Digital Cameras

Hello Kathy,

I am sorry to hear that Sony is charging that much, just to look at your camera. If you really really love your camera I would look around for a camera repair shop and see what options you might have there.

Other than that, I have looked up your Dimage 404 specs and did a search on this site for a comparable camera under $200. I was not sure of your budget but I imagine you would prefer to buy a new one for the price Sony quoted you.

I noticed your dimage can record videos. I know many people don't use that feature but I think my family does 50% of the time. Saying that, I have taken this into account since you didn't say anything about video.

For under $200 you have two brand choices, Canon or Panasonic. Canon has a few models but the Canon A430 gets more bang for your buck. The down side to this camera is battery life, you only get 90ish shots from 2 AA batteries.

The other model is the Panasonic DMC-LZ3 camera which has a more optical zoom & megapixels than your dimage as well as the Canon A430 (mentioned above). It also boasts a movie mode with 30 frames per second (the same as Canon A430 too) but apparently it has no sound. If you don't use the movie mode then you won't miss the sound thing. The panasonic has a much longer battery life than the canon, 250 images. Both cameras can use SD or MMC memory cards, which are cheap these days. The panasonic does not come with a memory card but 14mb is already built in, whereas the canon does give a 16mb card. So, if you decide to buy the panasonic you will need to buy a memory card too, as 14mb (nor 16mb for that matter) is very large and easy to fill up.

Here are the links for both cameras and the link to find all the camera choices - similar to your dimage - under $200.

Panasonic DMC-LZ3, Canon A430 & Similar to Dimage 404 & under $200

I hope that helps. If you have more questions please ask.

Hello Nancy,

I found the manual for this camera in in pdf format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader (for pdf files) then click here to download it. Once you do that you can read the manual. Here is the link for the DXG 202 Manual. If you also received the usb cable for that camera you can upload your pictures with it. If you are running Windows XP you shouldn't need any other software. If you aren't running XP you might need to download the DXG 202 Driver. The manual should mention something about that. If all else fails you can try calling DXG: (626) 839-6528 extension 192.

I hope this solves your problem.

CP Editor

Hello,

this page where you left the comments, these are considered the popular cameras. You can find other options by useing the filters in the yellow box on the left column. If you need personaly assistance I will be more than glad to help.

CP Editor

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Hi Robert,

Here are some tips to get your computer to reconize your images.

1) Be sure you installed any Nikon software that came with your camera.
2) If you use Windows XP, you shouldn't need anything at all. But you should check your harddrive to make sure your USB hardware is working properly.
3) If the above does not work, consider buying a card reader. This camera uses a SD memory card so I would try getting a SD card reader, or consider an ALL-IN-ONE card reader.

I hope that helps,
CP Editor