I've seen so many great reviews for the canon rebel, but that's way over my price range. I just want a good camera that will take action shots and evening shots.

Do you pros have any good suggestions for such a camera under $300?

TIA!

Not sure, but I do know that I see Rebels for sale in my paper for pretty cheap all the time. I bought mine from Lisa with three lenses, two batteries and a camera bag for around $500. We were doing the same as you...looking for a camera less than $300 that would do all of that and then we just decided to buy a used rebel because thats what we really wanted.

(just a suggestion, lol, I don't mean to say that the rebel is the only good camera, but am just saying that used ones can be decently priced)

I have a Canon PowerShot A630 and I can go into a pitch black room and take a picture and it will come out very well. It has a night time mode. It also has continuous shooting mode so I can hold the button down and it will keep clicking so I can get great action sequence shots. It cost me about 260 a year or so ago.

It also has continuous shooting mode so I can hold the button down and it will keep clicking so I can get great action sequence shots.

Yea! :clap: This is exactly what I want because everytime I go to take a picture, I get the wrong one, and then the one I want is gone because I've wasted time taking the first picture.

GussyandHudson--thanks for the suggestion! I'll check into those prices at our walmart...if they even sell them.

I got great pics of Smack barking with his ears straight up in the air. It's great!

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/redwingchick/IMG_1301.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/redwingchick/CrazyEars.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u122/redwingchick/IMG_1278.jpg

nice! :thumb: ive looked it up, and it looks just about right. im most excited about being able to take action shots. look at those with his ears right up! and his mouth--was he talking to you? anyhow, ill keep looking, but i think i might make this one my masters graduation gift to myself!

Yeah I held up a treat and made him speak for it while I shot. I wanted some ear shots.

Yeah I held up a treat and made him speak for it while I shot. I wanted some ear shots.
lol :floor I love it. those are the shots i want to take.

Before I got my Rebel I had (well, still have it) a Canon Powershot S2 IS. Great little camera and can be had for a good price now. It has an action mode and built in flash that will pop up in auto mode.

Shayne