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Originally Posted by lisaly  The Panasonic Lumix series is excellent, and Canon also has some excellent point and shoots. Other than a wide angle lens, are there any other features that you are looking for? I'd get one with the wide angle equivalent on 35mm of 28mm or less. There aren't many that are wide angle, but there are a number to choose from. If you give us more information, I could recommend some other point and shoot cameras. I would stay away from cameras that go too high over 10 megapixels. Manufacturers keep increasing the number of megapixels because consumers think that is better, but when you put two many pixels on a small sensor, you will get more noise or grain. That's why some of the high end point and shoots, like the Canon G12, starting coming down in the number of megapixels it has. I wouldn't get a 14 megapixel point and shoot camera. |
I'm not sure what to look for - and my subjects are mostly Bridget and Greta and my grandsons. Since all are so active I'd like one that will shoot quickly - the one I have now is so slow - by the time I push the button - I have a picture of the side of someones head...
I've been looking hard at a Kodak Z980 - it's last years model as they've come out with a Z981, but the reviews on the older are much better. Megapixels are 12 and has an 24x wide angle zoom lens, records in HD video and 64mb of internal memory - accepts SD/SDHC card and has a hot-shoe - LCD screen and a viewfinder. It's a bulkier (is that a word?) camera but I feel more comfortable holding on to something a little chunkier.
I don't know if I need all that - or something that it doesn't have - reviews seem pretty good. I'm just not ready for a SLR - they probably take the best pics.
**Brit - your pictures are amazing - Jackson is such a great model!!!
Thanks for all the help!