Digital cameras

[Camilla-]

I love Canon IXUS. Great design and very easy to use

[Svetlana]

Originally Posted by Camilla-

I love Canon IXUS. Great design and very easy to use

That's a good point camilla on the ease of using it. I would highly recommend a cam that correlates to your style of photo shooting and your willingness to learn how to use all of the features... features are only good if you know how to use them
Canons are great imo too, but I've never owned a digi one

[Wolf]

We have a Canon Powershot S410 Digital Elph. Great little camera. In addition to good still photos it takes 3 minute video clips with sound. Whatever you choose, keep 2 things in mind.
1 - At least 4 megapixels
2 - 4x or better optical zoom. Digital zoom is not all that great.

I got this info from a pro photographer that I worked with doing some basic PS stuff for. He uses nothing but Canon and was very impressed with our little Elph.

[wanda]

canon all the way, it cant be beaten.

[wanda]

actually, the most invaluable link anyone can give you is this one:

http://www.dpreview.com/

[Faustian]

This is the camera I have, I realy like it
http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php...roductNr=25503

[Mr Claude]

Originally Posted by Svetlana

I would highly recommend a cam that correlates to your style of photo shooting and your willingness to learn how to use all of the features... features are only good if you know how to use them

Well , when I get a new toy , I usually like to play with it in the begining , discover all it can do and learn the things I like and need to do with it , so np in that department.
Can you guys say the cons of your cameras, not just the pros ? It must be something you don't like too much about them, or a feauture that's missing and you'd want it, etc.
I've looked at a few more reviews, nice link wanda , and I've thought about weight and size also, a few cameras look like bricks, as a weight factor I mean :P , so now I'm going for the lighter , the better principle without disconsidering the other tips I received

[wanda]

lighter is not necessarily better - a bit of weight to a camera makes it more steady.

[maniac]

I own a Sony Cybershot 4x zoom 5.1 megapixel
350$ - bought in Seattle, Washington.

[Ozgod]

Personally I went for the Canon Power Shot A80 a few years back, because it used regular sized batteries (AA) and compact flash memory. Many other cameras uses proprietary batteries and memory that there are no third party manufacturers for, which brings the price up on these things. It can also use extra lenses, a waterproof housing (accessories) and has focus assist light (very good when photographing in low light conditions) and can either be used completely automatic or with a variety of manual settings. The swiveling display is great for taking overhead shots or close to the ground pics of children or animals or even self portraits. I'd go with the A95 if I bought a camera today. Same formfactor and functions and accessories but upgraded.

The negative sides of the Canon Power Shot A-series are that they because of the batteries are a bit more "normalsized" and heavier than many small compacter cameras, but I like having a camera I can hold and not only on the edges or corners.
The Canon IXUS (its called something else in the states "Elph" maybe?) are popular too and really compact and pretty much have the same features as the A series but have the smaller formfactor and therefore uses special batteries.

You should really examine what you want to use the camera for and select a fitting one for your purposes. Think about batterytypes and memorytypes, and choose one with a good lens, no amount of electronic trix can make up for a crappy lens.

Ok I'll shut up now...
Good luck finding a good camera that you will be happy with!


Checkout these sites that have really good tests and comparisons:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

Test of the A95: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a95.html

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/cameraList.php

http://www.imaging-resource.com/