[Cialug] digital cameras

[dave at visionary.com]

On Thu, Jun 30, 2005, "n.d" <admin at c0wzftp.com> said:

> i'm looking to get a digital camera of some sort to take with me on 
> "vacation". i'm looking to spend $200-$350 including memory cards, 
> cases, etc.  i'd like to get a digital video camera (don't know much 
> about them).  i've had a kodak dc3400 for the last 2 year, which works 
> great i just want something a bit better for "vacation".
> 
> thanks

I have a Canon Powershot S500 (PC1084), it's an outstanding camera - 5mp,
4x optical zoom. Uses CF cards (comes with a measly 32mb card, but I got a
256mb card for $19). Works fine with gphoto under linux.

The only big complaint I have about it is there is no battery meter... so
you basically have to use it until the battery dies. For this reason, if
you're taking it on vacation, I'd get an extra battery pack.

-dc