What is the best point and shoot camera? Preferably a Canon.?

Question:Can anyone tell me which camera has a good shutter speed option? And one that can take the picture without delay ( I have a camera now that is really slow to take pics so I miss good pic sometimes) And is there a huge difference in 8, 10, or 12 megapixels???

I'm going to take a digital photography class this summer. I am just getting into photography so I'm very new. I am not ready to spend a lot of money on an SLR camera yet.

Thank you :)!!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Can anyone tell me which camera has a good shutter speed option? And one that can take the picture without delay ( I have a camera now that is really slow to take pics so I miss good pic sometimes) And is there a huge difference in 8, 10, or 12 megapixels???

I'm going to take a digital photography class this summer. I am just getting into photography so I'm very new. I am not ready to spend a lot of money on an SLR camera yet.

Thank you :)!!!

I have a canon s5 is.. I love this camera. It's not compact, but it has the manual option. I did have a canon 850 digital elpha.. but I hated it. Even though the size was nice and small.. the pictures were so blah! the shutter speed seemed to drag... it had face reg, but so does my camera... : )
My camera cost around 300 bucks.. but any really good point and shoot camera cost about 250 and above

The G9, though it is currently out of stock at B-H

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/51...

steve

well to tell u the truth i already have a couple of slr's and im lookin to get a point n shoot too and i waitin for the sd790 to arrive it seems like a pretty good camera with 10 megapixals and a 3 inch screen so thats the 1 im waiting for =)

You can't go wrong with one of the Canon Ixus Cameras. There are various models and price ranges, go for the one you can afford.

I have 3 Canon Cameras, 2 Ixus, one which I use on holidays and one for my daughter, she has the Ixus 75.

If you can get an Ixus 860 or 950 these are the best, because they are built very well, alluminium and also they have a lot of creative modes which you can overide which will be useful on your course. They also have an excellent macro facility.

The key to the Ixus is that they have the Digic III processor. Basically this is the same one in the Canon SLR 40D (which I also have). It means it is fast and is good quality.

Go to your local camera shop and try out the shutters on various ones. You will find the canon is very fast, not only is it a fast shutter speed, it also writes the data to the card very quickly.

Highly recommend them.
Good luck, dibdobbs :-)

Quite a few of the pros will recommend the G9 as their carry around camera of choice. Understand, though, that the G9 costs as much as some of the entry level SLRs. It will keep it's value better on E-bay than an entry level SLR if you do decide that you want to upgrade, though.

I'd worry less about megapixels in that range and worry about sensor size. The smaller the sensor, the slower it will be to take photos, generally.

8-12 megapixels is a HUGE size file, and for a simple point and shoot it's not necessary to go that big. 6 megapixels, though it sounds small, is actually quite a nice size to work with, as it's small enough to keep on your computer but at the same time, large enough to work with on programmes such as photoshop, and will easily print up to A4 sized images, though I have gone bigger (A2!!!!) with my Nikon D40.

The IXUS range is stylish, elegant, and cutting edge, and if I weren't preferable to a Nikon, I'd buy one! Check out this link for the IXUS range:

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_...

Hope this helped!

I have a canon rebel xt and im so in love with it. There is a difference when megapixels are higher, but it all depends on if you're a professional or not. The rebel xt is affordable compared to other cameras, i paid 515 at circuit city for mine and other cameras cost 600+. I recently went to seaworld and took pictures when the dolphins did tricks in the air, and they came out SO good and clear. No blurriness.

The G9 is probably the best compact point and shoot out there. ($500).