Some more links; the first is to today's Sunday Times "Doors" review. Can you believe that the Web version hasn't got any pictures in it!
The second and third are to PC Magazine's reviews of June and December 2000.
The Technology is advancing rapidly. The lens is the first thing to consider and you only get what you pay for. Once the light is inside the camera, it's down to electronics and the number of features and enhancements provided. And, the more pixels the better (and the more pennies).
For proper zoom, you have to have some optical zoom (Say 2x or 3x). Pure electronic or digital zoom is done at the expense of resolution.
My two-year old Olympus 1400 still delights; the next step must be to a digital camcorder, so keep contributing to that thread, please, folks.
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/p...rdor02014.html
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/pcmag/labs/2000/06/digicams/
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/pcmag/labs/2000/12/dc/02.html
(Edited to remove finger-pigs)
[This message has been edited by fobotcso (edited 19 November 2000).]