Can anyone recommend me a digital camera? I'm looking to pick one up for my sister while I'm over in Hong Kong. Nothing too expensive, must have rechargable battery pack though! Ideas?

Canon Ixus series. Assuming your sister would like a compact camera, there is nothing better. They out perform most cameras anyway, compact or not.

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From MSY:

Canon Digital IXUS 70 $270
Canon Digital IXUS 75 $305
Canon Digital IXUS 860is $455
Canon Digital IXUS 900ti $530
Canon Digital IXUS 950is $382
Canon Digital IXUS 960is $495

last edited by mongie at 14:17:50 26/Oct/07

i agree with mongie

Protip: Refered to as SDxxx (eg. SD230) in America and Ixy xxx (eg. Ixy 900ti) in Japan.

Nice, thanks guys!

I can vouch for Ixus as well, alot of people here at work have one as their point and shoot camera as do I, and they're really good.

msy still has quite possibly the worst website ever thought up bar none

get the is one.... i need to get an ixus for when i dont wanna take out the slr.

IXUS 860 is the best of that list imo. I was going to buy it for underwater photography (as a newb) but the housing wasnt out yet.

But Sony T's (currently have the T7) are great except the propriety s***, is dogz ballz...

Otherwise I really like the all weather Olympus (new u790), they have previous models. Basically if like sports and/or getting pissed with the camera, cant go too far wrong.

Personally I would rather batteries that you dont need to charge cos anywhere in the world you can buy batteries, but they dont necessarily have electricity! but if you dont travel.. who cares!

I was really thinking about getting http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082101sonyt200t70.asp (Sony DSC T200 series) but think might go ixus cause theyre cheaper

oh by the way, the sony dsc t100 and t200 have 5x optical zoom while everything else only has 3 - 3.7 , something to think about too

hmm the lower end mentioned ixus dont do 16:9 as well

I used to have a Ixus v1 back when they were about $1200 but several years later i misplaced it and after much looking around got a Panasonic DMC-FX01 which i love after HeardY recommended them. It does 16:9 and I find is much nicer than the canon. Canon's software is annoying and the panasonic is much nicer to use. I'm very happy with it and will certainly consider the panasonics again when i next need to upgrade.

i had the panasonic fx01 which recommended as well in one of those threads but it got misplaced so need a replacement, found the panasonic too grainy on darkshots so would like something better

ill happily deal with a dud website for cheap prices (ie msy)

Trust me, canon's are a much better camera than a sony. They are easier to use, memory cards cost way less and they generally take better shots.

One of the Ixi had 4x zoom iirc.

Get her one of these. She'll love you.

p.s. not serious, that camera costs more than my car :(

vote #1 ixus. Our entire family uses them. I've taken mine overseas twice and been really, really happy with the results. As always, www.dpreview.com is a good site but if you're after something relatively cheap, reliable, and easy to use you can't go past Ixii.

i have been thinking about jumping on the DVcamera bandwagon. I have a canon ixus and am really happy with it so i have been looking at the canon HV10.

anyone have one? any thoughts?

edit: HV10

last edited by ara at 13:36:05 27/Oct/07

I can't see DV10 on this list?

HV20 ftw. Real HD.

too big to be handy.

to add to that, i don't see myself getting a blueray/HD DVD reader, let alone a burner, until the format war is over. so i would be dropping down anything i record to 540i for DVD anyway.



last edited by ara at 10:49:10 28/Oct/07

sorry to revive this thread but I'm stuck between choosing the Ixus 70 and the Ixus 860is, anyone got either one and able to tell how its low light picture taking is? reviews seem to be conflicting.

There is a nearly $200 diference between the two as well.

