help me find a good camera...

[mobiblu]

sorry to make another camera thread... you guys prob seen enough.

anyway, here my story. I got my gf a canon A95, which i thought was a really good camera. It turn out, she didn't like it on the fact that it too "bulky" in design. She is looking for somehting that is really compact. I told her that i will buy her a fuji finepix f10 (my dream camera, which i planned on getting one for myself). Still, she complain the f10 is too "big". what's a guy to do? Please suggest some other compact model <$300.

here are some i'm currently considering:
Panasonic DMC-FX8S
Canon SD450

 

[George P Burdell]

Any compact Canon with Digic II should be good. How much memory are you planning on buying?

 

[MazerRackham]

Canon SD450!

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonSD450/

 

[SampSon]

Any of the entry level canons, nikons, sonys, or fujis will do.

 

[episodic]

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/sony_s40.html

This camera is awesome. You can find it for a very decent price now. Check out the review.

My mom uses this and thinks it is perfect for the purse.


another great choice

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/x1.html

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
Canon SD450!

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonSD450/

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Any of the entry level canons, nikons, sonys, or fujis will do.

Ditto. The difference is very little nowadays.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: episodic


another great choice

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/x1.html

didn't konica exit the camera market?

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: episodic


another great choice

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/x1.html

didn't konica exit the camera market?

I'd get that one anyways. The GF obviously cares more about form over functionality, and that's not saying the konica can't function either. But that Konica looks kick arse.
But I'd personally go for something really cheap, like a Canon SD200, or a Pentax Optio S(these fit in altoid tins, if you want to use those as carrying cases)

 

[TheChort]

check sig

edit: and not the stuff about penelope cruz

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0, or a Pentax Optio S(these fit in altoid tins, if you want to use those as carrying cases)

a friend of mine has carried his camera around in an altoid tin for years.

i was really disappointed when i didn't get a mint

 

[HaxorNubcake]

pics of the girlfriend first.

i'm disappointed it took this many posts

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
pics of the girlfriend first.

i'm disappointed it took this many posts

beat me to it and I was equally disappointed!

 

[Cawchy87]

what is she looking to take pictures of? Serious photographer, or something to take pictures of friends etc.?

If she is just a point and shoot user then you can easily get away with something as cheap as a canon sd200. You could save some money, and she wouldn't see a differance.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
what is she looking to take pictures of? Serious photographer, or something to take pictures of friends etc.?

If she is just a point and shoot user then you can easily get away with something as cheap as a canon sd200. You could save some money, and she wouldn't see a differance.

Yup it greatly depends on the print sizes too. It won't make much of a difference at 4x6.
That fuji F10 is really nice though. Pity she doesn't want it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

amazing amazing camera! Me and my girlfriend both have one, its AMAZING!
Sony DSC-T33

The newer models with the slide up covers are trash, I have been told they break off easily.