Re: small camera

Hi Andy;

    I bought a used Canon PowerShot A570is and it's a real workhorse with a 
good reputation for long life. It not only shoots stills but also video. 
It's an easy USB download into most any computer without a special driver 
plus it uses an SD card which can be pulled and inserted into a slot in a 
computer or taken to Walgreen's or Wal*Mart for printing. There are a lot of 
Canons using the name of PowerShot, some better and some with fewer 
features.
    I just checked eBay and there are lots of them starting from $1.00 bid 
and up. I paid $50 for mine including shipping.
    If I was going to a camera using AA batteries, I'd go with a set of the 
new NiZn batteries which last twice as long as Alkaline and four times as 
long as other rechargeable. They started out rather expensive but the price 
has come down to where you can buy a charger with four batteries for around 
$15. You would still have a camera that you can find batteries for just 
about anywhere if you got caught with dead ones.
    Here's a little video I shot the other morning with mine under less than 
ideal conditions for light and contrast. The still at the end was also shot 
with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DdNk4QMcxo

Jim Foreman
[email protected]
www.jimforeman.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Goodell" <[email protected]>
To: "touring" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:55 AM
Subject: small camera


> I'm looking for small camera recommendations. Something fairly slim
> that easily fits into a bike jersey pocket, but that still takes
> regular AA or AAA batteries is ideal, since I'm not a fan of specialty
> batteries and their chargers. At least a few megapixels, and some
> optical zoom is nice, but this would mostly be for taking shots on the
> road for posting online and doesn't need to be SLR quality. I'm
> thinking in the range of $100. Anyone have a model they could
> recommend?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy in Ithaca, NY
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