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madamep · Feb 24, 2006, 9:19 AM

I need a better camera because I shoot an entire middle school yearbook. ( I am now using a Kodak easysharedx 4530 HELP! )The school will spend around 500 dollars to help me. I am looking at the Konica Minolta Dimage A200 and the panasonic Lumix DMC FZ30 but am open to suggestions. I would like to be able to take group shots, sports shots, flash and low light and also loan the camera to someone who will use it as a point and shoot. I would like to be able to operate it somewhat manually. Please share your wisdom with me. Thanks

vwmom · Feb 24, 2006, 12:43 PM

The Canon A610 would be a great camera for you.. Pretty simple to use.. you could take some neat panoramic shots for the yearbook and even play with custom colors.

Homer J. · Feb 24, 2006, 5:23 PM

If your willing to pay for your own memory cards, or already own SD cards, the S2IS is a very good camera. It runs on AA's, and gets 300 pictures to single use battery set, 550 pictures to aNIMH set. Takes geatpictures,and has a 35-430 12x zoom.Has the special features vwmom mentioned, too.

[email protected] · Feb 24, 2006, 6:22 PM

If you can afford it, rock on with a Konica Minolta 5D.

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Feb 24, 2006, 9:19 AM	#1
madamep Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1	I need a better camera because I shoot an entire middle school yearbook. ( I am now using a Kodak easysharedx 4530 HELP! )The school will spend around 500 dollars to help me. I am looking at the Konica Minolta Dimage A200 and the panasonic Lumix DMC FZ30 but am open to suggestions. I would like to be able to take group shots, sports shots, flash and low light and also loan the camera to someone who will use it as a point and shoot. I would like to be able to operate it somewhat manually. Please share your wisdom with me. Thanks

Feb 24, 2006, 12:43 PM	#2
vwmom Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 589	The Canon A610 would be a great camera for you.. Pretty simple to use.. you could take some neat panoramic shots for the yearbook and even play with custom colors.

Feb 24, 2006, 5:23 PM	#3
Homer J. Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 101	If your willing to pay for your own memory cards, or already own SD cards, the S2IS is a very good camera. It runs on AA's, and gets 300 pictures to single use battery set, 550 pictures to aNIMH set. Takes geatpictures,and has a 35-430 12x zoom.Has the special features vwmom mentioned, too.

Feb 24, 2006, 6:22 PM	#4
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	If you can afford it, rock on with a Konica Minolta 5D.