Alice Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 My husband is asking me to post this question (he's looking for the wisdom of the hive).... What digital camera would you get if you had a Canon A630 and were looking to upgrade for your birthday? :) In the $200-350 price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Anyone? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 What about this one? Or this one? I have the first one, or a previous model, actually and my dh has a Canon elph camera. I've been very pleased with both. Good luck! I also recommend checking out cnet for reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I recently got a Canon SS880 IS. I like it because it has a wide angle lens (great for landscape photos, or for photographing a room). It also has Macro (for close-ups of flowers and bugs). It has a bunch of pre-programmed settings that are easy to access. It has a large LCD screen, with large icons (easy on my old eyes). I'm still discovering features. I really like it. Oh, and it takes great pictures! :) Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD880IS-Stabilized-Silver/dp/B001G5ZTN6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1241322825&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TengoFive Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I would probably do something like this one http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSCH50-Digital-Optical/dp/B00154MCRO It's a little cheaper from bestbuy right now, but I always like to read the reviews at Amazon first. This camera is a pretty good compromise between a point and shoot and a DSLR. The 20x optical zoom should make a big difference in capabilities between the Canon you have now. I really prefer Canons overall, but Sony has some decent cameras and this seems to be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) Canon Powershot SX10 IS Check out the Flickr Camera Finder for this model. Scroll down and look at the pictures this camera is capable of. Don't stop there, though, look at some of the Flickr groups for this camera. I chose it because it has a great optical zoom, image stabilization (that can be turned off for macro work and such if you want), fully manual settings and a full menu of auto setting to choose from, hot shoe mount, lens hood. CHDK has a firmware hack for it now so you can shoot in RAW ( I don't have the CHDK on mine yet, but I will download it eventually), and Lensmate has created an attachment that will allow filters to be attached safely to the camera. Some of my favorite people who shoot with this camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsarahmiller/3484980588/ Look through Jim and Sarah's sets to find the one where they bought the flash and did experiments with the bouncing light and such. Excellent work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sniderphotography/3471220233/ His macro work and his HDR work are jaw dropping beautiful. Very talented young man and he shows what this camera can actually do... http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocurti/3494664558/ This was taken with my SX10 and has not been edited. This is SOOC (straight out of the camera) http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelliappleton/3404595696/ Edited May 3, 2009 by Kelli in TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Thanks for all the replies! Gave him something to think about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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