Canon A610 users

[mboy]

Ok, think I may get this for the wife to replace a Fuji Finepix 2.0.

Anyone have one?
Thoughts?
How is it for $260 shipped?

Any others you would get instead in the 250 range?

 

[Metron]

While I highly commend your choice on Canon, I would suggest spending the additional $50 for the Canon SD400 Digital Elph. Uses a smaller rechargable battery instead of the 4 AA's and has a smaller form factor (about the size of a cigarette pack). On the downside, the SD400 has only 3.0x Optical Zoom versus 4.0x Optical Zoom with the A610.

I have the older S500 (uses Compact Flash rather than SD), but is essentially the same camera. Awesome pictures.

 

[MrManly]

I just purchased an A610 to replace my old Fuji 2.1 MP.

I got the A610 for $220 shipped, including tax to CA from Dell last week.

I like it better than the SD series. I think they are too small. Using a slow shutter speed, I think you'll get more blur from the SDs than the A series. I really liked the 4x zoom. I like the 4AA batteries. Buy four good rechargable batteries, keep a set of alkalines around as a spare, and you're good to go.

-MrManly

 

[mboy]

Prefer the AA to battery Pack. I get Energizer Batteries by the gross for free!

 

[0roo0roo]

i have it, its a little weightier but i think thats just fine after owning one of those elphs too. it helps u hold it stably, matters a lot for cheap digicams that cant do insane iso's for fast shutter speeds or have active image stabilization. its got lots of options and the swing out screen is nice and the batteries just last a long long time if u use nimhs. its very good for the price.