I highly recommend the Canon Powershot brands - you'll jump past the $200,
but not much. And for quality (I've gone through a lot of cameras) in terms
of ruggedness, picture quality, etc., you can't beat it.
On 9/13/07, Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello VFB!
>
> My niece asks the following question:
>
> I would like a digital camera that has good picture / video quality while
> not being too large (to make it easier to backpack with). Price range and
> warranty are also something I'm looking at, and right now I'd say it's in
> the $100-200 area (though I'd also have to buy a memory card). I really
> enjoy Canon as a brand and I *think* my friend's last digital camera was a
> Powershot S3 (which I really liked though it was a bit bulky). Any thoughts
> or suggestions? Thanks so much for your help. :)
>
> Back live:
>
> Anyone have suggestions? I am not familiar with what is available in her
> needed price range. Getting a camera on eBay would also be a possibility, so
> feel free to suggest models you like above $200 street price.
>
> My niece graduated last May from the Univ. of Colorado with a B.A. in
> English. She is working until October as part of a trail and campsite
> maintenance crew based in Gardiner, Montana. She is borrowing cameras to
> photograph what she is seeing in the Montana high country. So typically,
> she's short of cash and long on wilderness. I will try to post a few of her
> photos over the weekend.
>
>
> Wes Wada
> Bend, Oregon
>
>
>
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