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aesir77
08-29-2007, 06:37 PM
Budget

$600-$800

Size

Fairly Compact and Light weight although I would say durability is a more important consideration

Features

10 megapixels

Standard Zoom

How important is image quality: 8

Do you care for manual controls? Yes

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? Outdoor shooting. Something I can take backpacking and snowboarding without too much fear

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? Not sure

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? Probably Not

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

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? No

Are there particular models you already have in mind? Ive been looking at the Olympus e-410 and e-510, also the Rebel xTi

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD): Weatherproof would be nice