Any of the Canon A-series will do the job... A-60+ is probably better as the A40's manual controls are limited (two apertures only). Best regards, Deen 2005-02-24 01:16:01 -- Deen Hameed 0405 649 101 deenhameed@xxxxxxxxxxxx At 2005-02-23, 22:59:50 freddig (freddig@xxxxxxxx) wrote: > >A Nikon Coolpix 990 meets all your needs and should be pretty cheap on E-bay. >Fred > >-- "James B. Davis" <jbdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I want to buy a digital camera for my wife. I don't need lots of >megapixels. Likely I will buy a used camera, mostly it's for shooting >her auction stuff and for her webpages. > >The camera must focus close. > >The camera must be able to turn off the flash. > >The camera must be able to under or over expose. > >I was thinking of a used Canon G2, anyone have any other choice? We >want to keep the price down but likely with manual controls we'd have >to get a bit more than a basic model. > >Does the IXY satisfy the above requirements? I always liked those >little cameras but I don't know much about them. > >Thanks in advance for any help on this one. > > >-- >Jim Davis, Nature Photography, > http://easternbeaver.com/ >Motorcycle Relay Kits > >. ___ END OF QUOTED TEXT ___