DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Looking for ultracompact camera - any recommendations ?

Started May 8, 2012 | Discussions thread
james s. kennedy Contributing Member • Posts: 586
Re: Looking for ultracompact camera - any recommendations ?

I am a camera nut, have about 150 cameras, mostly film, but I am very pleased with my ELPH 310, which I bought at Costco for $200 about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued, but you may still be able to find one somewhere.

It's about the size of a deck of playing cards and is my take everywhere shirt pocket camera. It has a sensible 12 meg sensor, a good 8x zoom range (28-224 mm), good image stabilization and a decent LCD. It has a good macro mode. In movie mode, it stays in focus on the subject while you zoom, and changes the exposure parameters as needed. You don't get a lot of manual control, but you don't need it. Battery life is outstanding. I can't think of any negatives, with the exception that with bright sunlight shining on the LCD, it is difficult to see what you are shooting at. I don't think it can be beat for the price. It is always with me.

-- hide signature --

Jim Kennedy

 james s. kennedy's gear list:james s. kennedy's gear list
Panasonic ZS100 Panasonic ZS200 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone 8 Plus +1 more
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow