Digital Camera thoughts???

[Jessika]

I haven't owned a Canon yet, but from comparing their cameras to other brands, I'll definitely be going with a Canon when I get a new digital camera!

I wouldn't go with the PowerShot A510 or A520, though.. they're outdated. Go with the A610 or something.

My A300 is "outdated" but it still gets the job done. Sure there are newer models, but you can find the "outdated" models online for REALLY cheap

[BC_MoM]

That's true.

[shais_mom]

I think I'm more concerned about purchasing it off ebay.
It just makes me nervous if you have any problems or anything and you really can't be sure that you are buying NEW.
I priced them on ebay and just wasn't comfortable with buying such a purchase on there, but that's me. Kelly bought her's off ebay and has had no problems. I would hate for you to have a bad experience.
Good luck on whatever camera you decide!

[slick]

Thanks everyone. I really was leaning toward a Canon Powershot but hadn't decided what model.

As for Macro mode...well, that's a foreign language to me. LOL I'll really have to do some research. Stace, I really have not decided whether or not to purchase off ebay. I know of two others here in town that did purchase from ebay and have had no problems either. But you never can tell.

To me, it's a big ticket item and I won't be buying blindly. I really do appreciate all of your advice. I can't buy until my refund comes in and that won't for about about a month so I have some time yet.

Thanks again.

[pnance]

I think I'm more concerned about purchasing it off ebay.
It just makes me nervous if you have any problems or anything and you really can't be sure that you are buying NEW.
I priced them on ebay and just wasn't comfortable with buying such a purchase on there, but that's me. Kelly bought her's off ebay and has had no problems. I would hate for you to have a bad experience.
Good luck on whatever camera you decide!

Canon is a good brand, my old film SLR was a Canon and gave me absolutely no problems and took great pics. My new digital is a Nikon, but price not quality is what made me switch in this case since I was looking for a digital SLR camera. I actually purchased my new camera on ebay and absolutely love it. I got it plus the lenses for about $500 less than what I'd be looking at in a store. If your careful, make sure you go with a well known name brand camera and your seller has good ratings you should be ok. Even better if they still offer a factory warrenty which many do if they're just trying to get rid of overstock. You may have to pay a little more, but still much less than what you'd pay in the store. My new camera for instance was used as a factory display, but they can't sell it new for that reason so they sold it on ebay for much less.