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I bought the SD 300

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In Reply to: Highly recommend Canon PowerShot A85... posted by AbeCollins on February 1, 2005 at 20:49:11:

I was debating on the A95/A85 and SD 300.
I was lucky with the SD 300 because I recently bought a laptop that takes the SD cards but not the compact flash cards - so I ended up with the right camera.
I don't think you can go too wrong with Canon - I chose the SD 300 because it's very small and even in the case can fit in my inside coat pocket. Basically, I figured I would use it much more if it were very small. The body is built very well and the LCD is large and very pleasing. It's also very fast and very easy to use. It also has a better video mode than the A95 and a newer digic processor downside is it's a rechargeable battery so you need a back-up and you have to get it from Canon.
It has less manual control and you pay for the compact size but so far it's got that cool James Bond aspect to it. Cool. Takes very good pictures better than I would expect from a very small camera.

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Re: I bought the SD 300 - hifi heretic 04:16:27 02/2/05 (1)
..I bought the SD 300 for my wife for Christmas for precisely the same reason. It's so small it easily fits into her purse. I figured the easier it is to tote about, the more likely it is to be used. She has a big 35mm SLR rig that she uses for serious pictures.
Beautifully built! ..My only gripe is the battery/card door - a little on the flimsy side. But the all metal body is really quite impressive. The pics are fantastic.
- both are very good.... - AbeCollins 10:38:46 02/02/05 (0)
  I got the A85 for my Dad 'cuz he would have a hard time working a smaller camera with his large hands.... and we like the fact that the A85 uses AA style batteries. In any case, it takes great pictures and for my next digital camera purchase (in a few years) I'll take a serious look at Canon.
  My 'main' digital camera right now is the Olympus C8080 8-megapixel. While most cameras in this class have a broader zoom range, the C8080 has a faster lens, best battery life, and fastest 'boot up' time.
  
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