| Re: Totally OT: Decisions, decisions... [message #776331] |
Wed, 12 July 2006 03:11 |
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"Beelzebub" <cgibson [at] SPAM_btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:GsadnRpd7p3sjS3ZRVnysA [at] bt.com...
> My ickle point 'n' shoot digicam went a little awry some time ago, as I
> was
> attempting to take a piccy. The camera sort of slipped in my hand and
> although it didn't fall, I caught it in rather a snatchy fashion,
> whereupon
> it suddenly developed horizontal flickery lines across the screen in live
> mode.
>
> Now, it appeared to be an intermittent fault, which I did wonder whether
> the
> glacier-like cold atmosphere of my house had anything to do with it.
> Anyway, having not used it since, I switched it on the other day to find
> it
> was doing the same intermittently. As I'm off on hols in less than 2
> weeks,
> I decided I should maybe consider replacing it to be on safe side, so I
> had
> a look at a Pentax Optio and Canon A700 in the local Jessops on Friday
> (both
> on offer and get good reviews). Decided to take the w/e to mull it over
> so
> I can pop down tomorrow when mind is made up.
>
> Dilemma though is that over past few days, every time I've switched old
> one
> on, it's been fine - no prob whatsoever. I do have the dosh to buy a new
> camera, but I could really think of better things to spend it on. In
> addition, I'll have to buy new memory card, batteries etc, so it will come
> to a reasonably hefty sum.
>
> So FOAK, do I or don't I?
>
If you do, and you're looking for something new, and small that takes a good
shot, I just got one of these
http://www.exilim.co.uk/exilimcard/exs500orange/
Very small, takes a nice photo, batteries last well, lots of functions, only
downside is no view finder and only uses the Casio batteries so you can't
just stick AAs in if they die. But having said both of those things, I've
never used the view finder on my other digi cam and the batteries on this
one didn't run out at a day in the Grand Canyon last week where I took some
250 photos and a small video...
HTH
--
Dan
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