Digital Camera recommendations ...

[Bob Hemus]

Ken Moffat wrote:

> Bob Hemus wrote:
>
>> Aakin N. Patel wrote:
>>
>>> : ; Some do better than others. I just recently bought the Canon S1 
>>> IS, and : ; the settings on there let you do some really cool 
>>> things. : ; : ; Here's 2 shots taken one right after another, for 
>>> comparison. The first
>>> : ; one is regular exposure, the second was with a longer shutter 
>>> exposure.
>>> : ; It's shaky because my hand is... can't fault the camera for 
>>> that. But
>>> : ; the difference in light quality ought to be a good indicator.
>>> : ; : ; Regular shot: http://aakin.net/pics/2004-12-14--darkshot.jpg
>>> : ; Prolonged shot: http://aakin.net/pics/2004-12-14--nightshot.jpg
>>> : : Stunning difference! So the S1 IS has exposure settings that 
>>> lets you do : night shots like that? Nice.
>>>
>>> Yah. It actually has a pretty comprehensive set of manual controls, for
>>> a low end camera, which is why I bought it. I've been getting more and
>>> more interested in photography as of late, and saw this as a good 
>>> camera
>>> to learn on.
>>> - Aakin
>>>
>> I like both pix.  Too bad you didn't have a tripod and remote shutter 
>> cable.
>> Bob
>>
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> Does the Canon have remote cable and tripod capability? I like the 10x 
> idea with image stabilization. Sounds pretty good. (I'll be looking 
> after christmas for a new one.) And the price, again, was... ?
>
>
No remote cable, tripod socket.  It has a movie capability & sound.  4 
options, Auto, Macro, a whole bunch.

Here is the Canon page for it.  It is only 2.0 megapixels so limited 
blow-ups.  Abour 5x7 is it.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelFeaturesAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=8288

I received it as a gift, $000.00, prety good price?
Bob