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    i need help

    ive been trying to decide whether to get the fujifilm finepix f700, canon powershot s60, or a olympus c60.

    the finepix is *really* a 3.1 MP camera, but has a new innovative Fuji image sensor that allows up to 6.2 MP.


    the canon has: 5.0 megapixels (effective), 3.6x optical zoom/4.1x digital zoom, auto and manual focus, program and manual exposure, JPEG and RAW file formats, ISO range 50-400, proprietary Lithium-Ion battery, movie mode with sound.

    the fuji has: 3.1 megapixels, 3x optical/2.2x digital zoom, auto and manual focus, program and manual exposure, JPEG file format only, ISO range 160-400, proprietary Lithium-Ion battery, movie mode with sound.

    the olympus has: 5.9 megapixels (effective), 3x optical zoom/4x digital zoom, auto focus only? im not sure., program and manual exposure, JPEG and TIFF format, ISO range 64 - 400, proprietary Lithium-Ion battery, movie mode with sound i think, remote control.


    what is the ISO range thing about?

    are there any other cameras you might suggest?

    im a beginner in the Digital Camera world. im not a photographer or anything, i just want a camera for everyday life, or whatnot.
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    I don't know about the cameras you listed but...

    I can answer some of you questions on a basic level. First off, ignore the digital zoom, you can accomplish the same thing on your computer by cropping and enlarging.
    The manual focus ability is of suspect usefulness, you have to focus by looking at an enlarged portion of the LCD screen.
    ISO is "film" sensitivity, the higher the ISO the more sensitive to light it is, but with a price, the higher the ISO the noisier(grainier) the image gets.
    A friend of mine just bought the olympus, and on first glance it looks like a nice camera. The S60 is a nice camera, I used to own an S30 and I liked it.
    I have no experience with the Fuji, but I don't know how you could get 6.2mp resolution out of a 3.1 mp sensor.
    Some cameras to take a look at:
    Canon G series
    Canon A80, A85
    Some of the Panasonic cameras look pretty good
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    http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/comp..._c60z&show=all

    those are the 2 i narrowed it down to.. finepix f700 and c60 zoom

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    i wanna thank you all for helping me make my decision..really, it was much help!

    i just ordered the olympus c60 zoom

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    my olympus c60 zoom just came today

    its a wonderful camera11!!

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