Camera Recommendation with these features

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<paulsgooglenew@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am looking for a camera with the following features (highest priority
> first)
>
> - 30 fps video
> - Quick AF time
> - AF illuminator
> - 4.0 mp or more
> - 3X or better zoom
> - Durability
> - $400 or less
>
> Battery and media type do not matter. I would like something about the
> size of the Canon A70 (fits in pocket) but don't necessarily need a
> ultra-compact.
>
> Any recommendations would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Canon SD300.
It's tiny, so perhaps not terribly rugged, but the rest of your list is covered...
....particularly the 30fps, because it accomplishes this at an unusually high 640x480 (very
high for this frame-rate)...
AND... It will even capture at a whopping **60fps** at 320x240!
Here's a full review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd300/

-Mark

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What about the Sony CyberShot DSC-W1

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"Paul Dokken" <pldokken@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Which models have AF illuminator

Use http://dcresource.com/reviews/cameraList.php and it's a check box. This
is a better search engine than dpreview.

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Paul Dokken wrote:
> I'm leaning toward the Nikon 5200 but also have been looking at the
> Sony CyberShot DSC-W1, I like the sony's large lcd.
>
> anybody have any comments on either of these cameras?
>
> Thanks in advance.

I used to have the W1. My review/experience of it is posted here
http://www.photosafariindia.com/Ar [...] sonyw1.htm

I now have a S70 to replace the W1 (wanted RAW and an u/w case), but I
do miss the ultra-fast AF and small size of the W1.

Cheers,
V.

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Thanks for sharing your review, you have some great shots on it.

Anybody know whe the huge difference between 512 and 1gb Memory Stick
Pro cards? From what I saw, 1gb was about 4x the price of a 512 card.

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Paul Dokken wrote:
> Anybody know whe the huge difference between 512 and 1gb Memory Stick
> Pro cards? From what I saw, 1gb was about 4x the price of a 512
card.

Dont know the difference, but you travel on the road a lot, 512MB may
be better to have as it can be burned directly onto a CD-R, unlike a
1GB card.

And glad you found the review useful.

Regards,
Vandit