Need a good compact digital camera... help.?

Hello. I am looking for a compact 6-8mp digicam to keep with me so when an opportunity comes, I can whip the cam out and get some shots. I’ve already two more real/serious digicams Kodak Z612 and Panasonic DMC LZ4. The ones I’m looking at now only have 3x optical zoom (NOT counting digital zoom). My choices are down to: Sanyo VPC E760, HP Photosmart R742, Kodak M853, and Panasonic DMC LS75. I like the last three best. Which would be THE best? I found NO reveiws for the HP or the Sanyo, and the Kodak has really bad reviews though I like it. The Nikon Coolpix L11 has a neat feature of letting you now when the image is blurred. Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input so far. I forgot to mention I need it to be less than $ 150!

Answer by anderson
my adviced go for Nikon “S” series

Answer by vicseo
It would have to be the $ 179.00 Canon Powershot SD1000 ELPH 7-megapixel, with 3X optical zoom, minimal shutter lag, has both an LCD and viewfinder, has the “vivid” color setting found in the Nikon D40s and D80s, excellent quality sound color video which has been reviewed by over 400 happy purchasers on amazon.com. It’s ultra compact [fits in a shirt pocket] and the rechargeable lithium battery generates over 165 images.

Good luck!

Answer by samsonovster
If you are looking for a really good image quality, it’s better to forget about HP, Sanyo, Kodak etc. Look at the Fujifilm F40fd: http://fototramp.blogspot.com/2007/12/fujifilm-f40fd-vs-finepix-f50fd-canon.html
The 8.3-megapixel Fujifilm F40fd has most useful resolution than others Fujifilm digital compacts. Moreover, in comparison with some Canon's best cameras as PowerShot SD950, G9 and A640, the FinePix F40fd looks good. Its 1/1.6-inch sensor makes an excellent quality images and kept noise to a minimum and resolution to an optimum. For more cameras look through: http://fototramp.blogspot.com/2007/11/compare-digital-compact-cameras-from.html

Answer by epic_laydown
less than 150? you might be able to find a Canon A570 IS. It’s very popular can has excellent reviews on amazon. Lots of people love that camera.

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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D


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Manufactured from 2005 to 2006 by Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan. A compact digital SLR with body-integral anti-shake technology, built-in flash and interchangeable lenses. This camera represents the last "Minolta" SLR offered through Konica Minolta before the ceased camera operations (under their name) in early 2006. (But if you put this next to the Sony Alpha "DSLR" A100 next to this camera, you'll see an obvious family resemblance…) It was modeled after the "pro" 7D but was made just a little cheaper (as in inexpensively) to meet the price point of the "prosumer"—specifically, they change the body from magnesium to polycarbonate and removed the ability to take some of the accessories that mainly pros would want, like the Vertical Control Grip. But, the win for the consumer market was that it had the exact same imager and processor as the 7D! It had the unique image stabilization system that actually moves the CCD sensor to adjust for camera movement. This gives the user image stabilization with any lens attached. It used a 6 mega pixel (3008 x 2000) "APC-C" sized (23.5×15.7mm) CCD sensor and simulates ISO film speeds of 100 to 3200. It's electronics provide operation modes of full Program, Aperture preferred automatic, Shutter preferred automatic and fully manual. It also had special program "Scene" modes: Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Sunset and Night. The camera's electronically controlled shutter offers shutter speeds for 30 seconds to 1/4000 of a second. It has built-in pop-up flash, but also accepts accessory flash units including the ability to fire the 3600D and 5400D units wirelessly. It writes to compact flash media and is capable of writing a RAW file and a JPG of the same image at the same time. It's autofocus system uses TTL phase-detection and illuminates a mark in the viewfinder on the focusing screen to show which of 9 sensor areas have been detected as the focus point. It can shoot approximately 3 fps and do this until the camera processor memory is full waiting to write to CF. It actually shows you how many more you can shoot as one of the indications in the viewfinder! A very nice touch. Also, note the knobs similar to the very popular Maxxum 600si. It was powered by a NP-400 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.4V 1500mAh).

As they say, timing is everything. Already having a major investment in Minolta "A" lenses and accessories, I'd been waiting for an affordable digital SLR from Minolta. Finally I found the extra funds in the budget to purchase the 5D. I placed my online order on January 17, 2006. The next day, I received my confirmation that it had been shipped. The following day, January 19, 2006, Konica Minolta announced they were getting out of the camera business (see: konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html). As you can guess, I was worried at first, but it seems that Sony has embraced the technology and also sees the economic "potential" in a pre-seeded market of 16 million Minolta A mount lenses. If you look, you will also see that this is the camera I took most of the collection pictures with…

See also: www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Konica_Minolta/konicaminol…

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