fleshcakes
12-07-2004, 06:41 AM
Hi,
I know there are several threads on this subject, but instead of mixing my question with others I'll just post it here. Basically, I want to buy a digital camera (point and shoot) for my father for christmas. I don't want something too expensive (max 400$ cdn) and something small and easy to use. The more buttons there are on a camera, the more confused he'll get. He really likes my Canon S100, so I'd like something similar, but it does not have to be Canon.
So far, my guess would be to get him the S410, but in another thread, somebody exclaimed how they hated their S410 and want a different Point and Shoot. I'm happy with my S100 (untill I get that D70...) but I do not know how the later models perform.
I went to my local Camera shop and spoke with them a bit about their lower models. They showed me 3 models. The first was the Fuji A607 which is a 3.2 MP and seems utterly easy to use. I just found it looked cheap (plastic) and the video mode is only 10 (or 15) FPS with no sound. The second model was the Canon A75. That one looked fine, and I read a lot of good thinsg about it, but it uses 4 batteries, thus heavy, and has a lot of buttons. The third model was the Fuji E510. That one had a great screen and 5MP, but what a bad design! The optical viewfinder is in the top left corner and it feels awkward to hold in general.
I know there are a lot of photography fans in here so if possible, please voice out your opinion or comments. I would like to purchase this soon.
(Another option I had, which unfortunately I did not take advantage of, was to buy the D70 for myself and give my dad my old camera... they had an offer which was 12 months no interest.. which was really good, but it ended December 3!! :banghead )
I know there are several threads on this subject, but instead of mixing my question with others I'll just post it here. Basically, I want to buy a digital camera (point and shoot) for my father for christmas. I don't want something too expensive (max 400$ cdn) and something small and easy to use. The more buttons there are on a camera, the more confused he'll get. He really likes my Canon S100, so I'd like something similar, but it does not have to be Canon.
So far, my guess would be to get him the S410, but in another thread, somebody exclaimed how they hated their S410 and want a different Point and Shoot. I'm happy with my S100 (untill I get that D70...) but I do not know how the later models perform.
I went to my local Camera shop and spoke with them a bit about their lower models. They showed me 3 models. The first was the Fuji A607 which is a 3.2 MP and seems utterly easy to use. I just found it looked cheap (plastic) and the video mode is only 10 (or 15) FPS with no sound. The second model was the Canon A75. That one looked fine, and I read a lot of good thinsg about it, but it uses 4 batteries, thus heavy, and has a lot of buttons. The third model was the Fuji E510. That one had a great screen and 5MP, but what a bad design! The optical viewfinder is in the top left corner and it feels awkward to hold in general.
I know there are a lot of photography fans in here so if possible, please voice out your opinion or comments. I would like to purchase this soon.
(Another option I had, which unfortunately I did not take advantage of, was to buy the D70 for myself and give my dad my old camera... they had an offer which was 12 months no interest.. which was really good, but it ended December 3!! :banghead )