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gogophs
12-30-2007, 09:41 AM
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Budget

* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. $250 or less

Size

* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you? Very Small - Fits in a Pocket

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? 6 - 8 is fine

* 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) 9-10

Do you care for manual controls? Not Really

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? Vacations & Photos of Friends/Family

* 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? Indoor

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? Some, Quick recovery is important
Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? Dislike Kodak

Are there particular models you already have in mind? No

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) Would like Image Stabilization, but not sure how important it really is

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3In2Out
12-31-2007, 01:54 PM
My fiancee just got a Canon SD1000, think I just saw them at best buy this weekend on sale for $150. Seems to fit your technical wants well and is nice and small. This coming from a Nikon user too...lol