Need to take very good quality pictures indoors and outdoors whether with enough lighting or not.
Looking for a small, but powerful camera.
Affortable and durable.
Thanks!
2006-10-26 19:16:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Consumer Reports for November 2006 has ranked the Canon Powershot A620 as the best compact digital camera. It is becoming almost a legend for longevity at the top of various consumer lists. It looks like this model has been replaced by the A630, which I would expect to be just as popular. The A640 appears quite similar and shares the "600" series numbering, so I guess it's just another upgraded version of the now-classic A620. It looks pretty much the same except for baing a 10 MP camera. The continuous drive is a little slower, but the files are larger, so that's no surprise. I own a few Nikon DSLR's and I'd buy the Canon A630 or A640 for myself.
With this camera, you will find the memory card is a cute little token of thanks from Canon, but not much more. Buy a 1 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_...
2006-10-27 05:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to specify what you consider affordable. $100 may be the top for some budgets, and $1000 may be affordable for others. Take a look at steves digicam for a large number of reviews. Just Google steves and digicam. He has suggestions by price range, and features. It's worth a look. By the way, I recently purchased a Canon Powershot A630 and I'm very happy with it. It's in the $250-$300 price range, has a 4X zoom, 8 megapixels, and uses AA batteries. The one downside is that it's a little heavy.
2006-10-27 01:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Olympus has been making fine affordable SLR cameras for decades and are now taking their history of superior performance into the digital age. Nikon is another very good quality brand.
2006-10-26 19:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key here is low light?
Try looking at the Fuji line of digicams, I think the new one is the F30 (or maybe S30) The reviews say the low light high ISO performance is better than average.
2006-10-28 06:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sony Cyber Shat T10....Smaller LCD screen...but saves the battery when travelling looks cool and the carl weiss lens is fantastic for magnifying stuffs.
2006-10-27 02:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by max x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sony cyber shot 8.1 mega pixel with touch screen pannel
2006-10-26 19:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anthocyanin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take any one model of Sony.
2006-10-26 19:18:52 · answer #7 · answered by Suresh Kumar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what entry level you are.
Try to browse at CNET websites
2006-10-26 19:19:23 · answer #8 · answered by Pakcik Kantin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