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[fisherkingnigel]

some good advice I'd like to give here is using the flower button. It's on most cannons and other cameras like that. If you use this kind of feature you can get some great close ups of fish that look bang on.

Here's an example of what I mean.

Notice the eyes how they look perfectly in focus.



I use a 2.0 cannon power shot 300 series.

I think in Canada you call them elfs??

Nigelman

[DragonSpeed]

Not much time, but a search on google for: print size camera resolution
brings up a ton of results.

one of the hits is:

http://megamyth.homestead.com/printsize.html

Seems to do well.

[The Gilly]

I've got a 2 meg cannon.  Great for pics up to 5x7.  if I was to buy one now, I would go bigger.  3-4 meg pixel with min. 6x optical zoom minimum.  The optical zoom is the feature that I would most like to improve on.  Christmas is coming

[DragonSpeed]

The only compact digitals that I've seen that have decent optical zoom are the Olympus UZ (ultra zoom).  They do about 10x.  I'm waiting for the cameras with the new Foveon sensors (X3 sensors).  That should improve image quality a lot with tthe "same" number of pixels.  Oddly enough - a Polaroid branded one will be one of the first consumer ones available.  Also, look for DSLR's to come down in price, then you can get quality optical zoom, in a lense with decent aperture combinations.

[DragonSpeed]

gmf:  I suppose I haven't been keeping up too much on the digitals while I wait for money for DSLR, or the X3 and DSLR to come down.  Nice to see such a wide variety of high zoom cameras.

I suppose I tend to see cameras as I did in the analog days:  Compact and SLR.  Now with the digitals, we're seeing BIG non-SLR's as well.

Do you recall what the equiv 35mm focal length is for a 10x in the digital world?  I know it's LESS than 350mm, but can't recall.

[dennisK]

great deal, under $300, 3x optical, 5 megapixel, 1 yr warr

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=195901&sku=K23-3160&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=CANEM215

[stormy]

Definately do the research.  Get as many pixels as you can afford.
Mine, a 3.1 Kodak doesn't do well in low light...so take that into account.  Buy a case for it to keep it dry and from taking too many bad bumps.  And it's easy to hang over your shoulder so it can go everywhere with you.  You can buy the cases for underwater for almost any brand and size.  

[blaydRnr]

great thread.  lots of very useful info and links. you guys really know your stuff