I just grab an ixus75 on the weekend cause i'm a sucker for the big screen on it

Differences I can observe between the specs of those two cameras...

a) 860 is 8mp, 70 is 7mp
b) 860 has IS. This will improve low light photography.
c) 860 has a wider lens (28-105 v 35-105). Basically, you can zoom out more and take a wider angled shot.
d) 70 has slightly faster lens on the Tele side - basically, when totally zoomed in, its lens can let more light in than the 860 (very slight difference f4.9 v f5.8)
e) Min shutter is 1/1500 sec on ixus 70 and 1/1600 sec on 860
f) Flash range is 3.5m on ixus 70 and 4m on 860
g) 70 has an optical viewfinder, 860 has no viewfinder, just the lcd.
h) 70 has a 2.5" 230,000px screen, 860 has 3" 230,000px screen.

Thats basically it.

I also like the look of those olympus waterproof ones, though specifically the:

Olympus MJU 795 Digital Camera

$569 on the CA website, but f*** off if I am paying that

Anyone know where I can get one cheaper ?

10 Metres would be sweet, though wondering if anyone has any experience with the general usability of them ? Girlfriend has an Ixus, is it going to be frustratingly s***ter ??

My previous experiences with Olympus were that they have annoying software, with strange ways of doing things... While I can't find specs for that specific model, the 790 (as compared to say, the ixus 70)

1. Has a slower (F3.5 - F5.0 vs F2.8 - F4.9) and narrower lens (38-114 vs 35-105).
2. Uses a more expensive memory card (xD v SD/SDHC)
3. Is way more expensive. ($569 - 795 v $269 - Ixus70 @ Umart)

Also note, that you can get WP-DC13 for the Ixus70 and that makes it waterproof to 40m. (Note: it is ~ $250)

http://www.seaoptic.com/products/digital/images/cawpdc13.jpg
Look how hardcore it is though...

last edited by mongie at 11:57:42 03/Dec/07

choosing the Ixus 70 and the Ixus 860is,

I dont know about those two models specifically, but I have an Ixus 60 and my sister as a 700-series IS - from her photos the IS appears heaps better, I assume because of the IS part - low-light photos seem better

Yeah mongie but its the simplicity of it that appeals. Lens characteristics are obviously because the Olympus needs to be completely internal

I actually have an old ixus with that case, but its just too bulky

Protip:...

Thanks printer/plasma/camera boy!

Hey, I can't help working in IT sales for 4 years.

We'll see if the list can get longer. Just keep talking your electronic voodoo.

thanks monige :) I guess the 860 is what I'd like as wide angle picture taking is nice but it does not do 16:9 movies like my panasonic lumix used to, I guess ixus 70 it is as its priced nicely

Also in the market for a camera for my girlfriend.
Can't decide between the IXUS 70 or IXUS 75 - help me, I'm a camera nub.

i'm assuming the 75 is better than the 70, but not by very much

don't be a cheap c***

hmmm i somehow managed to go off a tangent and got a Ricoh Caplio R7 ... probably should have stuck with the ixus 860is though

I think the main difference is the LCD size and quality on the back. 75 it is.

cemax just beware that the ixus dont have image stabilisation if you make any night shots

I thought the IS Stood for Image Stabilization?

Not all of the ixus range have the 'is' feature

I have an Ixus 70. Picked it up in new york after i broke my other P&S camera.

its a good small camera for general photos but i do prefer my slr though. But its worth it. Check getting it from somewhere like B&H with the current $$$ could be pretty good value :D i picked mine up in new york from a store (not b&h though some other random small store) for around $200USD back in september and the prices have come down further since then.

B&H ?

don't you know what B&H is?

geez

Ciggies?

The camera I ended up getting was a Ricoh Caplio R7
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Ricoh/ricoh_caplior7.asp

some quick noob sample photo's I made, liking the camera so far, seems to be a lot better than my old panasonic fx01 that 'disapeared'
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/dariusjs/CaplioR7

Looks like a pretty nice camera.

To be honest I'm still thinking maybe should have gotten the ixus 860is as these ricoh's seem to have noise issues, then again cant expect a lot out of ultra compacts so the 7x zoom and small size is what really sold me