Christmas gift help -- camera & ipods

[caseysmom]

Kim, It looks like Sams has just a white ipod

http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...=1131388286869

wow thats a long url....anyway I got my other daughter a non apple mp3 player and it was a piece of junk....plus knowing that age group if they have their heart set on that certain brand then you should get them what they want or you'll just be wasting your money.

[Randi]

For cameras, take a look at this site: http://www.dpreview.com/

... and iPods: http://www.apple.com/ipod/ipod.html

[Logan]

Kim, I have a Canon Powershot 310. I could never take good indoor pictures at a swimming event unless I was really, really close. The digital zoom isn't powerful enough, nor is the flash. It certainly works for quick pictures, up close, but outdoors in sunlight is where I have had my best luck with this camera. It might be operator error, though! LOL!!! It is exactly what I need for the most part, and easy to use.

I know nothing about Ipods and don't want to! Sorry I'm no help there!

Logan

[caseysmom]

On another note about the ipod, it is REALLY loud...not sure how good that is for your ears but the other mp3 player I bought wasn't loud at all.

[Jessika]

Logan -- digital zoom on cameras are bad. It's not even a "real" zoom, all it does is enlarges the picture, similar to if you took the image in your graphic program and enlarged it. It looses quailty. My powershot only has digital zoom on it as well, but since digital zoom isn't even "real" zoom, I disabled the feature from being used.

If you want to get a zoom on your camera, get one with OPTICAL zoom