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Recommend a solid consumer-grade camera?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1229738" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>OK, so I feel dumb asking this, but having bought a number of digital cameras that haven't lived up to my relatively light expectations, I was really hoping to get the opinion of some of the photo savvy members here....</p><p></p><p>My wife has been dissatisfied with the last 3 Canon cameras we've owned and the Kodak before it. Her primary complaints are the time it takes to auto focus, as well as blurry images when using *optical* zoom (I'm aware that digital zoom is next to useless and always disable it).</p><p></p><p>We're not looking for a bulky SLR-style camera. It has to be relatively pocketable, and it has to be reliable. We're satisfied with 4x6 and 5x7 sizes, no need for 8x10 (or larger) capability. I have no brand loyalty at this point, so I'm completely open. Also, bundled software is a non-issue as we'll use iPhoto on the Mac and PSE on the Windows machines.</p><p></p><p>Budget would be up to $300, although I'd prefer to be in the $150-200 range. </p><p></p><p>Any ideas? I'm reading reviews at the moment, but would really appreciate some personal experience with more recent cameras (particularly those that are still in production).</p><p></p><p>Thanks a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1229738, member: 24098"] OK, so I feel dumb asking this, but having bought a number of digital cameras that haven't lived up to my relatively light expectations, I was really hoping to get the opinion of some of the photo savvy members here.... My wife has been dissatisfied with the last 3 Canon cameras we've owned and the Kodak before it. Her primary complaints are the time it takes to auto focus, as well as blurry images when using *optical* zoom (I'm aware that digital zoom is next to useless and always disable it). We're not looking for a bulky SLR-style camera. It has to be relatively pocketable, and it has to be reliable. We're satisfied with 4x6 and 5x7 sizes, no need for 8x10 (or larger) capability. I have no brand loyalty at this point, so I'm completely open. Also, bundled software is a non-issue as we'll use iPhoto on the Mac and PSE on the Windows machines. Budget would be up to $300, although I'd prefer to be in the $150-200 range. Any ideas? I'm reading reviews at the moment, but would really appreciate some personal experience with more recent cameras (particularly those that are still in production). Thanks a lot. [/QUOTE]
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