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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Thanks to very useful info from babygotbass (eg the sold out message is an error, and check your order history when it times out during processing), I have conquered the FBR store and ordered the deluxe edition of Pretty. Odd. \o/

I really need to make a proper To Do list for February. I don't have uni for the next 3 1/2 weeks, and I'll be working a bit but not full-time (afaik), so it is Time To Get Shit Done.

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Comments

[rikes]

I vote for a Canon Powershot (I just bought a720is), they give you lots of options. I used to have a Canon Digital Ixus (=SD series in the US) and I hated it, because I felt like there was nothing I could do about how a picture was going to turn out. Of course the Ixus cameras are a lot smaller, if that's important to you.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

They are Ixus here as well - sometimes finding the corresponding models (cause so many reviews are from the US) can be challenging.

I'm really liking the A720. The size of the Ixus is tempting, but 6x optical zoom may win out.

Thanks!