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Help me choose a digital camera.

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If you must go Cannon, then the Powershot A620 looks good. That Nikon almost ruined my sons birthday party last year as the kids were getting tired of holding a pose while I shout "Focus damn you!" at the CoolPix camera. Get a camera with an auto focus assist lamp. The HP does not have one, but the built in "adaptive lighting" really makes up for it. The M series of HP is not so good, but I still reccommend the R series.
 
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
Well considering that I still have my original one mega pixel Kodak DC210 that I paid $699 for eight years ago and all the cameras that I used in between that and the HP have been crap, yea the $75 HP was the best deal. It's not like I can lug around an SLR while inspecting houses.
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Sure you can.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
It's not like I can lug around an SLR while inspecting houses.
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Sure you can.
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Are you kidding? The Kodak DC210 is over a pound and feels like a brick on my belt loop by the end of the day. I still keep it in the truck in case I need to use its wide angle lens. That's why I am so excited about the new Kodak v570, two lenses in one.
 
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
It's not like I can lug around an SLR while inspecting houses.
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Sure you can.
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Are you kidding? The Kodak DC210 is over a pound and feels like a brick on my belt loop by the end of the day. I still keep it in the truck in case I need to use its wide angle lens. That's why I am so excited about the new Kodak v570, two lenses in one.
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The Canon Rebel XT is practically a featherweight SLR, and you wouldn't have any problem finding finding a nice lightweight lens that goes from wide-angle to zoom. Hell, even the 18-55 kit lens would work for that.
 
I bought the Nikon S4 mainly for the macro and the sealed lens design. The S4 is the latest Coolpix split body swivel. I used the Nikon 990 split body extensively. The S4 lacks the optical viewfinder and many of the controls of the 990 and is less ergonomicly designed but it also less than half the weight. It has a 10x optical zoom. Overall I am satisfied with the S4 but I wish Nikon had put more thought into the ergonomics and had not dumbed down the controls.
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
It's not like I can lug around an SLR while inspecting houses.
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Sure you can.
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Are you kidding? The Kodak DC210 is over a pound and feels like a brick on my belt loop by the end of the day. I still keep it in the truck in case I need to use its wide angle lens. That's why I am so excited about the new Kodak v570, two lenses in one.
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The Canon Rebel XT is practically a featherweight SLR, and you wouldn't have any problem finding finding a nice lightweight lens that goes from wide-angle to zoom. Hell, even the 18-55 kit lens would work for that.
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If I got a Canon Rebel XT my wife would grab it for her hobby and I would never see it again. Before we were married she used to sell cameras in the pre-digital era. She said the Canons were always comming in for repair and that Nikons were the best SLRs. NOW after our poor Nikon experience and all the rave reviews on the Rebel she wants one.

For me I have to crawl under houses and in attics for some loans so a $999 bulky SLR is out. I am waiting for a price drop on that Kodak V570.

Also for appraisal reports the end user only gets a 3" x 4" pic so there is no use in using over 3MP for the original pic. Back when digital came out loan underwriters did not trust them and required a minimum of 1 mega pixel. Now they are all like "Compress your jpegs because the file size of the report is too big." Wahhh Wahhh.
 
i think this spring is a real big point & shoot battle amongst the big players, biggest in the past 3 yrs if not ever.

p & shoot cameras have stabilized in that 2.5 to 3.0 LCD, some dropping the eye viewfinder. others are adding image stabilization (new for Canon), massive ISO for night time (2nd gen for FUJI, others catching up) and battery life (Canon weak, Fuji apparently insanely good).

Cameras I'm deciding on:

Casio Exilim EX-Z850
Fuji FinePix F30
Canon SD 700

and possibly one more from both Fuji and Canon.

I think what will do it for me is image quality, CCD size, battery life, low light picture taking ability, image stabilization, physical size, camera speed (startup, focusing, between shot speed) LCD size and brightness... and SD memory instead of other more exclusive media types.
 
The Canon SDs are sweet little cameras if you're looking for a carry-along. not a serious photography camera, but an excellent pocketable!
 
Buying a camera based on the brand FTL.
Each brand has their good cameras and their bad cameras. Just look for the model that suits you best.

Anyways, the Casio Exlim Z-120 costs $200 for the 7MP one and is an excellent camera.
The Canon SD450 is also an excellent camera, but I don't think it's worth the extra price over the Casio.
Sample shot from Steves Digicams
Very sharp and detailed, even at 100% crop of the 7MP image.
 
i've owned the canon s400 right from when it was barely released in i think April 2003. this was at the time significantly above the competition in picture taking quality and camera style/size. the only competitor was the first Optio fromPentax 'fits in altoid' however the Pentax captured noticably worse images. After the s400 I've felt they were always behind someone else in LCD size, then both LCD size and battery life.

it made me not replace my s400, though i wanted to.
 
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