Hi Larry, Your advice is certainly good advice. I really wanted to buy the camera for them and present it as a gift. There's no way we can be in the store together as they live 3000 miles from me. Perhaps the best bet would be to have them pick out a camera and tell me which they prefer, and I can buy it for them, or maybe just send them the $$ ... not my favorite idea but perhaps the most practical.
I don't mind proprietary batteries, but was thinking that it may be simpler if they could use standard batteries. Sis is like me in that when she gets something she likes, she'll keep it for years, and I am concerned that proprietary bats for a specific camera may not be available in four or five years, while AA should be around forever in various iterations. Does that seem like a reasonable concern to you? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There's a veritable plethora of digicams out there that could meet your > needs. Any 3-4 megapixel camera with a 3-1 optical zoom would be a good > place to start. BUT ... > > It's really how comfortable your Sis & Niece would feel holding and using > the camera. The camera that you might choose because of its specs and feel > in your hand may wind up being too complicated and uncomfortable in their > hands. [...] > I sell lots of digicams that would meet your specs and I still recommend > going to a reputable store, stating what your requirements are, selecting a > group from what they present and then bringing in the recipient to take it > for a "test drive." > > The store should show you a representative sampling of Casio, HP, Optio, > Kodak, Canon, Nikon, etc. Since you don't want proprietary batteries, > perhaps you should avoid proprietary memory also (e.g., Sony's memory > stick). Today's memory norm is SD.
