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rec.photo.digital News Archive: Re: Small point & shoot - $600 budget?

From: GT40 (me_at_email.domain.hidden)
Date: Fri Oct 01 2004 - 09:08:44 EDT


On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:12:28 +0100, "Jamie" <@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I'm looking to buy my g/f a digital camera; however I've not really kept up
>with what's new on the market since buying my PowerShot 400 nearly 2 years
>ago.
>
>She's used my 400 on a number of occasions and has always complained that
>the response time of the camera is too slow. I suspect that she's not
>referring to the auto focus, but rather the navigation when browsing and
>reviewing pictures on the camera.
>
>I advised her to go to a camera shop and play with different cameras models
>to get a feel of how they operate. She came back she said that she liked the
>Pentax Optio S4 - any opinions on this camera?
>
>What other small point and shoot cameras should we look at? Budget $600.

Look at Canon and Nikon cameras.