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I'm done with Canon ... please help me choose a new camera

by barksducks Jun 13, 2008 2:17AM PDT

I know they're supposed to be the best on the market, but after two bad experiences with Canon, I'm done. Our A70 cacked after two years (off warranty of course) and exactly one week after our $500 SD800 went off warranty, I had a lens malfunction (like the E18 Canon is famous for) that's supposed to cost $200 to fix. So, ferget it, I'm done with Canon.

I'm also done spending $500 on a digital camera. We have one high-end film camera, we want a digital for on-the-go stuff, pics for our blog, making little short films, etc. The SD800 was a 7.1 megapixel and a 3.8 optical zoom; I know a year after I bought that thing, I can get as good or better for half the money. The question is: which one. I hear good things about Sony; my local electronics store (I live in a small town in France) says Pentax makes a good camera. What would you suggest, in the $250 range, to replace this camera. I hear there's a class-action suit against Canon for their crappy lens gears; I hope they get taken to town. They'll never see another cent from me.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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by kalel33-20416052469708587370302374692233 Jun 13, 2008 3:52AM PDT

I'm going to say this is another false report and there's someone that is spamming this forum with all these reports in order to try to hurt Canon, and they keep bringing up Sony.

Holes in the story:
The chronology does not fit with the A70 being released in 2003 and the SD800 released in 2006. So since you need a camera now because of the broken cameras, that would mean that you had an A70 that lasted 5 years. Pretty good for a cheap camera.

With you living in France, you would not have the SD800, but you would have the IXUS 850. You must not know enough about Canon that they label the Elphs a different model number in Europe.

This forum is here to help answer questions, not to spam everyone else. If I'm totally off, then could you show some photos of your small town in France, shot with the SD800....the info will be in the EXIF data on what camera was used and when.

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Good lord
by barksducks Jun 13, 2008 7:20AM PDT

Jeez man, is my English not a clue that maybe I'm not a European? I'm a Canadian living in France; I actually don't recall how long we had the A70 or even if I have the model number correct, but I DO know I bought the SD800 in Toronto, on June 2 2007. So I am not spamming, nor am I fronting for Sony. Jesus. I did mention Pentax in my post, you know.

The question remains: can anyone suggest a decent camera in the $250 range that is NOT a Canon that would be a decent replacement?

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Sony W series
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Jun 13, 2008 8:39AM PDT

You should check out the Sony W series of cameras.

W120, W130, W150, W170

They all have viewfinders in addition to the LCD screen.
Small cameras with viewfinders are in the minority.
All of the W cameras also have image stabilization.

Image stabilization is needed with these small light weight cameras.
They are difficult to hold steady.

As far as the Pentax.
Pentax has not kept up with the other camera makers.
They only have one camera with Image Stabilization.
And it gets only a ho-hum rating by the reviewers.

Here are some links:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=sony_dscw120%2Csony_dscw130%2Csony_dscw150%2Csony_dscw170%2Cpentax_optioa40&show=all

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/optio_a40.html

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try kodak
by llbeanie1 Jun 14, 2008 10:16PM PDT

hi. you should try kodak. they are good quality and have good image quality. they are a good value too. priced right. pictures are sharp and colors right on. there are many accessories also and you can purchase direct from kodak. i have had many digital cameras and these just come up to be some of the best values on the market today.
try m1033, v1073, v1273 for example. thanks.
ps: you can print to 20x30 with most of these.

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