cameras for beginners
Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for cameras for beginners.
If you're a beginner, you're probably looking for an easy-to-use camera that will fit in your pocket or bag and take good pictures. You've come to the right place. Browse the top-ranked list of cameras for beginners below along with associated reviews and opinions.
Olympus - Tough TG-6 12.0 Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Model: TG6BLACKSKU: 6355725Top comment"Shock proof, water proof, what else could be better for outdoor photography for beginners? Very nice build and enjoying it....Definitely got exactly what we were expecting. Wonderful camera and durable!!!!!...Good camera"
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Capture life's exciting moments with this Olympus digital camera. The waterproof casing stands up great against harsh weather and spills, while the 12MP resolution provides photos that are sharp and detailed. This Olympus digital camera features a compact design for convenient carrying, and the dustproof and crushproof construction adds reliable durability..Top comment"Shock proof, water proof, what else could be better for outdoor photography for beginners? Very nice build and enjoying it....Definitely got exactly what we were expecting. Wonderful camera and durable!!!!!...Good camera"
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Capture life's exciting moments with this Olympus digital camera. The waterproof casing stands up great against harsh weather and spills, while the 12MP resolution provides photos that are sharp and detailed. This Olympus digital camera features a compact design for convenient carrying, and the dustproof and crushproof construction adds reliable durability..See all Point & Shoot CamerasYour price for this item is $499.99
Sony - Cinema Line FX30 Super 35 Camera - Gray
Model: ILMEFX30SKU: 6522504Top comment"Perfect camera...The best aps-c cinema camera, for the best price!!...Beat Cinema Camera for the Price...You can take build this up to bed the camera you need for any shoot. Great but new beginners or pros needing a B camera to pair with their higher end cinema camera."
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The FX30 captures stunning images with 6K oversampling and a true cinematic look. Its compact size lets you take it anywhere, and sophisticated AF and stabilization makes advanced filmmaking more accessible than ever.Top comment"Perfect camera...The best aps-c cinema camera, for the best price!!...Beat Cinema Camera for the Price...You can take build this up to bed the camera you need for any shoot. Great but new beginners or pros needing a B camera to pair with their higher end cinema camera."
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The FX30 captures stunning images with 6K oversampling and a true cinematic look. Its compact size lets you take it anywhere, and sophisticated AF and stabilization makes advanced filmmaking more accessible than ever.See all Mirrorless CamerasYour price for this item is $2,199.99
Vivitar - Digital Camcorder
Model: DVR5K-BLK-STK-4SKU: 6516943Top comment"Camera...Nice little camera for my sister-in-law she loves cameras. She’s been using it a lot to video tape and she loves it. ...Excellent product for beginners!...Great product for purchase price. Excellent for beginner users."
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Capture memories as they happen—day or night—with the Vivitar 4K HD Digital Camcorder. Record 4K HD videos and take 48 megapixel still images with clarity and ease thanks to the 3.0" IPS touch high definition TFT-LCD(16:9）screen. 16x super digital zoom helps you get closer to the action, while a built-in infrared light provides the ability to shoot in both low-light and nighttime conditions.Top comment"Camera...Nice little camera for my sister-in-law she loves cameras. She’s been using it a lot to video tape and she loves it. ...Excellent product for beginners!...Great product for purchase price. Excellent for beginner users."
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Capture memories as they happen—day or night—with the Vivitar 4K HD Digital Camcorder. Record 4K HD videos and take 48 megapixel still images with clarity and ease thanks to the 3.0" IPS touch high definition TFT-LCD(16:9）screen. 16x super digital zoom helps you get closer to the action, while a built-in infrared light provides the ability to shoot in both low-light and nighttime conditions.See all 4K CamcordersYour price for this item is $149.99
Panasonic - LUMIX FZ80 18.1 Megapixels 4K Photo Point and Shoot Digital Camera with 60X Zoom Lens - Black
Model: DC-FZ80KSKU: 5723601Top comment"Great camera for a beginner...Great camera for beginners....I would still recommend this camera."
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Zoom in close or record stunning video with this multifunction Panasonic LUMIX digital camera. The 60x zoom lens offers incredible clarity for still shots, and the 18.1-megapixel high-sensitivity MOS sensor delivers crisp images in even low lighting. This Panasonic LUMIX digital camera utilizes POWER O.I.S. to cut down on shaking when shooting handheld..Top comment"Great camera for a beginner...Great camera for beginners....I would still recommend this camera."
