What camera do you recommend?

Question

I love photography, and I have had about 4 cameras in total, all Canon brand.

My first was the A520... twice ('cause I lost it once)

then I switched to something more compact and got the SD600

and then I got more into pixels and resolution and got the G7

Now I want a different one... and I'm thinking about getting a DSLR, but then I also don't want it to be a really big camera.

And I know DSLRs don't make videos, but that's why I got the G7 when I got it, too, because I love to make videos as well, and the picture quality in the G7 is great.

I know it's a lot of demands, but maybe something small, like the G7, that can take real nice pictures but also still make videos...

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

PowerShot S5 IS

Specifications

Type of Camera

Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical/4x Digital/48x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) System





Image Capture Device

Type

8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)



Total Pixels

Approx. 8.3 Megapixels



Effective Pixels

Approx. 8.0 Megapixels





Lens

Focal Length

6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)



Digital Zoom

4x



Focusing Range

Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (WIDE), 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity (TELE)

Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (W)

Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm (W)



Autofocus System

TTL Autofocus





Viewfinder & Monitor

Viewfinder

0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder



LCD Monitor

2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD screen, Vari-angle type with wide viewing angle



LCD Pixels

Approx. 207,000 pixels



LCD Coverage

100%





Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture

f/2.7 (W) - f/3.5 (T)



Shutter Speed

15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv and M)





Exposure Control

ISO Sensitivity

Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)



Light Metering Method

Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**

* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF

** Metering frame is fixed to the center



Exposure Control Method

Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock available



Exposure Compensation

+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments





White Balance

White Balance Control

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom





Flash

Built-in Flash

Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE available



Flash Range

Normal: 1.6-17 ft./50cm-5.2m (W), 3.0-13 ft./90cm-4.0m (T)

Macro: 1-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)



Recycling Time

12 sec. or less (battery voltage=6.0V)



Flash Exposure Compensation

+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments





Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes

Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap), Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie



Self-Timer

Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom



Wireless Control

Not available



Continuous Shooting

Approx. 1.5 fps; AF/LV: approx. 0.9 fps





Image Storage

Storage Media

SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard



File Format

Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1



JPEG Compression Mode

Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)

Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Stereo))



Number of Recording Pixels

Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen)

Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes





Number of Recordable Images

  Small/N Small/F Small/SF Medium3/N Medium3/F Medium3/SF Medium2/N

File Size 84KB 150KB 249KB 278KB 558KB 1,002KB 445KB

32MB 270 171 111 99 52 29 64

SDC-128M 1,118 711 460 411 217 121 269

SDC-512MSH 4,317 2,747 1,777 1,590 839 471 1,041

  Medium2/F Medium2/SF Medium1/N Medium1/F Medium1/SF Large/N Large/F

File Size 893KB 1,602KB 695KB 1,395KB 2,503KB 980KB 2,060KB

32MB 32 18 41 20 11 29 14

SDC-128M 136 76 173 87 49 123 59

SDC-512MSH 529 295 671 339 190 479 231

  Large/SF Widescreen/N Widescreen/F Widescreen/SF

File Size 3,436KB 736KB 1,540KB 2,601KB

MMC-16MB 8 39 18 11

SDC-128M 35 166 79 47

SDC-512MSH 139 642 307 183





Time of Recordable Movies

  640 x 480 320 x 240

30 fps 30 fps 60 fps 60 fps

File Size 2,006KB/sec. 1,046KB/sec. 1,406KB/sec. 746KB/sec.

32MB 13" 25" 19" 34"

SDC-128M 58" 1' 48" 1' 21" 2' 24"

SDC-512MSH 3' 48" 6' 59" 5' 17" 9' 19"

Note: N=Normal F=Fine SF=SuperFine

Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.





Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File

Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction

Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume





Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes

Still Image: single image, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images

Movie: part of movie, all of movie





Interfaces

Computer Interface

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)



Video Out

NTSC/PAL



Audio Out

Stereo



Other

Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable





Power Supply

Power Source

1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4)

2. Rechargeable AA-size NiMH Battery (x4)

3. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700



Shooting Capacity

Still Image: approx. 170 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery); approx. 450 shots (AA-size NiMH Battery)*



Playback Time

Approx. 12 hours (AA-size Alkaline Battery); approx. 15 hours (AA-size NiMH Battery)*

* LCD screen on. The above figures comply with c**a testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.





Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature

32-104°F/0-40°C



Operating Humidity

10-90%



Dimensions (WxHxD)

4.60 x 3.15 x 3.06 in./117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7mm



Weight

Approx. 15.9 oz./450g (camera body only)

Answer 2

Kodak Easyshare V1003 i have this camera and i absolutely LOVE it!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Well, if you want to step up and get a DSLR then I suggest the Canon Rebel XT, XTi, or XSi.

If you still want something small that can capture video then I suggest the Canon G9 or S5.