Which digital camera should I invest in?

I just picked up a Canon S230 from Dell for $325 shipped. It's a great little camera that takes much better pictures than I imagined. Its a 3 mega pixel with a Li Ion battery, super small and easy to use. The pictures are very detailed with great color saturation and not a lot of negative digital artifacts. Has a decent flash and an auto focus assist lamp. All in all a lot of features and great pictures for a denent price.



The only down sides are it doesn't have full manual controls,(but you can force most of the settings with ISO and EV controls), it only has a 2x optical zoom (plus a 3x digital zoom for total of 6x), and the macro function leaves something to be desired under 1 foot.



For compaison, I have a 5 MPixel Sony F707 at work and while it has more features, a 10x optical zoom, a Carl Zeiss lens and the swivel lens is nice, the pictures are not that much better to justify the 3x expense.



Sure you can find cheaper cameras and you can also find more features in a camera. In my overly biased opinion, the cannon S230 was just the right combination of features and value for me.



Michael
 
Im hoping to pick up a Canon PowerShot G2 before summer. At first, I was only looking to spend under $400, but the G2 is about $450 shipped. I was really looking into the A70 for $300-$350 but said what the hell, why not get a nicer camera? The G2 has always been a favorite of mine since it came out in 2001 but I didnt have $1000!:eek: The only downside is that it uses a propietary batter which costs about $70. Its not really a big deal since a charger and 8 AA NiMH batteries cost about the same. I cant help but think how many detailing supplies I can get with $450 though.:xyxthumbs Im an amatuer photagrapher so I wanna get to use all of the G2's options for my money's worth. BTW, this is the same camera that AMP99 takes his pictures with. :D Hopefully itll still be taking good pics a few years down the road.
 
I really love my Canon G3, but for the extra money, it is not that much better than the G2! I truly believe that the G2 is one of your best bargains going!!:xyxthumbs
 
$450 + $60 + $150 and ill be set. Thats the camera, extra battery, and IBM 1GB MicroDrive. Then theres a tripod, pouch, etc. I dont even wanna think about how much money its gonna cost when I get everything.
 
I found a generic (DIGIPOWER) battery for the G2 at Best Buy for ~$35. The case color is a little darker, but I haven't noticed any difference in the charge it holds. With 2 batteries, I can pretty much go all day.:xyxthumbs



They have batteries for other cameras as well.
 
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