camera recs?

[jaina]

Alas, our camera has gone to the Great Electronics Pile in the sky-- it did not survive its fateful fall to a freezing Philadephia sidewalk. :( And we definitely need to buy a new one before we go to New Zealand in six weeks!

So I thought I would ask you, dear flist, if anyone has any camera recommendations. We would really like something that can take good pics under convention conditions (most of our hall costume D*C pics turned out grainy and not-great quality). Bonus points for something that's small and not insanely expensive.

Comments

[pinkrouge.livejournal.com]

Canon Powershot A720 IS Under or around $200, I love it, takes great quality photos. The only drawback IMO is the viewer is stationary, it doesn't flip out and twist around like the PowerShot A90 did. ETA: also it only takes 2 AA batteries, so they run out a lot faster than a 4AA battery camera. They wanted to make it smaller and lighter. But you sacrifice battery lasting-ness. :)

[brightcupenny.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and thanks for the info about batteries too!

[pinkrouge.livejournal.com]

LOL ICON!!!!

I see I typed the first message a bit wrong, the camera is Powershot A720IS and my old one was A95, not A90. The A95 was totally stellar, but the screen is now way too small by current standards.

[brightcupenny.livejournal.com]

LOL, glad the icon amuses. :) I am having wayyyyy too much fun with all the 'shopped FIERCE HAT icons everyone has now.