I Need Your Digital Camera Opinions

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• Hi Joey,

  I got a Fuji E500 last year and I am happy with it- 4.1 mpixels, 28-91 mm (35 equivalent) zoom, uses AA standard rechargeables, and has a fast recycle and a big 2" screen.

• I have a Canon SD20 that I love. Shoots movies with sound, 5.0MP, small enough to fit in my pocket. The two downsides are that it uses rechargeable batteries and that it doesn't have an optical zoom. With 5MP the digital zoom works ok before the picture starts to get grainy, but it's not the same as having an optical zoom. But if you want something that can fit in your pocket comfortably, this is the camera to go with.

• I wouldn't call it a "compact", but I've been very pleased with my 4.0MP Canon G3. You can take a look at some shots here.

• There is a web site called Steve's Digicams, where he compares a vast selection of digital cameras from all the major manufacturers, and does a pretty thorough job of it, too. (Naturally, I don't have the URL handy to give to you...)

  -Rebecca

• I love my Casio Exilim. 5MP and way small--I keep checking my pocket to make sure I didn't lose it.

• No camera advice here, but maybe a little wedding advice; I'm not sure it's realistic to plan to "take lots of photos" of your own wedding.

  As the groom, you're one of the stars, not the cinematographer; you're on, and in demand, the whole time; you'll be lucky to get even a quiet moment to catch your breath, let alone the luxury of photographing the event.

  At least that was my experience. A great day, but also a stressful and exhausting one.

• Sony W5 or similar

• Yeah, I'm keeping that in mind. My strategy is going to be to:

  • Use the camera myself to take lots of "self with other person" photos (you know, where you grab somone, put your arm around them, aim the camera at yourself and click), especially "self and Wendy" shots
  • Hand off the camera to a friend for a little bit (some of my best photos were taken by Eldon, who's often been my wingman).

• I've never given much consideration to Sony digital cameras because of how poor they were back in 1998, even though they had some pretty interesting and unique features (once upon a time, using a floppy as the storage device seemed like a great idea). I'll have to check them out on the review sites.

• I followed Merlin's wonderful review of the Powershot A95 when I was looking for a new camera for my wife, and she's loved it. You very well might too.

  http://www.hornsofrock.com/2005/05/canon_powershot.html