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[madbaker]

Can anyone recommend some decent makes and models of digital cameras? The wife would like one to record her art show.
(And I wouldn't mind having one so I can do important things, like put up new pictures of Galen.)

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Depends on your needs...

[blkeagl.livejournal.com]

For small, portable decent quality point and shoots I would look at either the Canon Powershots or the Nikon Coolpix lines. Perhaps also Fuji and Olympus.

For larger, more serious camera capability, well.. let me know if you're seriously interested in going that direction. Again it's mostly Canon and Nikon for the high quality stuff, but there are more options.

Note: don't be fooled by high megapixel counts. High megapixels does not guarantee a good camera. There are a lot of other issues involved as well. My 6 megapixel Nikon D100 is probably better than any of the latest Canon and Nikon 8+ megapixel stuff (except the pro lines) because it is designed as a professional camera and all megapixel sites are not equal.

Focus on issues like resulting noise (pixelation, equiv to grain in film cameras), color accuracy, and ability to focus.

Disclaimer: I've gone entire with digital Nikons for my point and shoot and and pro level cameras. But I would still consider Canon, at least at the point and shoot level.