Need help with digital cameras UPDATE A70!!

[steveeast112]

I know you guys are pretty knowledgable when it comes to cameras, so I have a couple of questions. My dad is buying my mom a digital camera for xmas, but me and him don't really know what features to look for in one. We know that we'd probably get a 3 megapixel, but other than that we're stuck. What features should we look for in a camera and based on these features which cameras would you guys recommend? \\

UPDATE: We're gonna go with the A70 just because it takes some beautifual pictures. Thanks to all that helped!

 

[Pocatello]

Canon A70, reasonably priced for under $300. It's a great camera for beginners and it has a lot of good manual controls if you want to be a semi-expert.

 

[Ornery]

My dad, a camera novice, got a Canon A40 for a very good price. His first complaint was about lack of zoom. I'd steer him to a FinePix S3000 if I had it to do over, knowing he wanted that zoom feature so bad.

 

[steveeast112]

So far we've got down on our lists the A70 and FinePix S3000 to check out at Best Buy... Any others?

 

[TommyVercetti]

Don't buy from Bestbuy, you pay a whole lot more. Dell has the A70 for S$299-29.90 + free shipping. Same thing for the Fuji S3000.

 

[steveeast112]

I didn't necessarily mean buying from Best Buy, but at least looking at their selection so that we can see what we're buying before we actually do.

 

[RossMAN]

Canon A70 or S400.

 

[Nocturnal]

Definately go with Canon. You can't go wrong with Canon. Do not go with some unknown brand because it was $99.99 for a 3mp camera. If you're looking for quality, go with Canon.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Definately go with Canon. You can't go wrong with Canon. Do not go with some unknown brand because it was $99.99 for a 3mp camera. If you're looking for quality, go with Canon.

I just want to clarify for the INFORMED CONSUMERS that Canon isn't the only digicam manufacturer who makes good products.

Read these reviews from Imaging-Resource.com select a category from the top left.

Fuji, Nikon, Olympus, Minolta and Sony also make excellent products.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Definately go with Canon. You can't go wrong with Canon. Do not go with some unknown brand because it was $99.99 for a 3mp camera. If you're looking for quality, go with Canon.

They don't make a bright, 6X optical zoom, 3MP camera for $216.84