cameras, concert photography

[erilyn]

I'm considering getting a new camera for my 30th (which is approaching far too rapidly). Does anyone have recs/anti-recs for a compact or ultra-compact? What do you have, how have you found it? I currently have a three year old Canon A85.

I've been going through a few sites (like Digital Photography Review - very useful for feature search and side-by-side comparisons) but am feeling overwhelmed by choices and options. Good video is essential (especially for concerts *g*).

Speaking of concerts - my photos are often very hit and miss (with greater emphasis towards miss). If you take photos at concerts, what settings do yo tend to use? Fully auto, a specific mode, or do you manually adjust aperture and ISO speed etc?

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Comments

[nimmy.livejournal.com]

Seriously, you can't go wrong with a Canon, we have 2 in the house and my sis has 1 and we love them all. I have Power Shot S3 IS and it's the next best thing to a digital SLR (at about half the price but don't think I wouldn't have the SLR if I had the cash) Micaela has a A430 which is super easy to use and my sis has an Ixis which is tiny and takes great pix.

*hugs* hope that helped!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

All the info is useful, thank you! I've currently got a couple of years old Canon, Powershot A85, so I'm looking to upgrade to either a similar or more compact one, I think.

[nimmy.livejournal.com]

I think there's a newer model than the A430 but that's the closest to an upgrade if you want more compact then it's the Ixis (whatever the newer model of that is)

good luck!