Digital Camera

I have a Canon Powershot SD400. It's pretty small and works pretty well. I've found the battery (a Canon lithium-ion pack) lasts me a very long time. On a vacation, I only have to recharge it one every other day. Although, keeping around yet another battery type is a bother.

The pictures are pretty good, and I'm happy with the camera. Although, it's a little touchy to movement while snapping a shot. Given its small size, I don't think its motion detection is all that bad.

Some of the newer Powershot are a little large, and I haven't used one yet. But, I think the general line is well thought of.

 

I have a Canon PowerShot something (I can't remember the exact model) which is very good and gives excellent results. It's even survived being dropped a couple of times!

If you want a digital camera, get one made by a company that traditionally makes photographic and imaging products such as Canon, Olympus or Kodak, and not from a company that specialises in electronics. The most important part is getting the optics right, and a camera company will have a lot more experience of that than a company that makes TVs and hi-fis.

From the ones you list, I would suggest Canon.

 

For fit in your pocket point and shoot, the Canon Elph line is AMAZING! But they are more pricey than the usual digital camera.

Oh... those are the PowerShots. Yeah anyway I've used them and they're really, really good (although this is me speaking as a complete non-cameraphile).

 

I've got a Nikon Coolpix something-or-other, that I think works pretty well (i don't know where it is, at the moment). It works pretty well, thought it doesn't take the best indoor/dark photos.

Are you wanting to hook the camera directly up to the printer, or go through your computer? That could be a factor in your decision, whether the camera is compatible or not.

 

I'd say that any major brands are OK.Canon,Nikon,.Kodak was a film and paper maker and are late into the digital camera market.Some of it depends on what you want to do with your images.
A 10 mega-pixel can give you a good 11"x14"print, a 7 mega-pixel will give a good 8 1/2 x11 print.I have a Canon Power Shot A 640 which I actually find is so complicated that I haven't figured how to work it.I use my HP R967 more often.
A lot of the point and shoot have video capabilities.
Check out Reviews on the inter-net although that may confuse you even more.
Another thing I found is the bigger the LCD screen the better.
Go to Best Buy and handle them all.

 

Personally, I've found that for a smaller, lower budget camera (anywhere between $200-$500), cannon are superb and extremely compact.

 

My dad bought a new camera for my mom's brother's wedding. And it's a Panasonic Lumix which has 12.2 mega pixels and I have to say it's quite nice.

But we haven't used it much(In fact, he used it at wedding and some tests shots so far)
I have one from Nikon and it is about 6 years old but it still works fine and take pretty good pics.
My brother's however isn't I believe it is from Fujifilm.

 

Wow the SD870IS sounds AMAZING... it's scary how much better all the electronic stuff gets if you give it like... 3 or 5 years. Which I should be used to by now, having a computer background and all, but still...

 

Looks like a good choice!!

 

Looks nice. It's had a lot of good reviews on that Amazon page too.

The only minor thing I don't like is that it uses a battery specific to the camera and not something standard like AA cells. So if the battery runs flat you can't just get some from a shop, you have to recharge it. So you may want to get a second battery and keep it charged. My Cannon uses two AA cells and I use rechargeables, but it is good to be able to use normal ones in an emergency.

 

I checked on a lot of sites for myself and canon seems to be the best brand to buy. I personally like sonys but I have never had anything else.