Canon Powershot A430 or Olympus FE-310?

[Mediteran]

i am buying my first camera, and these are the ones that i can get cheap, so i was wondering which one is better?

juding from these reviews, a430 is better, however, the a430 review is from 2006 and fe310 from 2008 so i dont know if it is comparable?

http://www.cameras.co.uk/camera-revi...rshot-a430.cfm

http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/olympus-fe-310.cfm


thanx in advance


oh and here are the links for the test pics

a430
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/sample...wershot%20A430

fe310
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/sample...ympus%20FE-310


i have found some more cameras, olympus c360, c370, and canon a510 for the same price as the above ones, so they too are now an option

[Photo-John]

I'd definitely go with the Olympus. That Canon is ancient and has half the resolution of the Olympus. One other less obvious benefit of the Olympus is better high ISO performance. That's one area where digital cameras have made huge improvements in the past couple of years. So not only will the Olympus have a lot more resolution, but noise levels will be better, too.

[scapel]

i am buying my first camera, and these are the ones that i can get cheap, so i was wondering which one is better?

juding from these reviews, a430 is better, however, the a430 review is from 2006 and fe310 from 2008 so i dont know if it is comparable?

http://www.cameras.co.uk/camera-revi...rshot-a430.cfm

http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/olympus-fe-310.cfm


thanx in advance


oh and here are the links for the test pics

a430
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/sample...wershot%20A430

fe310
http://www.cameras.co.uk/html/sample...ympus%20FE-310


i have found some more cameras, olympus c360, c370, and canon a510 for the same price as the above ones, so they too are now an option

You seem to be right on track for a first camera. Stay inexpensive until you see what you want and how much you will use it.
Factors to consider are:
Size--The larger cameras are of course better. The megapizel can only process what the lens delivers, so don''t be fooled by high MP. Larger cameras usually have better lenses.
You certainly don't want a SLR for your first camera. In the old days of slides I used SLR to get zoom lenses that are now standard on most cameras even the point and shoot.
Read and learn as you shoot pictures and see what you want to do and if you need to put more money into another camera in about a year or two.
Photo-shop is fun to work with digital pictures which is something not able to be done with the old film type cameras.