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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

Apple has a list of cameras that are supported by iPhoto (no drivers
required). This should help you with OS X compatibility:

http://www.apple.com/iphoto/compatibility/camera.html

If you buy a camera that uses compact flash, you can buy a PC card converter
for your PowerBook for about $10 that will allow you to access the images,
so there is a way to work around the OS X compatibility issue. There are USB
and firewire adaptors for other media formats as well.

As for battery life, I made sure my new digital camera used NiMH AA
batteries. You can buy an 8 pack at best buy for about $20 (1600 Mamp) and
rotate as you need them. I carry two extra sets, and have not run out in an
afternoon yet.

I bought a camera last month, but I was not using the same requirements. I
bought an Olympus E-10 (about $950) which is definitely not small. It is a
true optical SLR (fixed lens) with a real manual focus, and no shutter lag
(my requirements). It is also 4 MegaPixel--more than you are looking for
(there is also the E-20 which is 5 MegaPixel).

On the other hand, for any film photographer taking the plunge into digital
photography, it is a great camera.

Food luck,
David

On 3/28/03 3:22 PM, "David R. Matusiak" <dave AT matusiak.org> wrote:

> cheap digital camera  --  is that an oxymoron?
> 
> like, i've been to epinions, but the feedback is always mixed.
> 
> http://www.epinions.com/Digital_Cameras-Price-100_to_199
> 
> anyone have any good tips?  what brands to avoid or which are decent?
> 
> it would be nice to have a largish memory capacity (~32MB?), but i
> wouldn't mind purchasing extra memory in addition to the camera itself.
> key features should include 2.0 MegaPixel resolution, adequate photo
> quality for web use, and hopefully be really small.  sony has a new
> tiny one, but don't want my white balance to be fuxored or have some
> lame battery...
> 
> http://www.epinions.com/
> Sony_DSC_U10_Cyber_Shot_U_Digital_Camera_Digital_Cameras/
> display_~reviews
> 
> oh yeah, it has to interface with Mac OS X, too.  olympus, nikon and
> canon seem cool, but it could be simple ingrained brand recognition.
> for example, this fuji looks cute and seems to meet the criteria, but
> does fuji suck?
> 
> http://www.epinions.com/
> Fuji_FinePix_A203_Digital_Camera_Digital_Cameras/display_~reviews
> 
> and have you seen this?
> 
> http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ojtFIav938c/cgi-bin/
> prodview.asp?i=133SVAV30
> 
> more than i want to spend, but features about.  also, they some Mac
> haters so i cannot abide.  this cheap digital device search is turning
> into a maze.
> 
> dave ;)
> 
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