BootsnAll Travel Community

Hey guys,

Heading to Europe for 6 weeks soon and I'd like to upgrade my camera (Canon PowerShot A400). My price limit is about $400-450 or less.

I'm not sure if a pocket size camera will have the features I'm looking for, and I don't know if carrying one that doesn't fit in my pocket will be a big pain, as this is my first long stretch of traveling.

I don't know that much about cameras, I work in television but I'm in post, not behind any lenses So bare with me here... Heres a few things I'm interested in:

I'd like an adjustable shutter speed, and the faster the better, I like to control my exposure time. Manual focus, as auto focus can drive me crazy sometimes. A decent optical zoom with image stabilizer. Manual aperture control is a plus, I get annoyed trying to take low light pics with my current camera... But I don't think I want to get into changeable lenses, and certainly not for travel.

I don't care too much what type of memory it uses, but for power I think I'd prefer AA battery's (that I can recharge at home) rather than having to find an outlet in the woods I'm assuming most travels feel the same way?

I feel a totally lost with so many options, so I was just curious who else is enjoys some fooling around with cameras and which ones worked well on your travels?

Tips, advice, and recommendations are very welcome.

Dave

I'd recommend a Canon G9, simply on a photographic stance. I don't know if it'll be perfectly suited to travel (doesnt take AA's for example), but it's a REALLY good little compact camera.