Canon A640, A710IS, or G7

[BHHOWARD]

We are replacing an aging Canon S50 - looking for something with better quality images and reduced shutter lag and reduced time between shot lag. We did not want to buy a SLR because of size issues. We have a Canon EOS Elan IIe sitting on the shelf because of its size. Budget is not important.

thanks


Importance ranking:

Reduced Lag - 10
Image Quality - 9.9

Budget

* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. Budget is the least important factor.

Size

* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you? All three are ok on size....SLR is too large.

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? All three fit needs.

* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) All three camera's fit the zoom requirements - 6 / 10 importance.

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10) 9.9/10

Do you care for manual controls? Not much.

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? Photos of the family, mainly indoor, but some outdoor.

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? On occasion.

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? Mainly indoor.

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? Rarely - young children events.

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? Like Canon

Are there particular models you already have in mind? Canon A640, A710IS, G7

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
Image Stabilization is 6/10 importance

[dequardo]

A640. Bar none.

[bascom]

I agree the A640 is the best of these three unless you need the zoom and IS of the other two.