What is a good camera that takes pictures and records?

Question

I am looking for a camera that takes good quality pictures and records. An example would be the Sony cyber-shot. That is what I'm using now, but it is on its last leg, and it uses a pro stick duo card, and I prefer SD cards, since I already have a bunch of those for my Nintendo Wii.

Answer 1

if you've got 500 bucks to blow get a canon G7.

if not go with a canon power shot, it's very similar to the Sony's

Answer 2

I'd go for the 'ricoh r7'. It has 7x optical zoom & 4x digital zoom, so you can zoom into things from far away. Its an 8 mega pixel and has image stabilization.

It also takes video as avi files, so its easier to put copy to dvd, if thats what you want to do. Most small cameras, use quicktime files, that you have to convert to avi, then put to dvd.

All the reviews are good for the ricoh r7, and the ricoh r6 is much the same, just with one or 2 less features, and its cheaper. The price on the site below will have went down by this time, and you'll get good deals on the internet.

Ive been looking into digital cameras for a few months now, and this is the camera i want, mostly for the big zoom, quality pictures, and avi video mode. Also the r7 has spot focus.

Ricoh is a japanese make.