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sbcheetah
03-01-2006, 07:15 PM
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
- I would like to try to stay around $300, but can go up if justified.

* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
- I need a camera I can carry around in my pants pocket. If I don't have my camera with me, I can't use it!

* How many megapixels will suffice for you?
- I don't anticipate printing pics any larger than 4x6, so 5 MP would probably do.

* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
- Standard

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
- 10, I'm looking for the best image quality in a small camera at a decent price.

Do you care for manual controls?
- Don't use often, unless greatly improves picture quality

* What will you generally use the camera for?
- Snapshots, indoors, landscape (amateur, "for fun" shots)

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
- No

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
- Occasional

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
- Not frequently