> 1. go for a camera that uses standard batteries. The A80 uses 4 AAA > batteries. This is great because if you don't have a charger along or > whatever, you can find them just about anywhere in a pinch. i disagree with andrew here. i suggest getting a camera with a lithium-ion or equivalent battery. i have a minolta dimage 7hi and it takes regular AA batteries. not only are they huge, but they dont last very long at all (this may be changing with the standard battery sizes coming out in lithium-ion). i also have a sony dsc p200. it is wonderful. it has a InfoLithium Battery, whatever that is. :) sony p200 pros: * very large, bright, responsive lcd * removable, rechargeable, lithium battery. lasts very long. * small * mounts as a standard usb drive * good pics * unlimited mpeg movies with sound at 640 x 480 cons: * only 3x optical zoom, but i think youll find this on any slim camera. (the cameras need depth for a bigger zoom) -sony dsc p200 fanboy -- Matt Zagrabelny - mzagrabe@d.umn.edu - (218) 726 8844 University of Minnesota Duluth Information Technology Systems & Services PGP key 1024D/84E22DA2 2005-11-07 Fingerprint: 78F9 18B3 EF58 56F5 FC85 C5CA 53E7 887F 84E2 2DA2 He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. -Jim Elliot
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