Can you suggest a Digital camera which is not SLR ?

Question

Can you suggest a Digital camera which is not SLR but we can manually adjust aperture speed, focus and flash? Around $ 500?

Answer 1

It depends on what you are looking for.

For a super zoom, consider the new Canon Powershot S5-IS, which is due out any day now for $500.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_s5is.asp
You can read reviews of the S3-IS, which is also still on the market, and get an idea about the S5-IS. Or - you might just buy the S3-IS.

Canon S3-IS: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/s3is.html
- See also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons3is/

Either camera offers aperture priority, shutter speed priority, or full manual control.

If you don't want that killer zoom, I'd go for the Canon Powershot A640 with its larger sensor. This translates into better image quality. The A640 (and A630) allow fully automatic use or total user control and offer several stages in between, as I just described for the S3/S5 cameras. The only significant difference between these cameras is that the A630 is 8 MP and the A640 is 10 MP.

If you're going to spend up to $250, look at a Canon Powershot A630. My brother has had his A630 for about a year and it's a very nice camera. You can get it at B&H Photo (available through Yahoo! Shopping) for $192.

If you can go to $350, look at the 10 MP Canon Powershot A640. This is an excellent camera. It sells for $260 and you can add a very nice memory card for under $50.

For either camera, buy a 1 or 2 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. The Ultra II would be excellent, but if you are really into video, you might prefer the faster Extreme III. These cards cost from about $25-45 at B&H and several other outlets.

A630: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a630.html
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a630.asp (Read owner opinions)

A640: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a640.html
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona640/

If you want to go "almost pro," look at the Canon G7.

Canon G7: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/g7.html
- See also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong7/

Answer 2

why would you want manual focus in a non SLR camera? without looking through the main lens, how can you adjust for critical focus? the LCD and worse yet the EVF are both low resolution devices, no way of even guessing at the sharp focus position. ???

Answer 3

If you're going to spend $500, you might as well spend a bit more for a DSLR.

The images will be much better and all the adjustments you want to make will be much easier.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Olympus-550UZ...best in macro n ultrazoom
macro-1mm
ultrazoom-18x