a decision has been made
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posted by tom / October 07, 2005 / 
Well, almost. Dell home has the Canon SD400 for $263; they've also got the SD300 for $206. They're both very tiny and are supposed to take pretty good pictures. The difference seems to be a megapixel and perhaps some very slight image quality differences. I think that's enough of a reason for the splurge, although if anyone feels strongly that I'd be better off blowing that $60 on videogames, please let me know.
UPDATE: I pulled the trigger, and an SD400 should be winging its way to me shortly. And yeah, I went with Dell, despite the warnings. It's true that I've been through lengthy waits getting my orders in the past, but that's the worst Dell-related headache that I've encountered. And I'm not in any hurry.
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I'm pretty sure that you can't control shutter speed or aperture on these. If you don't care about that, they're great cameras.
You might want to check ebay as well... I got my camera for an excellent price, brand new and bundled with a camera bag, mini tripod, extra memory card and a few other doo-dads.
yeah, I noticed that in the review, ogged. I donno. I would like to be able to control depth of field, but the odds of my using it very often are pretty low -- I mainly need a digicam to provide grist for photoshop.
Someday when I'm old and need a hobby I'll blow some money on a digital SLR. For now I think I can be satisfied with point-and-shoot.
The SD400 also has USB 2.0 compared to 1.1 on the SD300... I wouldn't recommend buying from Dell though, they have some serious order processing problems...Newegg looks like the most reliable and least expensive place to get one right now
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