Buying my first digital camera

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Seems like a good choice, Miles. The A610 is the successor to the A95
which is the successor to the A80 ... good bloodlines. If you haven't
already come across Albert Achtung's review of the A80--

http://albert.achtung.com/cameras/A80/index.html

--it has some information that may also be useful for the A610, esp.
with regard to setting up a fast point & shoot mode (SNAP) that
eliminates the time ordinarily taken by the camera's auto focus. He
gives instructions for programming the camera for both indoor and
outdoor use and I find I use his settings most of the time. Like Ron, I
also make frequent use of the 2-sec. timer for shutter release,
particularly in lower-light situations. I almost never use the flash
except as fill-flash.

I've a handful of shots on Flickr, all done with an A80:
http://flickr.com/photos/blueshoe

The shots on that page aren't print-ready files but I can tell you that
printed 8 X 10's come out beautifully.

Jon


Thanks, Jon, a great deal of very useful info on Albert's site! Can't
wait to get my camera in hand later this week. And since leaving for
Asia next weekend for a month will print some of his pages.

Miles