Q: Current Digital Camera MarketI'm keen on getting a digital camera in the S$500--700 range. In terms of lens, photo quality, storage device, ease of use, product life-time etc. could anybody provide a simple comparison? (Need not be complete in any sense, any idea is welcomed!) TIA for any reply!

A70..>1) About Canon A70 >Do you really consider its image quality good? I did compare images taken from the same >indoor scenen with Canon Axx (forgot the exact model, but should be the direct predecessor of >A70) and Nikon 3100, Canon's scene depth is too obviously _flat_ as compared to Nikon's First of all, I use Canon A70. Yes. Many reviews consider the photos by A70 is not as sharp (or so-called "soft") as Nikon's; but they also mention that the problem can be solved by post-processing of the images using softwares. Meanwhile, A70 also provides modes like "Vivian" and "Sharp" which will sharpen the images taken; these two modes are not default modes BTW. As for the problem of scene depth, I don't know if it is the problem with the aperture setting. I haven't encountered such problem. Again, that's why I put Nikon 4300 here, which I think is better than Nikon 3100. Nikon's camera is sharp in image and very good at its macro mode. Now it is Sony. I think their cameras are cute and they produce good-col (more...)