Camera selection options as I seem to be,
better not think of! Pros - there are forums on prof. photographing, and here I think I just need a fotik for a "teapot" who will make an awesome photo, while not straining with the installation and subtleties of the process itself!
I used these cameras for a long time:
Olympus 560UZ - thinks long, in a room with poor lighting constantly white balance is shifted to the yellow zone. Quickly eats batteries (AAh4sht) video without sound. At night, "unexpectedly" can get beautiful pictures.
Good macro, zoom works well, manual settings (for growth), when you select scenes, the camera automatics adjusts better.
night flash on
night, camera in hand, holding breath :) without flash
photo using optical zoom
Kodak C813
Sunny day.
Evening
In room
Kodak in automatic mode is almost hard to confuse. The color rendition is almost always good, nightly landscapes only on the stand need to do. I was pleased with this model; all that was missing was a good optical zoom.
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Who has photos from NEW cameras - welcome! I also have not decided what I want.
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Ultrasums are all stumpy? Casio Exilim EX Z80 - unfortunately nothing to show for comparison. I liked the very accessible menu, the quality of the photo pleased, video recording with sound, and zoom, working when shooting video.