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Well after having my Sony DSC-P50 since 2002. I'm kinda happy to say its about done. The memory stick I had for it is shot and theres really no new ones to work with it any more. So latey I've been shopping the new camera market for a nice one under $250.

and after alot of looking at specs and prices. I've narrowed it down to this guy.

Kodak EasyShare 7.1-Megapixel Model: Z712IS

I know theres alot of camera buffs here and was just looking for what people think of this guy. anything for me is going to be an upgrade, as my old camera is only 2.2mp lol

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We have a Canon Powershot A610. . 5.0 mega pixels. . . and we ABSOLUTELY love it!!

It was about $300 when we bought it in Dec of 2005.

Canon Powershot A610

they have come down in price since then but I would recommend this one!

don't bother.

the user interface with the kodaks is terrible, the features not that great, slow response time and just plain blah.

stick with either canon, nikon or olympus for a good quality camera.

I really like my canon A710 IS. It's sweet. It has a great zoom and image stabilization for a little handheld.


It comes highly recommended at dpreview

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kinda funny you say canon, i was actually looking at possibly getting this one.

canon A570IS

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Look here for info

This site might help you to compare the choices you decide on. I fully agree go for the better quality brands yes they will cost more but there is no comparison between quality and cost.
Also a new camera will also cost more with the necesary extras.

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Keith linked to a great site, I love looking through dpreviws stuff, a lot of tech info but look at the tests they do, and read their end +'s and -'s.

sony !
I'm also not a fan of the kodaks. Every one I've used just feels uberclunky and...."cheap". Just flimsy, and disposable. Yes you might be buying a new digital in 3 years but get a good one for now

I've got a canon 30D as my main camera but have carried thir A series cameras for years. I still carry my A540 with me everywhere. When we moved adam from his sony he was very impressed and pleased with canons S series and got an S3is.

The good thing about canon (and nikon) is that they make quality cameras that can handle every day knocks (or in my case frequent dropping, smacking, knocking and coming way too close to water without a skin on for their own good) give quick easy photos, or give you the option of doing things yourself manually.

Just because a camera is 7MP doesnt make it better than a 5 or 6MP camera. A lot of times you'll get issues with noise ("flecks" in the image) bad interpretations of black, further minimum focus ranges (hey that's a great looking flower let me take a photo of it...oh wait I have to stand 2 feet away to get the pic and now it just looks like a blob), and less zoom.

Have a look at some of the reviews for cameras in your price range. I suggest concentrating on canon, nikon (if you must) and olympus.

(yes I'm a canon girl for life )

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aaaahh... feedback from the one person who i learned on here knows awhole lot about digitals.

thanks for that, i'm going to check it out. but i'm starting to lean to that canon as of right now.

and as far as the sonys, i dont know how they are know. but i know the one i have, has always taken great pictures, and i've never had any problems with anything on it. and again the only reason i'm looking for new, is because of the memory stick dieing on me.

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The memory stick issue was the biggest reason adam switched.

Sony (and some other companies) make good advances in the technology field, then in order to stem the free flow of ideas and information they design it so you have to buy X to go with Y.

With canon nikon and olympus ther'es lots of companies you can buy media cards (and batteries!) from. I have a few cheap media cards as backup ones, cameras that can take standard AA batteries, and a generic skin for shallow dive trips.

Anyway...have a look into the canons ect, yes the buttons will be a little different, but you'll get used to it soon enough And if it doesnt take great pics you probably had the lense covered .

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lol, memory stick, yea big problem specially my model. batteries, i got smart quick. bought the NiMH rechargeables and never looked back. until now, charger is good, batteries are done for.

but yea, after some more looking today. i'm going with that canon, that is if they have it when i get there tomorrow lol..



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If they don't, or even if they do order it online

B&H .

Okay B&H isn't as fun as a local camera store but they sure beat circuit city or best buy!

^_^

I loved my canon s2 IS, and id happily settle for any equivalent in the canon range or higher to replace it. Its very good with glass and fish too. Big lens, nice zoom, and though the res isnt that high , it really doesnt matter because the way it interprets light and lays down the data is really good.

Heres a few shots ive taken with it, judge for yourself.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_4313.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_5150.jpg



http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_2270.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_2963.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_7539.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_1301.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_5690.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_6370.jpg

ordering online is ok. but i want it now lol... circuit city had it cheaper, but no longer in stores. so i'm going to BB today

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Ok Got the canon A570 IS. and also got a 2gb card for it.

here is my first shot with it. i have alot of reading to do now.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/monkeyboy000/IMG_0006.jpg

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Congrats monkey

find that macro button focus is on the plants, but with a little work in a photo program you may have apretty good shot there ...otherwise you've got 2gb more to try again with .

Lovely as always lhg!

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yea, i've been doing some reading in the book. still have to install the software that came with it also. i'm just going like wwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa???? at all the functions available on the camera.

i know it will get heavy use next week when i reshoot all the photos for the businesses i maintain web sites for.

Fish tanks are an expensive addiction