Bill,
Whatever you get avoid the itty bitty jobs with no viewfinder. I miss more shots with the my newer Oly 810 with anti-shake and other useful features than I do with my older Sony 5.0 which has a hot shoe and a viewfinder. The Sony has a better auto-focus for one thing. 5.6mp is plenty good for 8 x 10's although I can see a richer color gamut from the 8mp camera.
The trouble with all digital cams is that the auto mode switches off the photographer's brain via Buetooth or something.
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Subject: Good camera for non- pro uses
From: William Ellis <wb9cac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, December 30, 2006 12:43 pm
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
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Hi all,
I guess I'm getting to the point of needing a camera for general
use(vacations, family gatherings, etc.) so I don't have to take the
equipment I use for pro use. I'm looking for a small to medium size unit
with zoom, optical and digital focusing, and enough megapixels to render
decent prints should I want to do something with the occasional good
image I might shoot. I would like the ability to at least get a good
8x10 print, if needed. There are a multitude of choices out there and
the more I look, the more confusing it gets. What are some of you using
for casual s hooting.
Thanks,
Bill Ellis
