Looking to get a new camera

[jeepmedic46]

I currently have a Olympus sw and am looking to get a better one and am new to photography.:ylsmoke:

 

[Rusty-Ford]

i just got a canon sx110 it is a point and shoot digital but it is a little more advanced one. It is about step or so down from an slr. It has a 10x optical zoom which is great. takes good pics of the kids and has image stabilization.
I love it and it was about $250.

 

[jeepmedic46]

Thank you, With the kids at 5 yrs old I want to take as many pictures of them that I can where ever we go.

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

if you're not interested in a DSLR and all the add-on's that go with one of those, I'd recommend a Canon G10

HD Video to record special moments of the little ones, great picture quality, and for a few hundred bucks extra, you can get a waterproof housing to take it into the pool, beach, bathtub or where ever a young kid might ruin a normal camera

 

[Michael Slade]

i just got a canon sx110 it is a point and shoot digital but it is a little more advanced one. It is about step or so down from an slr. It has a 10x optical zoom which is great. takes good pics of the kids and has image stabilization.
I love it and it was about $250.

We got 46 of those for the kids this year. They love 'em. There's even a RAW hack! You should do it. It's like a baby G10 with the RAW hack.

 

[jeepmedic46]

I will check them out. How are they in the cold if I take it out ice fishing?:REOutIceFishing:

 

[Rusty-Ford]

I've only had mine for a month so i don't know about working in the cold.. but i did get the best buy insurance plan so if it doesn't work well in the cold.. they will fix it! haha
I love it though.. still figuring out how to use all the cool functions.

 

[ExpoMike]

Based on another thread on ExPo, sounds like waiting until next month for the new Cannon G11 might be the cats meow. I have been looking at moving to a DSLR (Cannon T1r or XSi) but being a larger form factor, it might not be as convenent to carry on the fly. Still debating.

 

[jeepmedic46]

Maybe I'll wait to see what the Cannon G11 has to offer.

 

[nwoods]

Not sure how well the G10/G11 would do in the cold. The telescoping lens and moving blades of the lens cover might freeze up unless you kept in an inner pocket of your parka. It's these moving parts that give me pause about using this camera on our dusty trails.

 

[BulletHead]

if you're not interested in a DSLR and all the add-on's that go with one of those, I'd recommend a Canon G10

HD Video to record special moments of the little ones, great picture quality, and for a few hundred bucks extra, you can get a waterproof housing to take it into the pool, beach, bathtub or where ever a young kid might ruin a normal camera

G10 does max 640x480 30fps... thats not HD. neither does the G11.

if you really want HD video as well, without going DSLR, id go with one of these.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=18301
1920x1080 full HD video
HDMI out for easy playback
msrp $599

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19208
1280x720 video
msrp $399

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=18329
1280x720 video
HDMI out for easy playback
msrp $349