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

[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.

[Scott C]

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.

How is the response time for shooting action photos? My son runs, the sony we have is 2-3 seconds behind when shooting. For stills it is fine. The Canon any better ?

Thanks

[Gayle]

I'll throw in my vote for the Canon A520.

That is a good price. I used to be an avid photographer and I wanted a higher resolution digital. How many megapixals in the A520? Show us a couple of pics you have taken with it Bret.

[Guapo]

How is the response time for shooting action photos? My son runs, the sony we have is 2-3 seconds behind when shooting. For stills it is fine. The Canon any better ?

Thanks

Any non-slr camera will have some delay. My Canon Powershot Pro1 has less of a delay than others I have tried.

[Guapo]

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[Gayle]

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I really like this one. Nice picture! Great composition.