OT- which digital camera to buy? anyone using a Kodak easyshare z760?

[Gayle]

Take gayles pictures into consideration. The greens and yellows are superbly vivid. Those were probably right out of the camera right Gayle? No post-processing?

I vote canon... now its just a matter of finding the model you like. I used to have a PowerShot G5, I've since..um... upgraded.

Yep. Right out of the camera. I would say yes you have upgraded. Jon--what did the body of your camera cost? I have some fabulous canon lens on a non digital body and figure next year I will get a canon digital body. Thought I would wait til they are another year faster and cheaper.

[Jon K]

Yep. Right out of the camera. I would say yes you have upgraded. Jon--what did the body of your camera cost? I have some fabulous canon lens on a non digital body and figure next year I will get a canon digital body. Thought I would wait til they are another year faster and cheaper.

Gayle, the "kit" (standard lens + body) was around $900. The body alone would have been cheaper. There are a bunch of new models out since i bought mine. Like the 20D, 350XT, 5D, etc.

[onewhippedpuppy]

If you're getting the Kodak easyshare to use with the dock/ photo printer, I'd avoid it. The Kodak is way higher per photo to print than some of the other photo printers. We bought our inlaws an Epson picture mate, and it seems to work really well. Just thought I'd throw that in. We have a nicer Kodak camera that works well, and bought the inlaws a $100 dollar Olympus that works fine for what they need.

[liquidtiger720]

I just bought my gf a canon powershot sd400. Its not bad for the $250 I paid.

[Randell]

Canon IXUS.. i've used tons of point and shoot digicams over the past 5 years and in my opinion Canon make the best... the IXUS is tiny, well built (magnesium alloy), huge 2" screen, super fast, takes stunning photos and can be operated with only 2 buttons (one to turn it on, one to take the shot)

it doesn't get easier than that... plus it's so small it can go into a pocket and not even be noticed

[Torque]

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[Gayle]

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Yeah but doesn't that camera take great pictures? That I have taken all of those in one week for amusement tells you what a great camera it is.

[Torque]

Yeah but doesn't that camera take great pictures? That I have taken all of those in one week for amusement tells you what a great camera it is.

Yes. It seems much better than my Kodak CX7330. Last point and shoot I will ever buy.

[Gayle]

Yes. It seems much better than my Kodak CX7330. Last point and shoot I will ever buy.

I figure this camera will tide me over until digital SLRs get good shutter speeds and get cheap. They are almost there but not quite.

[Rigmaster]

I'll throw in my vote for the Canon A520. I got one a couple of weeks ago after destroying my old Nikon Coolpix 800 (not on purpose). This is not as small and stainless-steely as the Elph (SD series) cameras made by canon- but for the $$$, I think it's a great camera. I got it from buy.com for $174- free shipping AND I got another $30 off for signing up for a buy.com VISA card (I realize many people will not want to get a new credit card, but for me it was worth it to save $30)- so the final delivered price was $144. First thing you will want to buy is a higher capacity SD memory card- since the camera comes with a 16MB card. I got a 256MB card cheap online, and I'm keeping my eyes open for a high speed 1GB card at a decent price.

This camera is simple to use, VERY small- about the size of a pack of cigarettes, or less. It uses 2 AA batteries (I already have about 12 AA NiMH rechargeables from my old camera)- not some special $$$ battery.

I've seen a couple of places where you can get this camera for ~$125, not sure if that deal is still out there. Seems like most retail stores have this camera for $190-200, might be able to catch it on sale somewhere in the next couple of weeks.

I wanted something <$150 that was small and relatively tough. This camera has tons of features, but you can also just keep it on AUTO and point + shoot. The flash is 10000% better than my old Nikon, and the pics it takes are great- no complaints from me at all.

That's my vote and I'm sticking to it....

Bret.