joel ibarr
im trying to buy a camera, they both have 7.1 megapixel etc?
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Olympus is relatively new on the camera scene, they started in the seventies long after Canon and Nikon had estabilshed outstanding reputations for serving professional photographers. Olympus never successfully competed, they just didn't have the range of lenses and options that sophisticated photographers demanded. So they catered mostly to the consumer and nothing more. In today's digital world it's not really any different, they still can't compete with Canon or Nikon on overall quality and reliability or on the range of lenses and accessories available for solving the different photographic challenges.
Olympus has a tendency, like Sony too, to create proprietary things. They have their own memory card so you'll pay a premium for their card since you have no choice but to buy it. That doesn't mean it's better, it isn't, it's simply more expensive. Worse, the industry is slowly standardizing on secure digital and compact flash so there will come a day when you won't even be able to get an Olympus card.
You will find their reliability is also not good. Sometimes someone gets lucky and gets a camera that works perfectly forever, more often than not though, your camera could spend as much time in the shop as it does in the field. That doesn't impress me since Canon and Nikon cameras rarely ever need any kind of repair at all. On the positive side though, Olympus service is very good.
When it comes to adding other things like lenses, you have no choice but to buy Olympus lenses. Other manufacturers like Sigma and Tamron, both of which make excellent lenses, do not make them for Olympus, there isn't enough of a market to justify the expense. They do make lenses for Canon and Nikon however so with those brands you have a lot of choices as to what you can buy to meet your needs.
The only positive thing I can say about Olympus is that they're less expensive than Canon and Nikon as a rule but then I guess you get what you pay for. However I'd never own one and if one was given to me free, I'd decline the offer.
In terms of Canon, I used a Canon professional film SLR for thirty years and accumulated quite a number of lenses and other things for it to meet my needs. The equipment was always top quality and has never failed me ever. When I went digital however I went with Nikon instead.
At the time I wanted to make the switch I was stunned to discover that Canon did not support anything I owned. That entire investment was made obsolete when their digital cameras came along. I then also learned that the Nikon digitals could actually be used with all the older Nikon lenses. Clearly Nikon has a greater interest in protecting the investments made by their customers. Since I was planning to have several lenses and other accessories for my digital world, I went with Nikon because I can count on them to not suddenly obsolete what I have acquired or will acquire in the years ahead. Camera wise I think they're equal to or even better than Canon anyway. Certainly their cameras feel better in the hand and their controls seem to fit my hands perfectly. However this latter point is a personal subjective judgement, you may not agree after having held a camera of each brand. It depends on your hands and what controls you tend to use most.
Anyway, I vote for Canon since that's your only other choice though I would suggest you look at the Nikons too.
Looking for a new digital camera.?
Jasmine F
I have a FujiFilm FinePix A205, and need something updated. I am looking for one under $300, 5 megapixels or higher, with a fast shutter speed. My Fuji is an awesome camera, but I take a lot of action shots and most of them turn out fuzzy. And I'd like to take several shots in sequence. I'd like to keep a Fuji, but havent seen a good one yet. Over $300 is okay too. Are there any that are a digital camera and a camcorder? That would be even better. Thanks so much!
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I LOVE my Canon PowerShot A620. It's a 7.1 mp camera which takes awesome still shots, and just as awesome video. Great for home and everyday use. Easy to take on vacations and you can take some really artistic/creative photos too. A great all-around camera. My 35mm cameras are Canon too, and I still love and use it. .
I had a Sony, and I gave that to my daughter, and purchased the Canon PowerShot A610 for my teenage son. The Canon A610 is exactly like my A620, but is a 5 mp digital camera. They both take GREAT pictures, but my favorite thing about the camera, is the vari-angle LCD screen. You can even hook it up to your tv and see your pictures/video on whatever size screen you have. It's pretty neat on the big screens! (The necessary cords come with it). It is very easy to use, and a camera you can grow with. http://www.usa.canon.com
Go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras.
Our A610/A620 has a setting, call "kids&pets". Typically you use these on the subjects that usually has a hard time keeping still. But I also use this setting when taking pictures of my soccer team during game play. I've also taken pictures of my kids, nieces and nephews jumping in the air, a la cheerleader jumps, with great results. Lag time is very, very, very minimal. (e.g. delay from pressing button to actual camera capturing the shot). This is just one of the many settings the camera has to offer and you can also manually set and program your own settings.
For ease of point and shoot, just choose the setting in which you're taking pictures of, (i.e. indoor, outdoor, nighttime, portrait, fireworks, snow, beach, and 'auto' [automatic]), and it'll adjust accordingly the proper exposure/settings. And it even has an 'underwater' mode to use, but that's if you purchase the special housing for the camera. (I don't have the housing. I'll wait to save up or find it for very inexpensive). If you get more experience or for the experienced, you can manually choose exposure and settings like the old 35 mm.
I'm a bargain hunter. I purchased both NEW Canon this late spring 2006 on line. My son's was under $200 and mine was $204. Just Google (or Froogle) or Yahoo! Search any Canon model, and then see which merchant has the best price with those low price websites and order on-line. The price is waaaay better than going physically to the stores. If you need it right away, just upgrade the shipping. It's still cheaper than buying at the stores. No matter what model camera you're searching for, better prices are on-line.
I don't know if you'll find this model (A610) at the stores. They have newer models, the A630 (8mp) and the A640 (10mp), they boast more mega-pixels and ISO settings. But 5mp, more than suffices for most users. What I did was physically touched and feel the camera at the store, then go on-line to purchase. But if you prefer to purchase at the stores, some good places are Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. Suprisingly enough, they have good selection at Wal-Mart and Target.
Here is the link if you'd like to check out the specs on these models and other Canon cameras: http://www.usa.canon.com
and go to 'products' to 'consumer products' to lead you to the cameras. It tells you what the camera has and what it looks like up close.
While you're searching on-line, you'll also find many reviews on these cameras. All with many positives things to say about the camer and you can also find information on these cameras in Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/digital-cameras...
Hope this helps in your hunt for a new digital camera!
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