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Zoom in close or record stunning video with this multifunction Panasonic LUMIX digital camera. The 60x zoom lens offers incredible clarity for still shots, and the 18.1-megapixel high-sensitivity MOS sensor delivers crisp images in even low lighting. This Panasonic LUMIX digital camera utilizes POWER O.I.S. to cut down on shaking when shooting handheld..See all Point & Shoot CamerasYour price for this item is $419.99
Canon - EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens - Black
Model: 5331C016SKU: 6508512Top comment"Good Camera...I would say that this is the best camera for beginners....Suberp Camera Canon R10...Good autofocus. Easy for beginners and for traveller's. Thanks for RF canon 50mm f/1.8 macro lense which makes overall package budget friendly."
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The EOS R10 is perfect for content creators looking to take their creativity to the next level. Featuring a high-speed shooting 15 FPS mechanical shutter^,~ a 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor, and lightning-fast auto-focus, all in a sleek, lightweight design.Top comment"Good Camera...I would say that this is the best camera for beginners....Suberp Camera Canon R10...Good autofocus. Easy for beginners and for traveller's. Thanks for RF canon 50mm f/1.8 macro lense which makes overall package budget friendly."
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The EOS R10 is perfect for content creators looking to take their creativity to the next level. Featuring a high-speed shooting 15 FPS mechanical shutter^,~ a 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor, and lightning-fast auto-focus, all in a sleek, lightweight design.See all Mirrorless CamerasYour price for this item is $1,279.99The previous price was $1,379.99
Olympus - Tough TG-6 4K 3840x2160 12 Megapixel Digital Camera - RED
Model: TG6REDSKU: 6351697Top comment"Great camera for beginners and professionals...This camera was purchased due to its ability to zoom close for pictures of plants and insects...Love this camera!...This camera took incredible pictures in the water and out. "
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You live for the outdoors. Hiking steep mountain trails. Backpacking through a desert canyon. Skiing in the wilderness. The Tough TG-6 is ready for adventure. It’s built to endure all the extreme environments you love exploring. You can drop it. Step on it. Go deep underwater or out into a freezing blizzard. It just keeps on shooting awesome stills and video. Packed with pro features, you’ll nail difficult shots — even in low light. Shoot intricately detailed macro photos and unique shots underwater with vivid color. The lightweight, compact Tough TG-6. Engineered to survive the world’s toughest places.Top comment"Great camera for beginners and professionals...This camera was purchased due to its ability to zoom close for pictures of plants and insects...Love this camera!...This camera took incredible pictures in the water and out. "
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You live for the outdoors. Hiking steep mountain trails. Backpacking through a desert canyon. Skiing in the wilderness. The Tough TG-6 is ready for adventure. It’s built to endure all the extreme environments you love exploring. You can drop it. Step on it. Go deep underwater or out into a freezing blizzard. It just keeps on shooting awesome stills and video. Packed with pro features, you’ll nail difficult shots — even in low light. Shoot intricately detailed macro photos and unique shots underwater with vivid color. The lightweight, compact Tough TG-6. Engineered to survive the world’s toughest places.See all Point & Shoot CamerasYour price for this item is $499.99
Canon - EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens - Black
Model: 5137C009SKU: 6508508Top comment"Impressed as beginner.. very much worth the price,...I love this Camera ! you will love it too .. Great for beginners in mirrorless Cameras ."
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With a 15 FPS mechanical shutter, the EOS R7 is Canon’s most advanced APS-C camera. Featuring a high-speed 32.5 MP sensor, in-body stabilization up to 7.5 stops with coordinated control IS^, and 4K60p video, it offers versatility for capturing photo and video of fast action, wildlife, and more.Top comment"Impressed as beginner.. very much worth the price,...I love this Camera ! you will love it too .. Great for beginners in mirrorless Cameras ."
