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[3darth]

My mom is looking for a camera that she can focus, adjust iris and set white balance. Doesn't need to be super high megapixels- she's using it for ebay type of website, but needs the colors to be accurate as possible. What's the cheapest and easiest to use out there- needs to be a digital camera.
Thanks,

[NWcityguy2]

I bet you could find a high end point and shoot with those features, but I'm not very familiar with what is offered right now so you would have to do some research it a bit more.

As far as a dslr goes, you might try cruising ebay for a used one. Used Canon Digital Rebels go for about $350-$500 depending on what lenses/accessories come with it. 10D's and Rebel XT's go for about $450-600. If you are on a tight budget I personally would recommend the digital rebel, it would be more than enough for auction photography. Here are a couple of places that review it. http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Canon-EOS-Rebel-300D-Digital-Camera-Review.htm
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/eos_300d-review/index.shtml
If you have a bit more money than do what I did and upgrade to the XT, it has some nice features that its forerunner didn't.

Plus there are other considerations, like lenses, which I wouldn't recommend buying a fancy one until you are sure you need it, a tripod, a book of photography (very recommended unless you took a college class of photography), a memory card so factor that stuff into your budget.

Hope it helps.

Adam

[SpecialK]

I think even a low end point-and-shoot can do that. The Canon A540 is highly rated right here at DCRP. Focusing is with a lever instead of twisting a lens, though.