Can I transfer pictures from a camera to my iPhone?

I understand that the iPhone 5 has a high quality camera, but I was thinking about buying a nice camera, like a legit one, for leisurely photography and contests. I have one catch: my computer crashed. Is there any way that I would be able to transfer pictures directly from the camera? Also, any camera suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ($100 to $200 price range?)

Yes, there actually is a way these days - it is called an eye-fi card. Read about it on their website: http://www.eye.fi/

As to camera… Your budget is low.

When you're on a very tight budget, you're limited to a basic little Point & Shoot camera, and many of those are very similar so it really doesn't matter too much which one you pick (although I would stick with Canon or Nikon and certainly stay away from Kodak and Vivitar).

In perfect lighting situations, they will take pretty decent photos.
However, they do all have limitations (especially shutter lag and low light issues), and a huge problem is often the lack of manual controls, which of course limits you so drastically in what you can do.

Quite a lot of the limitations can be overcome - or at least improved - by learning a bit about photography.

Read the manual several times, attend a class, borrow some books and look online for tutorials.
I can guarantee you that some knowledge will help you make the most of your camera, whichever one you end up buying.

Do keep in mind that for that sort of money your camera will have a TINY sensor and you can't expect miracles from it.

Yes, there actually is a way these days - it is called an eye-fi card. Read about it on their website: http://www.eye.fi/

As to camera… Your budget is low.

When you're on a very tight budget, you're limited to a basic little Point & Shoot camera, and many of those are very similar so it really doesn't matter too much which one you pick (although I would stick with Canon or Nikon and certainly stay away from Kodak and Vivitar).

In perfect lighting situations, they will take pretty decent photos.
However, they do all have limitations (especially shutter lag and low light issues), and a huge problem is often the lack of manual controls, which of course limits you so drastically in what you can do.

Quite a lot of the limitations can be overcome - or at least improved - by learning a bit about photography.

Read the manual several times, attend a class, borrow some books and look online for tutorials.
I can guarantee you that some knowledge will help you make the most of your camera, whichever one you end up buying.

Do keep in mind that for that sort of money your camera will have a TINY sensor and you can't expect miracles from it.
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