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Need help buying a new digital camera (please!)

by pavo286 Feb 28, 2006 1:59AM PST

I'm purchasing my first dig.camera (i know!) I can spend anywhere between $400-$700. I'm not one to upgrade and buy the lastest versions, so would like this one to last me a fair bit. I will use the shots for blowing up pics around the house (no larger than 5x7 likely). Would like a quick response as i'm taking pics of puppies (who move quickly and don't want to loose a good photo) and ideally a decent zoom for great close-ups. Perhaps even of the birds at my feeder. I'm a novice picture taker, enjoy taking pictures, so open to learning.

Thanking you in advance for any suggestions!

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by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 28, 2006 3:15AM PST

Here is a starting place:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona620/

Lots of features and highly rated.
Fast....

Let us know what you like and don't like about it.

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..thanks

by pavo286 Feb 28, 2006 4:05AM PST

How does this one compare to the Canon PowerShot S2 IS (I liked the megazoom feature).

Will the Canon 620 offer a high enough zoom lens?

thx

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