There are plenty of newer models that provides better resolution from 5 up to 10 mega pixels. I am not too happy with their sizes however. As a family used DC for local trips and vacations, size is all that matters. Honestly, who can tell much difference of 4M picture with 5M one. The fact is a camera that can fit the smallest pocket of yours will save you a lot of trouble while traveling. So here comes my pick: Canon-SD300.
First thing first, the size of this camera is just amazing, the full body is even smaller than the size of my palm. Weight only 0.29 lb, it's even lighter than my key chain. Such small camera however, has quite a big LCD screen (2 inch), and loads of functions. It takes pictures up to 4.2M pixels, it has 3x optical zoom, build-in microphone, can take unlimited 30fps AVI video up to full capacity of the memory card. With build-in white balance setting of for sunlight / cloudy / night / indoor / sport / underwater shooting environment. On the processing side, it has Canon DIGIC II processor, which saves images in better quality; smart print bridge technology to directly print to a photo-enabled printer; some ad-hoc processing tool to edit images within camera.
Nothing is perfect though, a few of the "would be better" features are
- Flash: it's understandable that such slim camera cannot possibly have a powerful flash but still...
- Battery: It's said on quite a few online reivews that the battery don't last long. I bought one extra battery for shooting freely. :)
- Size: well, it's the two sides of Damocles sword, don't get me wrong, I like slim cameras, I just hate to see my figures look like overgrown carrots compared to those tiny buttons.
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