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

[nyydesignsync.livejournal.com]

I got my new canon SD850 in June - I got it the day it was released for sale and glad I waited and didn't settle. It's compact and has great functions. It is 8megpix and has 4x zoom with up to 16x which is outdoors is GREAT. it has a lot of fabulous features too. I highly recommend and it's getting great reviews all over.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yes, I can't decide between one in that size range and something like the Canon A720. Too many options!

Thanks for the info :)