$300 camera: wide angle, decent picture quality

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Paul Furman wrote:
> Helping a friend decide. I told her if you don't go DSLR, it doesn't
> matter a lot for image quality, mostly fancy features like making
> movies, long zoom, etc. so she's thinking a $200 camera for now. I'm
> raising that to $300 to be reasonable. She has need for a wider angle
> for landscsapes. I think if there is a model with better image quality,
> that would be more important than other features. Less purple fringing,
> less noise. Lower shutter lag would be nice but not likeley at this
> price range. As low as 3MP would be OK though she's used to 5MP.
>
> If I search dpreview for 28mm or less, $300 max, 5MP I get:
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp
>
> Fujifilm FinePix E500 Zoom $221
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fujifilm/fuji_fin...
> -user reviews complain about shutter lag & lack of autofocus assist lamp
> for low light focusing (understandable for this price).
>
> Raise the price to $400 & I get:
>
> Canon PowerShot S60 $380
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_s60.a...
> -apparently has AF assist & less shutter lag
> -at this point, might as well go for $500 (her original budget) & get
> something really nice, but as I said the image quality due to small P&S
> sensor doesn't really change much.
>
> Any thoughts about those or other models to look at? I guess relaxing
> the 28mm wide angle would open up a lot of options. Is the Fuji E500 a
> good camera?
>
>
Hi,
Check out Oly wide angle cameras such as C5060. Worth looking, IMO.
Very capable camera.
Tony

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Tony Hwang wrote:
>>
> Hi,
> Check out Oly wide angle cameras such as C5060. Worth looking, IMO.
> Very capable camera.
> Tony


Yeah she's used to my old OLY. That one is $430 & I heard Oly is
stopping production of all P&S models so a C8080 can be had for $515:
http://www.adorama.com/IOMC8080.html
which is one model she was drooling over till I warned her the noise &
low ISO performance isn't much different from a $200 P&S.

I couldn't find a C5060 for a decent price with a quick search?

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Tony Hwang wrote:
>>
> Hi,
> Check out Oly wide angle cameras such as C5060. Worth looking, IMO.
> Very capable camera.
> Tony


Yeah she's used to my old OLY. That one is $430 & I heard Oly is
stopping production of all P&S models so a C8080 can be had for $515:
http://www.adorama.com/IOMC8080.html
which is one model she was drooling over till I warned her the noise &
low ISO performance isn't much different from a $200 P&S.

I couldn't find a C5060 for a decent price with a quick search?

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Paul Furman wrote:
> Tony Hwang wrote:
>
>>>
>> Hi,
>> Check out Oly wide angle cameras such as C5060. Worth looking, IMO.
>> Very capable camera.
>> Tony
>
>
>
> Yeah she's used to my old OLY. That one is $430 & I heard Oly is
> stopping production of all P&S models so a C8080 can be had for $515:
> http://www.adorama.com/IOMC8080.html
> which is one model she was drooling over till I warned her the noise &
> low ISO performance isn't much different from a $200 P&S.
>
> I couldn't find a C5060 for a decent price with a quick search?
Hi,
I got one from eBay. Refurbished by Oly with latest firmware already
loaded. 200 some was the auction price. They fixed that known rotary
switch problem. Been working floawlessly since I got it. I got rid of
Canon G4 now. I couldn't tell the camera was used when I received it.
And they have flat rate shipping to U.S./Canada destination.
Hope you can find one.
Tony

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Paul Furman wrote:

> Tony Hwang wrote:
>
>>>
>> Hi,
>> Check out Oly wide angle cameras such as C5060. Worth looking, IMO.
>> Very capable camera.
>> Tony
>
>
>
> Yeah she's used to my old OLY. That one is $430 & I heard Oly is
> stopping production of all P&S models so a C8080 can be had for $515:
> http://www.adorama.com/IOMC8080.html
> which is one model she was drooling over till I warned her the noise &
> low ISO performance isn't much different from a $200 P&S.
>
> I couldn't find a C5060 for a decent price with a quick search?
Hi,
If you don't mind refub.'d one by Oly, still many on eBay.
Tony

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Go for the eBay 5060. It's a great camera. I've put mine though its
paces.

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Tony Hwang wrote:

> Paul Furman wrote:
>
>>
>> Yeah she's used to my old OLY. That one is $430 & I heard Oly is
>> stopping production of all P&S models...
>>
>> I couldn't find a C5060 for a decent price with a quick search?
>
> Hi,
> I got one from eBay. Refurbished by Oly with latest firmware already
> loaded. 200 some was the auction price.


Hmm, looks like those are going for $325 now.

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Paul Furman wrote:

> Any thoughts about those or other models to look at? I guess relaxing
> the 28mm wide angle would open up a lot of options. Is the Fuji E500 a
> good camera?


Personally I would not relax the wide angle requirement. You should
never purchase a point and shoot that lacks the AF assist lamp.

At Buydig:

The S60 is $326
The S70 is $400

She could also get an A95 with an add-on lens, but this would be almost
as much as the S60.

Probably the S60 is a better choice, the S70 isn't worth that extra $74.