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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Try this one...

    http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Image-Stabilized-Zoom/dp/B000EMWBV0/sr=1-7/qid=1162312423/ref=sr_1_7/002-4133778-0179225?ie=UTF8&s=photo
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited October 2006
    Canon...

    my wife runs a daycare and uses it almost everyday for her newsletters..

    that thing has been dropped numberous times and it shows...but it still works outstanding...we've had ours about 3 years
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited October 2006
    I bought my wife the Cannon Power Shot A 520 last Christmas on a recommendation from my son who does video production for QVC as a living. It is by far (and he backs up this statement) an excellent performer. I don't believe there is anything you can't do with this camera. It cost under $200 last year.

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited October 2006
    Other vote for Canon, heard Canon makes there own lens with glass sweet. Also my Rebel uses a light on body that will cause people eyes to shut a little if it detects dark picture, that is sweet as I never had a picture that had red-eyes.

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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited October 2006
    Big canon vote here. My dad, brother & I all use them- bro has the $3000 digital SLR rig & SD400?; dad uses the IS3 and SD500; I've got an IS3 and the wife has a digital elph (don't remember which).

    Anyhow, two big things to remember:
    1)You're buying for the wife, not you. she wants a small camera that fits in her purse and takes pictures when she presses the button on top.
    2)More megapixels are usually cheaper than a better zoom. I used to have a 2mp elph w/ 3x zoom and the wife still has the 3mp with 2x zoom. You could get the exact same shot with either one, but hers was cheaper and smaller.

    Anyhow, the wife would probably want to have a smaller camera with less features, but if you do get a mid sized one, I _highly_ recommend getting an image stabilization model. The difference in zoomed pics & night photography is HUGE.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2006
    7.1 MP, 3.8X Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Zoom Lens.

    Canon SD800

    Don't think you can beat that for the money.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited October 2006
    damn, they just keep getting cheaper! That one phantom posted has all the important features, a good price & is compact enough to make her happy.

    BTW: the model # in my prio post should ahve been S3 IS not IS3...
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2006
    I know... I bought my wife the S500 a couple years ago for $400. Still very happy with the camera but wish I could upgrade to the SD800, it sounds amazing.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited October 2006
    Speaking of the SD500, I just saw a coupon for 30% off at dell... hang on...

    http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0459499&cs=19&c=us&l=en

    put in the coupon code : HCBG2DTJZW00LH at checkout & the final price is $209 shipped.

    Awesome camera, only complaint from my dad is no image stabilization.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited October 2006
    unc2701 wrote:
    .....no image stabilization.

    That should most likely be of little concern. I have 2 Canon digitals. One with and one without image stabilization. The only time I find the image stabilization to be of any real value is if I'm shooting in really low light. Other than that I never see a difference.

    If I were you I would probably jump on UNC's deal. That seems like a really good price.
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  • mikesd
    mikesd Posts: 43
    edited October 2006
    Alot of good Canon info here: http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Based on the recommendations for Canon in this thread, I just ordered one of these:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009GZSSO/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/002-4133778-0179225

    It will replace a 5-year old HP Photosmart 3 MP digital camera.
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  • mikesd
    mikesd Posts: 43
    edited October 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    Based on the recommendations for Canon in this thread, I just ordered one of these:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009GZSSO/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/002-4133778-0179225

    It will replace a 5-year old HP Photosmart 3 MP digital camera.


    Great camera, you will love it! :D
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  • wodom1
    wodom1 Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2006
    I've always used Sony Cybershots and have been happy. I just bought a new one today to use at work (expensed of course!). I bought the DSC-W70 for $280 and a 1GB memory card for $50. It's a 7.2 MP that is really thin and has a huge LCD viewing screen. I'll have to report back in a while to see if it can survive in a construction environment.

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited October 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    Based on the recommendations for Canon in this thread, I just ordered one of these:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009GZSSO/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/002-4133778-0179225

    It will replace a 5-year old HP Photosmart 3 MP digital camera.
    I have the same camera. It's very good. Nice choice! :)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2006
    go with sony a-100 dslr, 10mp and its just so easy to use. perfect cam for beginner or those highly skilled.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited November 2006
    Nice choice Early! Sounds like that camera wll do everything you need it to do and more. Learn all the controls and make it do what you want.
    No excuses!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited February 2007
    unc2701 wrote:
    Speaking of the SD500, I just saw a coupon for 30% off at dell... hang on...

    http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0459499&cs=19&c=us&l=en

    put in the coupon code : HCBG2DTJZW00LH at checkout & the final price is $209 shipped.

    Awesome camera, only complaint from my dad is no image stabilization.

    Ok, so how does THIS camera compare to the one unc2701 mentioned? We got some dough back from taxes and are ready to spend it!
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  • starchaser
    starchaser Posts: 354
    edited February 2007
    Nice Choice Early. I've been reviewing the S3 and the Panasonic (not sure of the model) FZ50? Excellent price on that S2!

    enjoy!
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited February 2007
    Hmm, my Fuji Finepix E550 just broke...more accurately, I dropped it about 3.5 feet onto padded carpet and the lens barrel got bent out of alignment. The image quality and features were decent, but I'm definitely ready to move up to a pro-sumer digicam (I had experience with a number of film SLR's in HS, so learning should be no prob). About to pull the trigger on one of those Canon S3's, actually. Early, how's yours been treating you?
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited February 2007
    Canon people here too (20D and more L glass than we care to mention), though we are fond of the Olympus stuff as well. Also be sure to check out http://www.fredmiranda.com/ another great photog site, B&H, Dpreview have already been mentioned, also great sites. Good luck and enjoy it!!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited March 2007
    Ok. It's come down to this. She wants to order one today... and here are the two we've narrowed it down to:

    A630

    or

    A710 IS

    Anybody have experience with either of these, or have a recommendation that would be on the same playing field within Canon options?

    Any suggestions, let me know.

    Thanks!
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited March 2007
    Get the one with the IS. Of all the features out there, that's the one that I find most consistently improves every single picture you take. Plus you get slightly better zoom.

    The higher MP on the A630 just won't make that much of a difference.
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited March 2007
    Well, the A710 IS is on it's way. I'll update when we receive and how I like it!

    Thanks for all the input!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
    edited March 2007
    I have the S3 IS, and after hours of research and asking around here, I just don't think there's a better camera for $400 or under.

    Early, the S2 that you ordered is very nice, that's what I was looking for when i bought my S3. There are really only minor differences between the two...
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