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[David R.Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

On Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 04:48  PM, Parker, David X wrote:

> Attention smart people, full of advice:
>
> I really want a digital camera. I could also use a video camera. I'm
> thinking I could get the best of both worlds with a digital video  
> camera,
> where I could take video of everything and if I want to send photos to
> family I can just capture stills off the video.

If I were looking at digital cameras, this is what I would buy:

http://exilim.casio.com/z4umodel.htm

all of the Casio Exilim's are nice, but that one has it all.  also in  
this market is the Pentax Optio S4.  very nice.  NOTE: most of these  
cameras now have video /with/ audio and most function as an MP3 player  
(some rely on Windows software - beware).

If you needed to add video capabilities to this mix, i would totally  
buy this:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VRUXegYq4xF/cgi-bin/ 
ProdView.asp?s=0&c=8&g=121300&I=133SVAV20&o=m&a=0&cc=01&avf=N

or

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VRUXegYq4xF/cgi-bin/ 
ProdView.asp?s=0&c=8&g=121300&I=133SVAV30&o=m&a=0&cc=01&avf=N

my emphasis is on fun and portability.  if you don't want to carry it,  
you won't use it.  if it ain't fun, you ain't gonna want to play with  
it.  and unless you are planning on doing professional work, you  
probably won't need much more.

> Can anyone tell me the pros and cons of digital video? How does a  
> digital
> video camera compare in quality to a still digital camera?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Dave P.