Digital Photo Bargains

Digital photography has taken off like crazy, last year more digital cameras were sold than film cameras. But everybody’s concerned about price. Here are three excellent, inexpensive -- but high performance -- digital photography items that won’t break the bank.

Gateway 5-Megapixel Camera
First and foremost is Gateway’s new 5-megapixel camera. Gateway is better known for their PC’s but recently they branched out into consumer electronics –and now they’ve come out with a whole new line of digital cameras that undercut the competition by over $100 per model. The DC-T50 is about the same size as a 2-megapixel camera of just a couple of years ago and its right about the same price –a bargain at $399. www.gateway.com

Lexmark PrinTrio Photo
Photo printers have undergone a revolution in the last couple of years. The prices have gone down and the performance has gone up. Lexmark just came out with a brand new all-on-one that combines the best features of their photo printers with the best features of their all-in-one scanner copier printer. The PrinTrio Photo features the card readers you need for your digital camera memory cards and it also has the six color ink printing of their high end photo printers. It also scans and can be used as a copier. Best of all, the price is only $99. www.lexmark.com

Energizer Rechargeables
If your digital camera uses double A’s or triple A’s, Energizer rechargeables are a great solution. They have a high speed charger that charges the 4 double A’s or triple A’s in half the time of most chargers -- under 30-minutes. Energizer has also beefed up the capacity of the batteries, so they’ll last longer per charge. If you have a digital camera that uses standard batteries, you know they go through batteries like nobody’s business. A good recharger like the Energizer is definitely the way to go. www.energizer.com