Please recommend a sub $380 camera

[irishgrizzly]

My girlfriend is looking for a mac compatible digital camera for under €300 (that's about $380). She wants something easy to use/carry like a compact but that has good extra controls (eg exposure times). I think this looks promising;

SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W70

Any advice welcomed...

 

[Chaszmyr]

Personally, I'd look less at Sony and more at Canon.

One thing to keep in mind is optical zoom. It's nice to have decent optical zoom, but digital zoom is a worthless feature that should never have been invented.

 

[Pistol Pete]

definitly less at sony. A lot less.

canon or nikon

 

[R.Youden]

I have just got a Sony P200 for £180 and I think it is great. My only gripe is eht optical zomm but with the resolution of 7MP I can crop the pictures in iPhoto quite a lot and they still look great.

My advice is to find something that feels good to use. Dont be scared of going into a camera shop and holding every model they have. You will never yake good photos unless the camera feels right in your hands.

Good luck with finding the camera.

 

[irishgrizzly]

Thanks for the replies!

How about this CANON Digital Ixus 65, any good experiences?