shardinite
07-15-2007, 03:15 PM
Budget
~ $500
Size
Something compact, fits easily in a pocket or the cell phone/accessory pocket of my bag (my Sony TC-1 fit in there with room to spare).
Features
About 5 - 6 mega pixels should be sufficient at minimum.
Standard = 3x-4x optical zoom should be ok.
Image quality rates at a 8-9 for me.
While I'm not familiar with manual controls I would definately explore them if available, but it's not a necessity.
General Usage
Main need right now is for a trip to Hungary with my grandfather. It will be mostly pictures of family, architecture, and scenery. It will be a mix of low light/indoor and outdoor daytime shots, but not nessecarily a lot of action shots. Most of my pictures are not really action oriented (I'm too slow to capture the moments). :) I will want to make big prints (by big I mean 8x10 or maybe a couple sizes up).
Miscellaneous
Only digital I have ever owned was a Sony Cybershot TC-1 and while it was nice and compact, the quality was not the greatest. It would be nice to get another camera that can use the MemoryStick Duo, but not a nessecity. My main problem with the TC-1 was no view finder, noise issues, and no image stabilization (wasn't really offered at the time).
I'm open to any brand.
I tend to have issues with hand shake so something with good image stabilization is a must. Also, if possible it would be really nice if the camera could shoot in RAW. I know this is not a common feature on P&S cameras, but this would be a real bonus if available.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
~ $500
Size
Something compact, fits easily in a pocket or the cell phone/accessory pocket of my bag (my Sony TC-1 fit in there with room to spare).
Features
About 5 - 6 mega pixels should be sufficient at minimum.
Standard = 3x-4x optical zoom should be ok.
Image quality rates at a 8-9 for me.
While I'm not familiar with manual controls I would definately explore them if available, but it's not a necessity.
General Usage
Main need right now is for a trip to Hungary with my grandfather. It will be mostly pictures of family, architecture, and scenery. It will be a mix of low light/indoor and outdoor daytime shots, but not nessecarily a lot of action shots. Most of my pictures are not really action oriented (I'm too slow to capture the moments). :) I will want to make big prints (by big I mean 8x10 or maybe a couple sizes up).
Miscellaneous
Only digital I have ever owned was a Sony Cybershot TC-1 and while it was nice and compact, the quality was not the greatest. It would be nice to get another camera that can use the MemoryStick Duo, but not a nessecity. My main problem with the TC-1 was no view finder, noise issues, and no image stabilization (wasn't really offered at the time).
I'm open to any brand.
I tend to have issues with hand shake so something with good image stabilization is a must. Also, if possible it would be really nice if the camera could shoot in RAW. I know this is not a common feature on P&S cameras, but this would be a real bonus if available.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!