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In Reply to: i want a good digital camera that accepts smart media cards posted by zuki on February 1, 2005 at 16:32:38:
I own three Olympus digital cameras. Only one of them is top notch (~$800 8-megapixel). The other two Olympus are only so so compared to the Canon PowerShot A85. I got the Canon for my Dad and will highly recommend it to friends and other family members. The menu system on the Canon is much better than the Olympus and frankly the picture quality, color saturation, and sharpness are also better right out of the box (w/o making any fine adjustments from the default settings). The PowerShot A85 is a 4 megapixel camera but I wouldn't get too hung up on that either because it does a better job than my 5 megapixel Olympus. The A85 was selling for about $250 before Christmas but the prices have probably come down quite a bit since then.Also, don't get too hung up on SmartMedia cards as they've gone out of style and CompactFlash and other types have come down in price significantly. In other words, don't base your new camera buying decision on some old SmartMedia cards you may presently own. And one more note... don't buy your CompactFlash, XD, or other media cards from the retailer who sells you the camera. They're typically priced about twice what you can find them for online even at Amazon.com. Shop around for best pricing on CompactFlash but also be aware that some are faster than others so you may pay a slight premium for the faster card.... but you'll often pay too much if you buy them from most retailers.
There may be a recplacement in the works for the A85 but that will just make the current price on this model even more attractive. It's a fine camera.
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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.
..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.
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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