I'm thinking of getting the Canon A520.Any advice?

Yeah, do you really want to be using a digital camera that requires 2 AA batteries?

Don't see your point

Digital cameras suck the life of alkaline batteries fast. It seems like a little detail that doesn't matter, and I don't know about you, but I like using Li-ion battery packs that can easily be recharged and is less cumbersome than regular alkaline batteries. Then again, I'm a picky person.

Besides, what's stopping you from looking at the other Canon series? Do you have any concerns with price, megapixels, anything like that?

I don't know a lot about that camera, but we have the Canon A75, which I like, and it takes 4 AA batteries! So 2 doesn't sound that bad. We use rechargable batteries though....definetely a good idea (though it costs a little more at first).
I just googled the A520....it seems a lot like ours, just with better pixels and zoom, and probably other stuff too.....I think it looks nice :D

and whatever camera you get....don't drop it on something hard, or get it submerged in liquid,........ :lolo:

You only need 4 megapixel camera, anything beyond that is un-noticableish.

You only need 4 megapixel camera, anything beyond that is un-noticableish.

I learned that the hard way.. :lolo:

thanx. anyone have any suggestions?

i dont know a thing about cameras

I have a Vivitar 2.1 megapixel camera that takes two AA batteries, and it doesn't usually suck the life out of them (once or twice maybe, but not usually). It's not the greatest, but it does get the job done. If I had to pick a camera, I'd go with a Nikon, but that's just me.

Canon's been a good brand around my house. Our canon printer's been a work-horse, but I don't have any experience with their cameras.

I would *NEVER* *EVER* buy an olympus camera. The one my parents bought me was supposedly a nice camera, but it doesn't take good pictures at all. Later, after I started reading through all the stuff they sent with the camera, I found out that Olympus sends out warnings with that particular camera that say that their camera may or may not take pictures properly, and if not, then there's nothing you can do about it (great way to sell cameras, eh?).

Get a camera with a zoom, it comes in very handy. :)

It seems like a little detail that doesn't matter, and I don't know about you, but I like using Li-ion battery packs that can easily be recharged and is less cumbersome than regular alkaline batteries. Then again, I'm a picky person.

I personally hate battery packs because you've got to charge them, and carry a charger around with you, make sure their charged, etc...

What I do is I buy the rechargeables that charge in 15 minutes. I've got three sets of them so I keep them charged all the time. Plus, since they're so fast to charge, if you use up a set, it's not going to take that long to charge them. They are expensive, at least they are compared to the non-rechargeables, but I think they're worth it. :)

Oof...longer post than I intended...

okay, so here's what i should look for:


not Olympus


not special batteries

Cannon,Kodak,Nikkon and Sony are fine

nothing over 4 megapixles

zoom

You only need 4 megapixel camera, anything beyond that is un-noticableish.
Have you had your eyes checked recently? :rolleyes:

It will of course, depend on what kind of usage you have planned for your camera, but the resolution of your camera is important. For the mort part, the higher it is, the better as it will capture more detail. If all you intend to do is view your photographs on a computer, then that detail won't matter much to you as it will just make your pictures larger. If you intend to do any kind of printing, however, that resolution can make a world of difference. You don't really want to print at anything less than 300 dpi, so for an 8" x 10" photograph, you wouldn't want anything less than an image of 2400 x 3000 pixels: 7.2 megapixels. Of course, the quality of your camera's CMOS/CCD will make a difference, too. Lots of pixels won't matter too much if the shots are very grainy.