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ASU2003 · 08-26-2008, 04:55 AM

It had a good life. Traveling around the world a few times. Abused by beach sand and rain. And the $250 or so I spent on it 4 years ago was worth it.

But now I'm in the market for a new camera. And I will need to get it by Saturday (or be able to borrow someone else's from work).

The problem is that I don't know which one to get. I don't know which one is the best for me. A DSLR would probably take the best pictures, but I wouldn't be able to take it everywhere, and would feel like it is too obvious I'm taking a picture. A pocket sized camera would probably be what I am after if the picture quality is somewhat similar to the DSLR one.

I guess what I am looking for is:

- Small & compact, but needs a big lens/full frame sensor. This is the hardest part to find, if it even exists. I want to be able to slip it in a pocket and not be an obvious tourist. The smaller the better, but it still needs to take quality images.

- Shouldn't cost more than $700. I don't want to have to be paranoid about losing it, breaking it, or getting it wet.

- Good megapixel count, fast shutter speed, good zoom, good in low light situations (with motion). Good luck trying to find a camera that can do the last one.

- Unbreakable and can handle the conditions. Can be taken in the sand of the beach or desert, hiking through the mountains, to the rain and water around lakes. Although I do have a waterproof bag now for a pocket-sized camera.

-Remote control shutter (It would be nice, and better than using the timer to take pictures of myself)

The first one I've found is this one:
Leica Camera AG - Photography - D-Lux 3
But I'm sure there are others out there that are good too. Please give me some advice because I am probably going to use this for the next 10,000 pictures.

08-26-2008, 04:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	After 11,500 pictures, my digital camera passed away It had a good life. Traveling around the world a few times. Abused by beach sand and rain. And the $250 or so I spent on it 4 years ago was worth it. But now I'm in the market for a new camera. And I will need to get it by Saturday (or be able to borrow someone else's from work). The problem is that I don't know which one to get. I don't know which one is the best for me. A DSLR would probably take the best pictures, but I wouldn't be able to take it everywhere, and would feel like it is too obvious I'm taking a picture. A pocket sized camera would probably be what I am after if the picture quality is somewhat similar to the DSLR one. I guess what I am looking for is: - Small & compact, but needs a big lens/full frame sensor. This is the hardest part to find, if it even exists. I want to be able to slip it in a pocket and not be an obvious tourist. The smaller the better, but it still needs to take quality images. - Shouldn't cost more than $700. I don't want to have to be paranoid about losing it, breaking it, or getting it wet. - Good megapixel count, fast shutter speed, good zoom, good in low light situations (with motion). Good luck trying to find a camera that can do the last one. - Unbreakable and can handle the conditions. Can be taken in the sand of the beach or desert, hiking through the mountains, to the rain and water around lakes. Although I do have a waterproof bag now for a pocket-sized camera. -Remote control shutter (It would be nice, and better than using the timer to take pictures of myself) The first one I've found is this one: Leica Camera AG - Photography - D-Lux 3 But I'm sure there are others out there that are good too. Please give me some advice because I am probably going to use this for the next 10,000 pictures.