Digicam question

[slackerinabox]

I'm thinking about buying a digital camera for point and shoot use (I have two 35mm SLRs for anything serious) and was wondering what would be best for shooting 8x10s... Are 2 megapixel cameras good enough or should I opt for a 3 or higher? I had a 3 mega pixel nikon that ROCKED and produced excellent printouts on my hp photosmart 1215 but, sadly, I'm out of work and can't afford a camera in that class again.. I would ideally like to pay around $150-200 for a used one... As far as canon cameras go- is the DIGIC chip a gimmick or does it make a big difference? Also, digital zoom vs. optical.. I know optical is better but is there any camera out there with acceptable digital zoom or does all digital zoom suck? I know on my dv video camera that digital zoom looking pretty good up to like 6x or so.. is this true for digital cameras as well? thanks for any help!

 

[MrBond]

2mp will probably do decent 8x10s. I make mine from 3mp images and they turn out great. Check hot deals for a Canon A70, they have been affordable lately.

Digital zoom almost always sucks. My fuji has 6x optical, 3x digital. I never go into the digital range of the zoom.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

3 or 4 megapixel is your best bet for 8 x 10. and yes, the DiGIC processor makes a difference.

A70 🙂

 

[RossMAN]

3MP or higher.

Canon PowerShot A70 for $249

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
3 or 4 megapixel is your best bet for 8 x 10. and yes, the DiGIC processor makes a difference.

A70 🙂

how much of a difference?


anyone got the same picture, same exposure from the A40 and A60?