Need a new P&S for my Daughter..
Well my Daughter is in need of a new P&S..
She had our old Canon A520 but it had an unfortunate end at the hands of her Little brother.
For her I think she would need Image stabilization, good low light, and a macro mode.
So I'm looking at one of the following
Canon A590is
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8
Both are 8pm and around $110
My wife wants to get her a used Kodak Z650 6mp off craigs list for $75
She thinks she would like the 10x zoom and it uses the same CRv3 as my K100D but No macro, no image stabilization, short ISO range (800 max)
Can't handle SDHD cards
Any opinions?
She had our old Canon A520 but it had an unfortunate end at the hands of her Little brother.
For her I think she would need Image stabilization, good low light, and a macro mode.
So I'm looking at one of the following
Canon A590is
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8
Both are 8pm and around $110
My wife wants to get her a used Kodak Z650 6mp off craigs list for $75
She thinks she would like the 10x zoom and it uses the same CRv3 as my K100D but No macro, no image stabilization, short ISO range (800 max)
Can't handle SDHD cards
Any opinions?
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What subject matter did your daughter shoot and under what conditions?
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The small point and shoots are a good size for her..
She can handle the K100D but it's a bit heavy for her.
Lighting isn't exactly high on her priority list yet so something with a good Auto mode would be nice.
I'd like to stick around the $100 range since it'll probably have a rough life.
my niece has been using a Canon SD200 since she was a little over 7 and loves it. i've printed a few of her photos and they look good, she is really starting to want to learn some technique now that she is 10.
here are some samples: http://darkdragon.smugmug.com/gallery/3613694_236nH#403146969_fBdNg
She did these all one her own once i told her how to turn on the camera and take a picture. I didn't walk her through how to do each shot. Obviously she still has a lot to learn, but thought i'd let you know about the ease of use and quality. yes the camera is old and has been dropped (in grass) a few times. The only problem it has is 1 hot pixel.
In the hand, it's smaller and thinner, but just as comfortable to hold if not. It has a wider and longer zoom which is nice and I hear the intelligent Auto mode is great for choosing the right settings. Dpreview states that it's also less noisy in high iso as well.
I'd say go with the Panasonic. They may have refurb'd ones at amazon for even less as well.