Camera woes

[hazliya]

So, my lil old camera is on its last legs. I need a new one. Things I'm looking for:

- Consumer grade. Not too fancy or expensive, expensive for me being over $300.
- Takes AA batteries and SD cards
- Has things like altering zoom, no timestamp option, timing, multiple picture setting, resolution options, exposure adjustment
- High quality, easy to use, durable

Any recommendations?

-H

Comments

[mariaklob.livejournal.com]

My Fujifilm FinePix S700 has been very good to me. It ran me about $240 with accessories. It has 10x optical zoom, which is a pleasant bump up from the low-end standard 3x. Its continuous shot is pretty slow - no better than a picture every 0.8s or thereabouts - and it isn't agile enough for action shots (my birds in flight always end up with nearly a full wingbeat of streak). But I've really liked working with it.

[ultimatepsi.livejournal.com]

I can't recommend any particular camera, but you may want to consider battery life as well. With my camera, standard AA batteries last about one session, which is very annoying.

[notplaid.livejournal.com]

Check out the Canon Power-Shot A-series. I've been out of that market for a long time, so I don't have any particular model to look at, but if you don't mind doing a little digging yourself I'd suggest you check out the "A-Series" here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=113