What super compact digital camera is the best for me?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at
7:04 pm
Tagged with: Canon Powershot • Compact Digital Camera • Panisonic
Filed under: Best Digital Camera
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I probably would research it a bit and pick one to your liking, and from a trustworthy name that has a nice warranty. Also check with user reviews, like on amazon or some other website.
When I was shopping for a digital camera I had the same budget in mind. Canon was my first choice (experience with a Canon film camera) and I wanted the camera to be small. Before I bought my camera I looked at photos I took in the past and what my typical photo shoots are. For me the small camera would not have been a good choice. I also checked numerous reviews on Epinions and Cnet
Both places are great sources of information. Epinions provides reviews from everyday users. Most reviews are rather thorough.
Cnet provides reviews from professionals, everyday users, and buyer guides.
I bought a Panasonic Lumix LZ-5. It is a wonderful camera. It isn’t small because it has built-in telephoto capabilities. The retail price though was out of my budget at $499. I bought it on sale for $350. I was $50 over budget (budgeted no more than $300) but I was ok with it because wanted the zooming capabilities (12x optical).
Here’s an in-depth review on the Canon you are looking at:
One other thing I recommend doing, if you haven’t already…go to a local retailer and handle the display model of each camera you are interested in. See how it feels in your hands before you lay down the money. If you don’t like how it handles you won’t enjoy using it.
Good luck! …and happy hunting!