube, i've made a channel.
Long story short, a very nice camera would be nice.
Does anyone have any tips?
Requirements:
1) Obviously (Or maybe not) I would prefer in the less then $500 range, I am willing to spend a nice deal of money on a camera that I like, but since i'm not professional, or have any desire to be professional, I would like to spend in the 350-500 range.
2) That being said, I don't expect to see a barbie digital camera up here for $19.99, NOT what i'm looking for.
3) Having any unique details would be awesome. (Ex. able to go underwater)
4) DIGITAL please. And easily portable. If you're going to say one of those canons you better make sure it's really flippin good.
5) Clearly video is necessary.
6) :D

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Answer
I was a Canon fanatic until I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ18 (8Mp) on sale a couple of years ago. I love it and can't wait to get the newest model, the FZ35 (12 Mp). The FZ series has lots of extras (but no water resistance): wide angle to 18X, the lens is threaded so I can use filters, the FZ35 does HD video, there's a ton of modes to choose from (I'm finally starting to use the Manual mode and setting the Fstop and shutter speed on my own;-), and it's one of the few p&s cameras that does RAW (which can be processed in the ACR of both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements). Since I'm always lugging the camera around and holding it up for long periods waiting for birds, it's nice that it's light-weight. Here are some of the photos I've taken. I don't spend much time or worry when I photograph but I usually post-process with Levels and, if needed, some unsharp mask.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4412783762/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4412015407/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4412016241/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4412016465/
Here's an untweaked image that I took from my car window with not much time to adjust the exposure:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4412017939/
And here's one of the first images I took with the Manual mode last Saturday night. I hand-held the camera and cropped in close in post-process.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22020217@N05/4394221506/

Remember these are from an older model of the camera.

Here's a review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Panasonic/panasonic_dmcfz35.asp

Which camera brand is best for photography?

Boss the D

for taking pictures of wild life and underwater? DSLR Camera

Answer
Highly recommended. If you are new to SLR/DSLR and looking for a entry-level DSLR to begin with, then Nikon D5000 will give you Nikon D90 or Canon T1i picture quality for only little extra $ on top of entry entry DSLR Nikon D3000 or Canon XS. I really believe the extra $ is well spent for the picture quality coming out from Nikon D5000 especially in low light condition or indoor. A lot of people against it due to missing build-in moter to AF the non-CPU lens, which is not really a major issue to most of the new entry DSLR users if they do not have old lens on hand. In adiition, there is no reason that the D5000 LCD is not good enough if all Nikon D3000/D40/D60 and Canon XS/XS1 LCDs can provide you good picture viewing results. That's why the lower resuolution LCD display than D90 and T1i display LCD is not bothering me too much. However, the picture quality is much better than Nikon D3000/D40 or Canon XS/XSi and even up against Nikon D90 or Canon T1i picture quality, which is the super value come and shine from D5000.

Please check dpreview.com and see the Canon Rebel T1i review. The professional reviewer even mentioned the Nikon D5000 provide great picture quality even compared to Cannon T1i. You cannot go wrong with D5000 unless you have a lot of older lens from previous SLR/DSLR needed built-in motor body or you are using more D90 features instead of P&S replacement, then D90 might be better way to go.

Otherwise, skip Nikon D3000 or Canon XS/XSi and go for Nikon D5000. It is the best vaule entry DSLR if you are looking for both better picture quality and greater user friendly unit.

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