I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the Nikon D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about
my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the
Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


John, I think he is looking for a more sleek camera that carries nicely in
ones pocket.

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:41:12 -0500, " *JimH*" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
news
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about
my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the
Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


John, I think he is looking for a more sleek camera that carries nicely in
ones pocket.


The profiles of the A610 and the 7600 are not all that different.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

Jim and Jim,

I was told by a salesman in the store (and we all know how little they
know), that for blowing up a picture to 4X6 or 5X7 that all I will need is a
5mp camera. She said I would not be able to tell the diff between a 5 and a
7mp camera on a computer screen or photos, as long as i didn't blow it up
extra large.

Is this accurate?


Can I get by with a 4mp or will I see a difference between 4 and 5 mp?




"John H." wrote in message
news
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about
my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the
Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:50:30 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

Jim and Jim,

I was told by a salesman in the store (and we all know how little they
know), that for blowing up a picture to 4X6 or 5X7 that all I will need is a
5mp camera. She said I would not be able to tell the diff between a 5 and a
7mp camera on a computer screen or photos, as long as i didn't blow it up
extra large.

Is this accurate?


Can I get by with a 4mp or will I see a difference between 4 and 5 mp?




"John H." wrote in message
news
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about
my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the
Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


For $50 or so, I'd go with the 5. It's not just the 8x10 capability,
it's the 4x6 capability after you've cropped the picture.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite

"Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my knighthood. wrote in message
news
Jim and Jim,

I was told by a salesman in the store (and we all know how little they
know), that for blowing up a picture to 4X6 or 5X7 that all I will need is
a 5mp camera. She said I would not be able to tell the diff between a 5
and a 7mp camera on a computer screen or photos, as long as i didn't blow
it up extra large.

Is this accurate?


IMO Yes.



Can I get by with a 4mp or will I see a difference between 4 and 5 mp?

I used to have a 3.2 mp Sony Mavica and the picture quality was great. I do
not think you will see a difference, but I am not an expert.

"Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my knighthood. wrote in message
news
Jim and Jim,

I was told by a salesman in the store (and we all know how little they
know), that for blowing up a picture to 4X6 or 5X7 that all I will need is
a 5mp camera. She said I would not be able to tell the diff between a 5
and a 7mp camera on a computer screen or photos, as long as i didn't blow
it up extra large.

Is this accurate?


Can I get by with a 4mp or will I see a difference between 4 and 5 mp?




"John H." wrote in message
news
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:56:05 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me
about my knighthood. wrote:

JohnH,

I screwed up. I need to update my criteria.

I want the best combination of compact size, quality and PRICE.

Thank you for your help. ; )


ps I can get the powershot a610 for $269 vs. $699 for the Nikon.

Remember this is a college student.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:26:54 -0500, "Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about
my
knighthood. wrote:

I am trying to find a camera for my college age daughter.

I want the best combination of compact size and quality.

Does anyone have any recommendations of cameras I should look at?

Does anyone have any experience with the Canon PowerShot A610 Digital
Camera?



Get her the Nikon D50. Then, in a few years, she can upgrade to the
Nikon
D2X.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=329

She'll love you.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite


She'll be happy with the Canon A610. I'd look also at this one.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/item...ARTMENT_ID=330

My daughter has a Nikon Coolpix 4500 (a couple years old now), and she
loves it.


--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

A Famous Hypocrite



For 4x6 all you need is a 2 mega pixal camera.