by Divemistress of the Dark on 04 Sep 2009 01:53
What's your price range? That's really gonna dictate.
I've heard good things about the Sony and Fuji handhelds, and I have an old Canon A640 (not made any more) that I'm going to wear into the ground. It's really versatile - great digital zoom, stabilization, etc. I shot almost all the Police shows with it. Luckily I actually have two - I bought an underwater housing for it, which is expensive, so I bought a backup before they quit making them.
If you can spend a little more money, get yourself an SLR. I'm a Nikon shooter (the pix above were taken with a D300), but I know Betsy in particular loves her Canon. Not that I blame her - I reeeeeally love that handheld.
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