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vadsoom · Oct 3, 2005, 12:56 PM

Yup, Newbie here, but I've been lurking for a while.

I'm looking for a pocketable digicam that takes decent stills, video at 640x480 at 30 FPS and operates on commonly available AA or AAA batteries and has removable memory. I'm planning a trip to the very rural Philippines where I'll be off AC power for a while. Decent low light capability would be a plus. :?

Thanks in Advance!

Nizidramanii · Oct 4, 2005, 12:40 PM

The Canon S2 IS takes 640x480 movies and takes AA batteries, but I doubt that regular alkaline AA batteries would last very long in it. I think that for the price, if you really want to take movies, get a video cam. Many of them can take stills.

You may also want to look into hybrid cameras. Here's one I read about recently:
http://www.aiptek.com/

There are probably a lot of other cameras that meet your requirements. I'm not all the familiar with the market as a whole.

Steven R · Oct 4, 2005, 11:28 PM

Also look at the new Olympus SP-350. 640x480 QuickTime video @ 30fps with Anti-Shake and audio; uses AA bateries.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/sp350.html

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Oct 3, 2005, 12:56 PM	#1
vadsoom Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Yup, Newbie here, but I've been lurking for a while. I'm looking for a pocketable digicam that takes decent stills, video at 640x480 at 30 FPS and operates on commonly available AA or AAA batteries and has removable memory. I'm planning a trip to the very rural Philippines where I'll be off AC power for a while. Decent low light capability would be a plus. :? Thanks in Advance!

Oct 4, 2005, 12:40 PM	#2
Nizidramanii Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 407	The Canon S2 IS takes 640x480 movies and takes AA batteries, but I doubt that regular alkaline AA batteries would last very long in it. I think that for the price, if you really want to take movies, get a video cam. Many of them can take stills. You may also want to look into hybrid cameras. Here's one I read about recently: http://www.aiptek.com/ There are probably a lot of other cameras that meet your requirements. I'm not all the familiar with the market as a whole.

Oct 4, 2005, 11:28 PM	#3
Steven R Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 5,929	Also look at the new Olympus SP-350. 640x480 QuickTime video @ 30fps with Anti-Shake and audio; uses AA bateries. http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/sp350.html