Hi guys, it'll be alot of work for reading all those threads in the forum while i'm still a noob in digi cam. My sister owned a Canon A95 last time till it was stolen in Austria. She liked the camera alot since it's a semi pro dc.

Guys, can u help me to find a suitable dc and analyze the pros and cons for the dc, pls?

Requirement:

Pro-sumer camera
Preferably using SD card (if possible no XD card which used in Olympus)
At least 5MP or above
Bulky is surprisingly ok for my sister ^^
If possible support wide angle, recording at 640 x 480 30fps (or higher like 720p)
Budget around RM1000 to RM1500
If possible also, able to extend the lens for future enhancement
Battery wise, super preferably AA size battery and the camera must also shoot alot of picture b4 low battery

Brand preferably Canon but not Nikon, Rico, Olympus

Thx for helping

Oh ya, wat's in my mind now is Canon G7, is it ok getting that? The offers are pretty good

This post has been edited by Jeffery: Sep 18 2007, 03:03 PM

wait G9 comes out or go for S5 IS ..

FYI, you are just looking for a P&S camera and not semi-pro or pro cameras that you mentioned. I'd advise you to change the topic.

Actually my sister wanted a DSLR if the price is ok...

you (or your sister......or both) seem to be pretty confused, or at least your posts so far seem that way.

in your first post you mentioned VIDEO.

and now you want DSLR which doesn't support VIDEO.

also, do have a read at this article of mine
http://www.goldfries.com/digitalphotograph...-camera-for-me/

oh.... u c i'm a noob, doesn't know that DSLR does not support video... paiseh

If is DSLR how much it cost for a decent one?

Cheapest one would be in the range of slightly above RM2000.

of course get dSLR la. I dun get it why people dun buy dSLR. Since you're bringing such a bulky stuff, might as well get a dSLR lar. Some more price drop so much. Get 2nd hand if dun have 3k budget

sorry guys, i dun think we're getting any DSLR.... since the budget is not allowed.... is there any Pro-sumer camera recommended?

Canon G7 or Power Shot S5 IS, which one better?

Not everyone will be able to handle a dSLR, especially those egoistic and showoff wannabe kids with lots of money. Buy a dSLR but shoot pictures worse than P&S.


You can also consider Olympus SP-550UZ or SP-560UZ.

Yeah, that's true. But I'm talking about people who able to handle the dSLR. Won't it be better to buy dSLR than prosumer? Coz the bulk does not worth the quality.....differences...

Please look at the topic of the thread. TS already mentioned wanna look for a good pro-sumer, so please don't recommend dSLR. It is clear that TS' sister doesn't know how to handle a dSLR.

lolz... So this Olympus SP-550UZ and SP-560UZ, how much is it ar? If compare to S5 IS which one betteR?

after having a DSLR - sometimes you just wish that you have a prosumer / digital compact.

anyway it's about their purpose. like what I mentioned in my article, prosumer you get ALL IN ONE package.

DSLR? good luck la, even used unit comes close to prosumer and that also with the usual 18-55 kit lens. zooming anything beyond 50mm? Ahahha......... good luck, spend around RM 600 more to get the lowest end 70-30mm.macro lens? prepare at least RM 1k more, or maybe you can get reverse-lens adapter to use kit lens backwards.

Advantages of PnS over DSLR:
- No dust, fungus
- All in one lens
- compact, easy to bring around
- Default vibrant colour
- Budget ( most important )
- Live view ( even live view in Olympus DSLR system can not compare )
- Other functions ( touch screen, catch smile etc. )
- Cheap underwater camera
etc.
so who say PnS is suck ?

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Added on September 18, 2007, 6:26 pmforget to mention: movie recording

This post has been edited by vichio: Sep 18 2007, 06:26 PM

This will give you a good way to compare them.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_po...non_g7&show=all

i would say the prosumers have the All-in-one advantage. PnS isn't your power zoom fella.

guys, chill.... ^^ thx for ur opinion, it's time for my sister to make the decision ^^

theres a second hand d40 to let go around rm15xx .. its true that dlsr is better than compact but it is still the same if u dunno how to use.. canon s5 shud be good enough and easy to use

I cannot imagine how frustrated i would be if my DSLR was mainly touch screen.
--> Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap = Change aperture

PnS and DSLRs are for different uses, so although PnS does not suck, but some of those items you mentioned cannot be generalized as "advantages".