Camera Help

Matblack · 16-11-2006, 12:59

We currently have a Canon A80 which I like a lot but which is becoming a little battered and has some issues with lower lighting conditions and isn't particularly responsive. The LCD is a little small too.

We are likely to go on a nice holiday next year and I would like to be able to take good shots and have a decent zoom either optical or a decent pixel count so I can zoom digitally later without losing too much quality(does that work?).

I like a larger camera, its the reason I chose the A80, it has a hand grip and doesn't get lost in my hands, I shoot mostly in AUTO mode and rarely switch to the half manual or full manual modes or change the ISO setting, I do understand what shutter speed does and had a little play recently at a funfair to get some tracing effects but thats about it.

I'm thinking Christmas might be a good time to change, it would be in time to get used to a new camera before we went away. I am certainly not a prosumer or a keen amatuer and I supose I should be in the market for a point and shoot but the Digtal Rebel XT apeals to the geek in me.

I like Canon and I've never had any issues with them so thats my first point of call, I've looked at the S3 IS which looks great with a 12x zoom and generally good reviews, the new G7 is also getting some very good reviews but I'm just not sure. I'll probably go and hold a DSLR and get a geek-on and buy one but this may not be and to be honest proabably isn't the best choice.

Any ideas?

MB

16-11-2006, 12:59	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Camera Help We currently have a Canon A80 which I like a lot but which is becoming a little battered and has some issues with lower lighting conditions and isn't particularly responsive. The LCD is a little small too. We are likely to go on a nice holiday next year and I would like to be able to take good shots and have a decent zoom either optical or a decent pixel count so I can zoom digitally later without losing too much quality(does that work?). I like a larger camera, its the reason I chose the A80, it has a hand grip and doesn't get lost in my hands, I shoot mostly in AUTO mode and rarely switch to the half manual or full manual modes or change the ISO setting, I do understand what shutter speed does and had a little play recently at a funfair to get some tracing effects but thats about it. I'm thinking Christmas might be a good time to change, it would be in time to get used to a new camera before we went away. I am certainly not a prosumer or a keen amatuer and I supose I should be in the market for a point and shoot but the Digtal Rebel XT apeals to the geek in me. I like Canon and I've never had any issues with them so thats my first point of call, I've looked at the S3 IS which looks great with a 12x zoom and generally good reviews, the new G7 is also getting some very good reviews but I'm just not sure. I'll probably go and hold a DSLR and get a geek-on and buy one but this may not be and to be honest proabably isn't the best choice. Any ideas? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"