Comments on: Searching For A New Digital Camera

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:48:59 +0000

Well I just obtained a Canon EOS 350D, yea I know its not compact but I’ve been using the Canon A85 or something previously? Again not as compact but it is getting smaller.

My little sister has one of those Sony Cybershots, I forget the exact model but its not much bigging than a credit card and has a good sized LCD screen (takes up pretty much the entire back of the camera) I friend at work has the model above and she loves it too.

I’m more of a Canon fan though, Sony’s seem to like to use proprietary USB cables and I hate that.

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:52:55 +0000

Just looked at the M30 today at London Drugs, it comes in navy blue, mmmmm. It’s tiny, 7.1 megpix, a slew of features and takes great pics. Only $279. I’m thinking about getting it.

By: msdanielle

msdanielle — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:45:35 +0000

i agree. i think you should definitely go with Canon. i bought a powershot SD600 from walmart for $250 + 1gb memory for $50. here’s the link to the exact camera:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=12913

best benefits: it’s really compact, has a huge lcd screen, it’s easy to use, has 6 megapixels, and 3x optical zoon. i bought it really last minute a couple days before my trip to bali and when i came back everyone kept going on and on about how i take such great photos. ya right, i didn’t tell em i had a canon. i wouldn’t go with sony, i hear they have problems with their lenses. but check dpreview.com, they prob have the best reviews. sorry for such a long comment

By: Jonix

Jonix — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:56:09 +0000

I’ve an old fujitsu KX with 2.0 megapixel
In the next days i must gain some corage and do an upgrade to a better digital camera. I liked your review and this one could be my next camera.

By: Gdog

Gdog — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:04:16 +0000

My first compact digital camera was a Canon S230 digital elph. I’ve so far experienced the S400 and now the SD400. The Canon’s size and picture quality (along with excellent, high fps video) is superb. Like Carl said, they just feel right.

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:21:53 +0000

I’m very happy with my old Optio S (fits in an Altoids box). Great picture quality and easy to use in a compact size. Anything in the optio line is good for point and click uses. The new M series is nice too, and all priced under $300.
http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/pentax-optio-m30_reviews.html

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:57 +0000

I have a Panasonic FX9. It has a “FOOD” mode. Nuff said

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:25:16 +0000

My girlfriend’s brother has one of those slim Sony cameras and the picture quality isn’t great nor is the user interface. I’ve heard good things about the Panasonic Lumix line.

FYI, most consumer point-and-shoots will have 3x optical zoom. No more, no less. A small handful may have 4x or 5x, but by and large, you’re looking at 3x.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:21:44 +0000

I did research on this before buying a Canon Digital IXY 900 IS. I wanted something small, with plenty of manual settings, and good optical IS. This camera is called Digital Elph 800 IS or something in North America.

Others I looked at were the FinePix Z5.. This one doesn’t have optical IS, but it has a really good sensor that allows high ISO without looking like crap, so ends up being good in low light as well.

All Nikon cameras in this size/price range suck, so forget about them.

Panasonic has a new camera in this range with optical IS, but it wasn’t out when I was looking, so I don’t know much about it.

Honestly, just stick with the Canon… It just feels right