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I Need Your Digital Camera Opinions

I like the form factor of my Nikon Coolpix SQ, but its sluggish

response time and the graphical “noise” it adds to images is beginning

to drive me bonkers. Since I have an upcoming wedding and plan to take

lots of photos of what’s supposed to be a major day in my life, I’m

giving some serious thought to purchasing a new camera and giving my

old one to my sister so she can always shoot pictures of the kids.

I’m still looking for a compact 3-or-more megapixel

mostly-point-and-shoot camera in the CDN$300 – $500 range that also shoots

movies with sound. It would be nice if the camera had a decent reaction

time. I might be willing to overlook a little compactness if it takes

standard AA batteries (I’d use rechargables, but it’s nice to be able

to buy fresh ones from the corner store in a pinch. I’d also like it if

it can shoot movies with sound.

I’ll be cruising a number of digital photography review sites as well as the Henry’s catalogue

to see what’s out there. If you have any suggestions that you’d like to

share with me and the rest of the web, please let me know in the

comments!

Joey deVilla

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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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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