Just to add another viewpoint -- for a consumer level camera, I would look
for one that uses standard AA batteries, and get Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
rechargeable batteries for it. These give very good life and don't cost a
fortune to replace like the proprietary batteries. You can afford to buy 2
sets and just swap them into the recharger rather than being dead in the
water. My 2"...
BTW I use an Olympus D400 Zoom which is particularly good at 1, 4, 5, 6
(with a CompactFlash reader) and 7 below. It has very good color fidelity
but, being an older model, only 1.3 megapixels.
on 2/21/01 8:49 AM, Chris Thompson at ct@cthompson.com wrote:
> All digital cameras are a tradeoff, until you get to pro models, which run
> several thousand dollars.
>
> The key points of a digital camera are, in no particular order:
>
> 1) Size and portability
> 2) Ruggedness
> 3) Image Quality (How many Megapixel)
> 4) Optics Quality (Good lens, usable zoom)
> 5) Media and Capacity
> 6) Ease of Picture transfer.
> 7) Battery Life.
>
> What did I trade off? Well, for starters, the battery life is poor if you
> enable the LCD and flash. Luckily the battery does charge in under 45
> minutes. But it's a proprietary battery, and they're $50 a pop, so it's a
> bit pricey to stock up on batteries.
>
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