THE BEST?

Joined: 21 Apr 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Chaplin, Ky

I'm in the market for a new P&S... I've had 3 Kodaks and love their ease of use and get many compliments on my pics. I feel like there are probably even better ones than mine. Any suggestions?
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:33 am Post subject:

I've always been a big Canon Digital Elph fan. I'd say this is the brand and style of camera owned by th majority of photographers I know. In other words, the people who take pictures for a living use these as thier point and shoot cameras.

The Canon's will cost about 20% more than most other brands. However, there is a reason they are continually rated at the top of the Consumer Reports best buy list.

That being said, the last P&S camera I bought was a Sony DSC H-5. Great pics & great battery life.

About five years ago I bought a Fuji F440 for my mother. She still uses it and it takes great pics. The F30 I bought for my sister never made it to a year and the pics were never great. So that's pretty hit and miss.

I also have a Nikon L-5 that works decent in bright light with still objects. But dim and quick it does not do.

So after all is said, I'd say get a Canon digital elph like the SD-880.
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Joined: 21 Apr 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Chaplin, Ky

Thanks again JS for the info....

When I was shopping for my last P&S the guy at Best Buy (I know, probably not the best reference) told me that a couple of things to look for when buying a P&S was a glass lense and a larger lens.

I actually did some research (well… read reviews and did comparisons online) when shopping for a new P&S last year. When all was said and done I was on my merry way to get a Canon because, as you said, that’s what seemed to ‘rank’ the best. I actually ended up buying one… using it for a day (I know I should have probably gave it more time but I wouldn’t have been able to return it). I was so nervous that I made the wrong choice I ended up taking it back and getting my Kodak Z712. For the period of time I used it, the Canon seemed MUCH slower than my older Kodak I had at the time and the pics from a Distance in a not so well lit room were HORRID. Maybe I did not have he settings correct but when trying to change the settings it seemed not so easy to use (maybe I was entirely to used to my Kodaks… I had 2 others previously)

I feel like it’s time for change, lol, but I’ve just had so much good luck with my Kodaks

JS, you mentioned in another post, Some P&S shoot that fast too, but not full resolution… How would I know that? What would the description of the camera say for me to know that was the case?!?!
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject:

If you didn't like the last Canon, you probably won't like the next. They all work exactly alike. This is one of the things that photogs love about them. OTOH, I can't stand the Kodaks. They don't have any buttons to do anything. There is no manual control over darn near anything. To each his/her own.

As for how fast they shoot in each mode, go into the store and try them. Also, the best places for reviews/features are http://www.steves-digicams.com/ and http://www.dpreview.com/ .
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