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LR Max
09-14-2005, 09:54 AM
Background: I had a Sony DSC-P8, a damn fine little camera and I REALLY REALLY liked it. Well, my roommate destroyed it last night so it is no longer usable :( .

So I need a new camera. Roommate is accepting responsibility so funds are not too much of an issue. I want to stick with sony because I have a bunch of accessories for it (memory cards, card readers, chargers, cases, etc). I want to replace the P8 with another point n' shoot camera. My biggest thing is that the P8 was so small and so lightweight, that is what I want in a new camera. The P8 is a ~3.2 megapixel camera, and the new one around that same resolution is good. The pictures that my old P8 took were usually shared with a lot of people, so super-high megapixel cameras are no ideal because of the file size.

I do have a nice Fuji FinePix, it is my nice manual camera for nice shots, artistic shots, etc. So a simple point n' shoot is all that is needed.

So, any suggestions on replacements? BTW, I have already looked at the DSC-P72, and I consider it to be too heavy and bulky. Just to give people an idea. Also, I will entertain the idea of a used camera.

Thanks!

alfatv
09-14-2005, 04:50 PM
Why don't you get the same model or, even better, DSC-P10?

Shooter
09-16-2005, 12:28 PM
A lot of people forget that WindowsXP has a built in image compressor (right click on jpeg and select 'send to mail recipient', or if you have microsoft office picture manager you can control compression and image size independently.

So a slightly higher MP shouldn't cause worry. And yeah, if you like Sony, stick with them. They have good cameras and movie modes better than most others.

LR Max
09-17-2005, 08:06 AM
Well I was looking for suggestions on a possible replacement camera, like the P10.

As for the megapixel-ness, the reason I said "keep it low" was because I do not need big pictures that take up a lot of space, power, etc.

I would still like to get some suggestions for a replacement.