GA,
Glad to be of help - I've been following the digital photo scene pretty closely over the past few years, and have had the benefit of other's experience and experiments - the friendly mutual support and passing on of knowledge is a great utopian aspect of internet-based knowledge communities.
The Canon A60 is actually my 1st recommendation to friends when they ask about a $150-200 digicam. It's a good starting point in terms of image quality, features, and accessories. You can get add-on lenses (extra wide, extra tele, close-up) and even an underwater case for the A60.
DISCLOSURE: Both of my current working cameras are Canon digitals.
While Nikon, Fujifilm, Minolta, and Pentax were all closely competitive, I believe that I chose what was the best fit for my needs and budget at purchase time.
BTW, Canon has downloadable PDF versions of their camera manuals - so you can get a very good idea of what each camera is like: http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/...er/manual.html
Best,
b
Glad to be of help - I've been following the digital photo scene pretty closely over the past few years, and have had the benefit of other's experience and experiments - the friendly mutual support and passing on of knowledge is a great utopian aspect of internet-based knowledge communities.
The Canon A60 is actually my 1st recommendation to friends when they ask about a $150-200 digicam. It's a good starting point in terms of image quality, features, and accessories. You can get add-on lenses (extra wide, extra tele, close-up) and even an underwater case for the A60.
DISCLOSURE: Both of my current working cameras are Canon digitals.
BTW, Canon has downloadable PDF versions of their camera manuals - so you can get a very good idea of what each camera is like: http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/...er/manual.html
Best,
b
