[Shotimes] Digital Camera; Which one of two should I choose?

[Ron Childs]

Norm-

I have one of the older Canon powershots (3.1MP) that has a bunch of 
features and controls. Although I do not often use much of the extras, there 
are times that I do want to use macro, no flash, or other manual controls.

But when it is in automatic mode, it is just point and shoot. I also usually 
use it in reduced resolution as others do because the full res shots are 
just too big for the PC screen unless reduced by software. It seems to be a 
pretty rugged piece too, as it has a pretty good dent in the case that I 
don't know how it got there but still works just fine.

I don't think you would be disapointed with the Canon.

-Ron Childs

>From: HomeboyNorm@aol.com
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Shotimes] Digital Camera; Which one of two should I choose?
>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 05:05:46 EST
>
>Hey all,
>
>I appreciate the good number of replies I received in regarding to my
>previous e-mail about myself being a digital camera idiot.
>
>I have looked at both the Canon Powershot A40 (2 megapixtels with 3x
>opitical/2.5x digital zoom), and the Kodak DX-4330 (3.1 megapixtels with 
>some
>good number higher than 3x opitical/2.5x digital zoom - 10x total zoom, I
>believe, but not sure how many for what type of zoom).
>
>The Powershot A40 can be had for $298 from <A 
>HREF="www.BuyDig.com">www.BuyDig.com</A> with 64mb
>memorycard, and the DX-4330 is at $323 from the same place with the same 
>size
>memorycard.
>
>The Canon looks to be of a complicated camera with a lot of features, while
>the Kodak seems to be a little bit user-friendly ableit I don't know about
>its spectrum of features. The Canon A40 is about a megapixtel less
>numberically than the Kodak that I looked at, yet they both are priced
>closely at the website stated above. The Kodak also has a LCD that is a bit
>bigger than the Canon's.
>
>I'd like to go with the camera with most features, since I believe I will
>pick up with time on what features are for what. I would not want to look
>back and say, 'Opps, I wish I have of had went with that other one 
>instead'.
>I am a young gentleman who is trying to get through my college years on a
>typical 'college' budget.
>
>I know I will stay less than the $323 that <A 
>HREF="www.BuyDig.com">www.BuyDig.com</A> is asking for the
>DX-4330, yet I need help on deciding which one of two cameras would be the
>better choice. Or maybe even better, what other brands/models I should look
>at also, before I come to the final decision. Ah, the powers of
>decision-making; Decisions, Decisions, and some more Decisions to be made..
>
>Help me out some more, please, and THANK YOU all for the wonderful help up 
>to
>now on the subject of digital photography.
>
>Regards, Norm (can't wait to shoot digitalically if that's even a word, 
>lol)
>
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>________ (fill in the blank) digital camera (so I could capture my
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