- A couple of months back, we replaced our on-loan and aging Fuji FinePix 4700 Zoom. It was a 2 megapixel camera that interpolated to 4 using Fuji's proprietary SuperCCD technology. It actually took decent pictures.
- Then, out of interest, I started reading about photography and looking more closely at photos other people have taken -- learning about shutter speed, aperture size, the effects of direct flash, lighting, framing, and various other techniques. And then I quickly realized that the goold old FinePix 4700 lacked lots of features that lend themselves to more "creative" shots, like shutter priority, aperture priority, and exposure lock. It also lacked decent resolution for larger prints.
- So digging around, we settled on a Canon PowerShot G6. A little larger than your average point-and-click digicam these days, but packed with features, and well reviewed.
- It takes really nice pictures, if you know what you're doing (which with me remains to be seen). It also has a hot-shoe for external Canon Speedlite flashes, and a fairly decent size LCD that actually swivels and rotates. I've been shooting lots of pictures, mostly of flowers and Lucy, but nonetheless, practice makes perfect. ;)