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7- 8mp with best optical zoom

May 3, 2006 9:28PM PDT

i need help in finding out a digital camera with 7 o8 mp and opyical zoom over 5
plz guide me

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Optical Zoom over 5
May 4, 2006 12:42AM PDT

7 or 8 megapixels:

Nikon 8800
Sony F828
Konica Minolta A200 and A2
Fujifilm S9000/S9500
Panasonic FZ30

The Nikon, Sony and Konica Minolta cameras are out of production and may be hard to find.

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7-8mp camera
May 5, 2006 6:25AM PDT

thanks for ur help
i want to know for me which camera will be better
i am a casual photograper , its mainly for personal use i had sony cybershot 5mp before
so i am trying to find a camera
7 mp or above with optical zoom more then 3
so plz help me
cost aroun 400 to 500 usd is not a problem

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Over 3X zoom
May 5, 2006 7:47AM PDT

A few more to choose from in the 4X and 5X zoom class.

Canon A620, G6
Casio P700
Fujifilm E900
Kodak P880
Olympus C-7000, C-7070, C-8080
Panasonic LX1

I would start looking at the Canon A620.
It is getting a lot of praise from the owners of the camera.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/a620.html

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10 times zoom compact
May 6, 2006 9:57PM PDT