widest compact digital camera?

[slackerinabox]

I have a digital slr already but need a wider, somewhat disposable (cheap) for real estate purposes. I'm dealing with mostly apartments in nyc so as small and as wide as possible would be great. Any suggestions? Megapixels aren't that important.
Thanks!

edit: just picked up a panasonic zs7 - seemed like a good balance between picture quality and features for the money. Thanks guys!

 

[corkyg]

You won't find many P&S digicams with wider than 28mm. There are a couple of 26's. Have you considered a wide angle adapter?

http://www.andromeda.com/people/ddyer/photo/wideangle.html

Since you are in NYC, go down to B&H and see what they can show you.

 

[BigSmooth]

If you want cheap, the Olympus FE-5020 might fit the bill. It's actually 24mm, very small, and less than $150. Performance and IQ might not be the best but it might be OK for your purposes. The Casio EX-H5 and EX-H10 are also 24mm and sub-$200.

If you want to spend a little more Panasonic has some affordable 25mm models. Other manufacturers also have some solid 24/25mm offerings as you move up in price.

 

[alkemyst]

24mm is popular in the P&S range...

 

[OulOat]

I have a digital slr already but need a wider, somewhat disposable (cheap) for real estate purposes. I'm dealing with mostly apartments in nyc so as small and as wide as possible would be great. Any suggestions? Megapixels aren't that important.
Thanks!

Samsung TL500. F1.8 is made for indoors.

 

[angry hampster]

Why do you need a cheap camera? Wouldn't you want *quality* pics of the houses you're dealing with?

 

[996GT2]

As far as I know, the widest P&S camera is the Kodak V705.

It has two 7.1 megapixel sensors, one behind a 39-117mm 3x optical zoom lens and another behind a 23mm equivalent ultrawide lens:

It's an old camera and the image quality probably wouldn't hold a candle to today's best P&S cameras like the Panasonic LX3 or Canon S90, but you asked for widest and here it is

 

[alkemyst]

Why do you need a cheap camera? Wouldn't you want *quality* pics of the houses you're dealing with?

A cheap P&S can produce just as good of a shot as a dSLR for the most part.

Depth of field and the like it can't hold a candle too...however, snapping pics of a house that usually both well-light and non-moving should be no problem for most P&S to do well.

I have always liked Canon's lineup. I did get my parent's a Nikon Coolpix 3200 a long time ago and it's still running strong (we are upgrading them this year) and my wife had a couple Nikons in the beginning before going Canon elph.

 

[alkemyst]

you asked for widest and here it is

at 4000x4000 pixels I guarantee that's one of the widest here.

That's the only image you could find?

 

[slackerinabox]

Why do you need a cheap camera? Wouldn't you want *quality* pics of the houses you're dealing with?

Well I have some nicer cameras including a dslr that I love. But most of my work requires running around on the subway system meeting strangers to show apartments to. Ineed something that I could afford to lose, get stolen, or break. Also I'm brand new, my wife would be happier if I bought an economical camera now and then something robust when I have clients I'm thinking that beautiful $3-400 lumix would be my final destination, but a sub-$200 cam seems more prudent now.

Thanks for the suggestions! That olymous is priced right but is supposedly quite grainy indoors. I'm thinking one of the samsungs mentioned might be adequate.

And ill def get a wide angle lens at some point, but the bulk bothers me. Ill get one when I get a fine leather brief case, but that's too pretentious for a noob agent

 

[slackerinabox]

As far as I know, the widest P&S camera is the Kodak V705.

It has two 7.1 megapixel sensors, one behind a 39-117mm 3x optical zoom lens and another behind a 23mm equivalent ultrawide lens:

It's an old camera and the image quality probably wouldn't hold a candle to today's best P&S cameras like the Panasonic LX3 or Canon S90, but you asked for widest and here it is

That may actually be perfect, I don't need many megapixels for web snapshots

 

[slackerinabox]

edit: just picked up a panasonic zs7 - seemed like a good balance between picture quality and features for the money. Thanks guys!