Thread: Need a Camera

Hi Garry,
Check out the canon ixus range, you can get them in titanium body, they are small reliable, good battery life, big LCD, do excellent video, and take a great picture for a point and shoot. Best bet is to go check them out at a local electrical place and find the model you like then purchase them it off the net to save some cash, you can get them grey market with a local warranty and save heaps....

Mick.

Originally Posted by cal415

...then purchase it off the net to save some cash, you can get them grey market with a local warranty and save heaps....

This place is really good for online: Digital Camera Warehouse Australia - Discount Digital Cameras shipped Australia Wide - Home

It has almost every camera available, so you can peruse and compare until your hearts content.

For what you're looking for there's an awful lot out there. A lot no longer have a view finder but look around. There is also the option of a weather proof camera and again there are a number of shock, dust, water proof models.

dpreview.com is a good source of information and DCW as mentioned is good to buy through, but shop around.

How much do you want to spend?

Originally Posted by cal415

Hi Garry,
Check out the canon ixus range, you can get them in titanium body, they are small reliable, good battery life, big LCD, do excellent video, and take a great picture for a point and shoot. Mick.

Thanks - do they have a view finder - I can look it up! On Sunday I could not see the screen in the sun - even in the shade but I could us the view finder.

Garry

Originally Posted by inside

How much do you want to spend?

Not sure - prepared to pay for something I can use and just throw in the truck - will get bounced around a lot in the truck too - must be able to work in bright sunlight.

Lets say somewhere around $500 - but would prefer less. But maybe a little more for the right piece of gear.

Garry

Yes, well atleast mine has a view finder, i got mine (ixus950is) with a waterproof housing delivered from overseas for around 560 IIRC from these guys
Digital Cameras & Accessories - Citiwide Online - Australia

also try
www.shopbot.com.au when you know what model you are after, theres always somewhere cheaper on there....

Having owned several canon cameras, including 2 digital SLRs, im a big fan of canon cameras.... mine have all been thoroughly used and abused, all have been lugged around the country side on many a trip and 4wd gatherings as well as beening used regulary at martial arts gatherings and all still work perfectly