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AbsolutHam
05-21-2006, 09:03 PM
This camera is for my dad, and he's planning on ordering it tomorrow so it arrives before he leaves (Monday the 29th), so please respond as quickly as you can.
Budget

>=$350

Size

Canon A620 or smaller

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? 5

* What optical zoom will you need? The larger the better
* How important is “image quality” to you? 8

Do you care for manual controls? Not neccessary but nice addition

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? Portraits and Scenery (Nature)

* 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? Yes

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? Yes



He got a TZ-1 already and has been playing around with it. He's not sure whether to return it for an A700 or keep it (Please suggest any other cameras you think might do him well) . He'll be taking lots of nature shots and so zoom and image quality are important. He likes manual controls since he's been using SLRs most of his life, but he's on the rocks over whether those are worth giving up image stabilization and 10x zoom for. Again, replies needed fast. Sorry for the rush.

bascom
05-22-2006, 02:55 PM
I would not give up image stabilization and 10x zoom for manual controls. There aren't many other zoom cameras for < $350 and they are all bigger so I like the sound of the TZ1.