What compact digital camera to get ?

[W@P]

Hi Everyone

I am looking for a decent p&s camera, preferably a canon or sony. Its no fun lugging the 40d everywhere.

I had one of these, the asian version IXY 900 IS. Now that one was left on a bus somewhere in Greece in the middle of last year.

Should cost between 2-3 grand, i had a look at orms and outdoorphoto but am no sure witch one is best value for money.

Should have a nice fast response time and decent image quality that's about all.

Any recommendations ?

thanks

 

[gifs]

We have a Sony DSC-H3 at work, its a bit more bulky than most point and shoots, but has 10x zoom and very fast response times. Cost about R3k. Doesn't have a normal viewfinder, only the LCD screen.

 

[CaTcH21]

Sony is generally more user friendly ...

 

[macbook]

Not sure on the pricing in SA but I have a Canon Powershot 790IS - called a IXUS 90IS in SA - which I'm very happy with. 10MP, 3x optical zoom, 3" screen, good battery life, excellent picture quality. Really impressed with this camera. IMO Canon are way better than Sony.

 

[medicnick83]

Kodak Easyshare M1033 is a awesome camera, I just bought one recently.
R2000!

Great camera, takes amazing pictures and has great features.

 

[CHURCHILL]

You cant go wrong with a sony cybershot,

 

[Frankie]

Not sure on the pricing in SA but I have a Canon Powershot 790IS - called a IXUS 90IS in SA - which I'm very happy with. 10MP, 3x optical zoom, 3" screen, good battery life, excellent picture quality. Really impressed with this camera. IMO Canon are way better than Sony.

+1

That range with IS is superb.

 

[bwana]

Kodak Easyshare M1033 is a awesome camera, I just bought one recently.
R2000!

Great camera, takes amazing pictures and has great features.

And such a pleasant experience you had trying to find something as simple as a spare battery . . .

I just called the following place:

[email protected]

(011) 803-8983
(011) 234-0496

And the lady who answered was very helpful, she's going to get back to me (if they have stock of the battery I am looking for)

But what was interesting was when I told her my issue, she interrupted me and told me exactly what I was going to tell her.

She agrees saying that she hates Kodak, their service is horrible!

...if only I had known this a few days ago

Still, I'm going to get hold of Kodak in SA and give them a piece of my mind.

 

[AK65]

My 2c:

Canon and Nikon have been making cameras for a very long time. I would go for either....
Sony are new to the game and never made still cameras before the advent of the digital camera. I'm sure that their stuff is good, but I wouldn't buy it.

I would stay away from Kodak, hp and other non-traditional camera makers.

I have a Canon A540 Powershot (c. 2004) and I'm very happy with it. I also have a Nikon D80 digital SLR camera. I'm very happy with that also.

Megapixels: anything more than 6MP is more than good enough. Most compacts do not have good enough optics to make the sensor a limitation - the resolution of the lens is not good enough that a higher megapixel count will not result in a sharper photograph.

Zoom: Depends on what you want. 8X is a good mid range for me.