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Simple point and shoot digicam
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I always check out www.dpreview.com when i'm looking for a new camera just to get a feel for what's out there and what's upcoming.
Also i've always had good luck with Olympus, but i know there are a lot of good cameras out there these days.
Also i've always had good luck with Olympus, but i know there are a lot of good cameras out there these days.
I've got the Canon PowerShot A720 IS. It's 8 MP. Last I checked it was around $150, though they've probably come down. Should suit you perfectly.
Not really. Any more portable, and you'll be getting too expensive, any less expensive, and you'll be getting too low a MP image sensor.
Did you actually look at the price on the PowerShot at a place like Abe's of Maine? I haven't check since lat Christmas, so it could be cheaper.
I have a Kodak 5 Mp that I bought 2 years or more ago. Always worked fine.
I just saw the Costco web page, they have a similar one, now at 10 Mp, for 99.99. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC10604-Cat83&topnav=
The market if full of such cameras. For point and shot, I always buy between the cheapest ones available. Ther are too man models. And, to me, they don't last more than 1-2 years (they break as soon as the warranty expires...).
Just one advice: avoid those with no-rechargeable batteries. And those without optical zoom (there are still some).
I just saw the Costco web page, they have a similar one, now at 10 Mp, for 99.99. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC10604-Cat83&topnav=
The market if full of such cameras. For point and shot, I always buy between the cheapest ones available. Ther are too man models. And, to me, they don't last more than 1-2 years (they break as soon as the warranty expires...).
Just one advice: avoid those with no-rechargeable batteries. And those without optical zoom (there are still some).
I have this camera too, and it's excellent. It takes consistently high quality pictures, and it uses AA batteries, which is a big advantage for a point and shoot IMO. You can use rechargeables most of the time, but if they die while you're on a trip you can replace them with regular AAs, available anywhere. Can't do that with proprietary batteries. This camera also has image stabilization, which is indispensable (IMO) and a decent optical zoom.