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With a 15 FPS mechanical shutter, the EOS R7 is Canon’s most advanced APS-C camera. Featuring a high-speed 32.5 MP sensor, in-body stabilization up to 7.5 stops with coordinated control IS^, and 4K60p video, it offers versatility for capturing photo and video of fast action, wildlife, and more.See all Mirrorless CamerasYour price for this item is $1,899.99
Sony - AX43A 4K Handycam with Exmore R CMOS sensor camcorder - Black
Model: FDRAX43A/BSKU: 6516306Top comment"bought it as a beginner...i love my purchase. as a beginner in the camcorder game, i am pleased with the ease of use and the quality of the videos....Great little camera...Great little camera, works as described. No frills. Straight foward"
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Delivering superb solutions for content creators and videographers, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, to rival gimbal systems, high-resolution 4K1 movie recording and high-quality sound with a unique microphone the AX43A Handycam® camcorder puts professional production and simple movie sharing within anyone’s grasp.Top comment"bought it as a beginner...i love my purchase. as a beginner in the camcorder game, i am pleased with the ease of use and the quality of the videos....Great little camera...Great little camera, works as described. No frills. Straight foward"
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Delivering superb solutions for content creators and videographers, with Balanced Optical SteadyShot, to rival gimbal systems, high-resolution 4K1 movie recording and high-quality sound with a unique microphone the AX43A Handycam® camcorder puts professional production and simple movie sharing within anyone’s grasp.See all Traditional CamcordersYour price for this item is $949.99
GoPro - HERO11 Mini Camcorder - Black
Model: CHDHF-111-TH/CHDHF-111-RWSKU: 6520372Top comment"I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an action camera....Great Secondary Action Camera...In other words, I think this model would be excellent as a secondary camera."
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Get the incredible video performance of HERO11 Black in a smaller, lighter, simpler design that's ready for action. HERO11 Black Mini's compact size makes it more comfortable to wear when capturing immersive point-of-view footage while its new dual mounting fingers boost your body and helmet mounting options. Just as waterproof as ever and even more rugged, it's made to capture any adventure. Simply press the Shutter button to power up and start recording with our best settings. After recording, all you have to do is charge your camera and relax. Your footage will be automatically uploaded to the cloud, turned into an amazing highlight video and sent to your phone ready to share. 1 Its new image sensor ensures you'll get 5.3K video with stunning image quality and the silky-smooth steadiness of award-winning HyperSmooth 5.0 video stabilization.Top comment"I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an action camera....Great Secondary Action Camera...In other words, I think this model would be excellent as a secondary camera."
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Get the incredible video performance of HERO11 Black in a smaller, lighter, simpler design that's ready for action. HERO11 Black Mini's compact size makes it more comfortable to wear when capturing immersive point-of-view footage while its new dual mounting fingers boost your body and helmet mounting options. Just as waterproof as ever and even more rugged, it's made to capture any adventure. Simply press the Shutter button to power up and start recording with our best settings. After recording, all you have to do is charge your camera and relax. Your footage will be automatically uploaded to the cloud, turned into an amazing highlight video and sent to your phone ready to share. 1 Its new image sensor ensures you'll get 5.3K video with stunning image quality and the silky-smooth steadiness of award-winning HyperSmooth 5.0 video stabilization.See all Action CamerasYour price for this item is $349.99The previous price was $399.99
GoPro - HERO11 Black Creator Edition Action Camera - Black
Model: CHDFB-111-CNSKU: 6514925Top comment"The easy mode for the UI offers ease of use enhancements for controlling the GoPro which is great for beginners. As a whole, using and recording video with the Hero 11 was a pleasing experience and I am thrilled with the video quality from my other GoPro’s. ...Best action cameras...Ive always used gopro cameras. Ive tried orher unknown brands but always favored the gopro cameras"
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Create captivating vlogging content with this GoPro HERO11 Black Creator Edition camera. The 5.3K resolution and 27-megapixel camera deliver candid, detailed visuals, while support for Full HD live streaming and lets you share your footage as it happens. This GoPro HERO11 Black Creator Edition camera features a rear LCD screen for intuitive operation and HyperSmooth 5.0 video stabilization technology to take clear shots even when moving.Top comment"The easy mode for the UI offers ease of use enhancements for controlling the GoPro which is great for beginners. As a whole, using and recording video with the Hero 11 was a pleasing experience and I am thrilled with the video quality from my other GoPro’s. ...Best action cameras...Ive always used gopro cameras. Ive tried orher unknown brands but always favored the gopro cameras"
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Create captivating vlogging content with this GoPro HERO11 Black Creator Edition camera. The 5.3K resolution and 27-megapixel camera deliver candid, detailed visuals, while support for Full HD live streaming and lets you share your footage as it happens. This GoPro HERO11 Black Creator Edition camera features a rear LCD screen for intuitive operation and HyperSmooth 5.0 video stabilization technology to take clear shots even when moving.See all Vlogging KitsYour price for this item is $599.99The previous price was $699.99
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