Need Digital Camera recommendations

[tk149]

I have to buy a digital camera for work. It'll probably mostly be used on farms to take pictures of animals and equipment. Some of these areas will be poorly lit.

The pictures might be used in brochures and in Powerpoint presentations (and therefore blown up on a big screen). Is 5 Megapixels good enough?

I don't think it will see a lot of continuous use, so battery life shouldn't be much of an issue.

Smaller size is better. Point and Shoot is fine, with minimal manual adjustment capabilities.

Memory type is not an issue, as long as it isn't unholy expensive.

Suggestions?

 

[Aquila76]

Canon A610. If you can find it, the A510 is 'only' 4MP, but is ultra sharp and has great image quality.

 

[sao123]

Olympus SP350... with external flash addon
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[tk149]

Originally posted by: Aquila76
Canon A610. If you can find it, the A510 is 'only' 4MP, but is ultra sharp and has great image quality.

I was hoping for something physically smaller. I have an A70, and it's bulkier than what I'm looking for now. It looks like the A610 is about the same size as an A70.

 

[TheChort]

check my sig
It's the dpreview camera buying guide. You choose certain features and it gives you all possible cameras available based on the features you want

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: TheChort
It's the dpreview camera buying guide. You choose certain features and it gives you all possible cameras available based on the features you want

Or start here.

 

[GeneValgene]

canon sd450

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: TheChort
It's the dpreview camera buying guide. You choose certain features and it gives you all possible cameras available based on the features you want

Or start here.

i like mine better

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
canon sd450

ditto canon sd 400/450 (depending on how much u care about screensize)

 

[Phlargo]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
canon sd450

agreed.

 

[Panakk]

www.costco.com has a Panasonic Lumix LZ2 for 149. I read the reviews on dpreview.com and saw that it had better picture quality than the CanonSD500. And for 149.99 from Costco, you can't beat it. It has 6xOptical Zoom and 5MP.

 

[JRich]

Originally posted by: Phlargo

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
canon sd450

agreed.

Yep. Love mine.

 

[tk149]

Got the SD450. Thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Panakk
www.costco.com has a Panasonic Lumix LZ2 for 149. I read the reviews on dpreview.com and saw that it had better picture quality than the CanonSD500. And for 149.99 from Costco, you can't beat it. It has 6xOptical Zoom and 5MP.

It could have IS, 20x optical zoom, and 12 MP for 3 dollars and people on here would still buy the Canon. It's no use with these fanbois.

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: Panakk
www.costco.com has a Panasonic Lumix LZ2 for 149. I read the reviews on dpreview.com and saw that it had better picture quality than the CanonSD500. And for 149.99 from Costco, you can't beat it. It has 6xOptical Zoom and 5MP.

It could have IS, 20x optical zoom, and 12 MP for 3 dollars and people on here would still buy the Canon. It's no use with these fanbois.

I considered this camera but the only viewfinder is the LCD screen. With my Canon A70, I have trouble using the LCD screen in bright sunlight, and have to use the optical viewfinder instead. I decided not to take the risk with the Panasonic.

From Steve's Digicams

The back of the camera is dominated by its large 2-inch LCD monitor, the only viewfinder. It was effective for menu navigation, image review and as a viewfinder in the bright Florida sun, but it fails to "gain-up" in marginal lighting, sometimes limiting its effectiveness indoors.

 

[eminemrh25]

p100 from sony, p200 if you want 7.2mp