Well the trusty old Canon S45 has served us well. We bought it primarily so that we could take pictures of the kids as they grew up, and it has done its job well for the past five years. But it’s starting to show its age, not only because it’s outdated but also the shutter is failing to respond sometimes now.
I’m hoping I can hold on for about another year, as one of my key features is almost ready.
What I need:
- Pocket-sized (available)
- Good low-light performance (available)
- Optical zoom (available)
- Decent movie mode stored in MPEG4 (available)
- GPS tagging of location (not quite)
The camera that comes the closest is the GE E1050, which should be shipping in September with a model that does GPS tagging. But GE isn’t exactly known for great quality cameras. What I would really like to see is something from one of the bigger makers like Canon, Nikon, or even Casio that does GPS tagging.
We’ll have to see how long our old camera holds up, but I’m hoping that there are more GPS options available by Christmas time. I expect that GPS tagging will be the “next big feature” for digital cameras, but wonder if maybe it will take until 2009 to get some decent choice on the market.
Have you considered anything from Olympus? I’ve been hugely happy with my Olympus DSLR, not that it’s pocket sized
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1363
From a P&S perspective, the Stylus 1030 offers a lot of cool features including being waterproof up to 33 feet and shock proof up to 6.6 feet - which covers _you_ if you drop it while taking a picture
I personally haven’t heard anything good about a GE camera…