What is a great camera for digital photography?
I would love to get the Canon Digital Rebel, but it’s out of my price range.
I need something that has great focus, mininum noise, great macro, and under $400.
I’ve been doing digital photography for over a year now, and my HP camera is slowly losing it’s quality.
Cameras I’ve thought about:
Canon PowerShot S60
Olympus SP-510 UZ
thanks in advance!
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I highly recommend Canon…They have a great reputation and a variety of lenses….especially when you buy the larger body type and not the point and shoot type.
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Olympus sp-510 uz as known with great zoom lens adapter
4000 + memory card +instantflashbar &batteries comes complete see
Hmmm, the Canon Powershot S60 is now over 2 1/2 years old, so maybe you wrote down the wrong model number…and I certainly wouldn’t recommend a new camera THAT old.
However, if you actually mean the Ixus 60 (SD600) then yes, it’s a very popular compact camera. It’s one to look at if you want a very small point & shoot camera, that also takes great photos, but is lacking full manual control (also battery life is fairly small, so you need to recharge regularly).
Anyway, from the review of the Olympus SP-510 UZ, that I have read, I can’t say that I would be eager to buy it.
Here is what the review concluded…
“Pro:
Sleek, silvery design is futuristic but functional.
Comfortable handgrip
Great color, good dynamic range, and decent sharpness in images shot in adequately lit conditions
Con: Excessive noise in images shot above ISO 400
Inadequate resolution for 2.5-inch LCD
Sluggish overall performance and during picture-taking and general operations
Outdated menu system
No paper manual for advanced instruction, only CD
Only digital image stabilization for 10x zoom which increases noise and degrades quality.”
The lack of Optical image stabilisation and it’s very slow performance, would be enough reason to stay away from this model.
If you like Canon, then I would recommend the A630 or A640.
Or for a camera with 12x optical image stabilisation and great macro (even super macro, 0-10 cm) and shoots great ‘movies, then have a look at the Canon S3 IS.
You will also need a fast memory card for top camera performance (Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III).
Keep saving, and wait a little, eventually you will be able to afford the Canon or perhaps a Nikon D40. These cameras are just so superior to non-SLR cameras, that they are well worth a little wait and some scrimping & saving.
Consumer Reports for November 2006 has ranked the Canon Powershot A620 as the best compact digital camera. It is becoming almost a legend for longevity at the top of various consumer lists. It looks like this model has been replaced by the A630, which I would expect to be just as popular. The A640 appears quite similar and shares the “600″ series numbering, so I guess it’s just another upgraded version of the now-classic A620. It looks pretty much the same except for being a 10 MP camera.
I own a few Nikon DSLR’s and I’d buy the Canon A630 or A640 for myself.
The A620 was rated about twice as good as any as far a battery life. I hope the A630 and A640 are just as good. Use Energizer e2 LITHIUM batteries and you will be happy with battery life.
With this camera, you will find the memory card is a cute little token of thanks from Canon, but not much more. Buy a 1 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera. I see a rebate on the Sandisk Extreme III cards that actually makes them cheaper than the Ultra II’s, so there is no reason not to buy the faster card. The rebate offer ends 12-31-06, though. If you don’t find this elsewhere, I saw it at
If you want a sleek, smaller camera that will easily fit in your pocket, consider the Canon Powershot SD600. It gives up some of the features of the A630 and 640, but at least it still has an optical viewfinder, which I consider to be essential.