I've been looking at Digtal Cameras for a few years now, and I think it's finally time I got one. For some reason I like the Sony CD Mavica series. The biggest plus I see is the ablility to record right to CD's and the ability to do pictures and movies with sound. Has anyone had experience with these? Could someone suggest something similar or a possibe better buy? Here's the specs on the camera I'm looking at:
• Imaging Device: 1/2.7" 3.2 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD
• Recording Media: 3" (8cm) CD-R/RW Optical Disc
• Zoom: 3X Optical, 3.2X Smart Zoom (at VGA size), 9.6X Total
• Filter Diameter: 37mm
• Focal Length: 6.4 - 19.2mm
• 35mm Equivalent: 41 - 123mm
• Aperture: f3.8 - 3.9
• Focus: 3 Area Multi-Point AF, 5 Step Manual Preset
• Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7" (50 cm)
• Macro Focus Distance: 3.9" (10 cm)
• Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/30 – 1/1000 sec, Twilight 1 sec – 1/1000
• Manual Exposure: ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps
• Color LCD: 2.5" 123K Pixels Low Temperature Polysilicon TFT
• Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro
• Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off
• Flash Effective Range: 1.6 – 8.2 ft (0.5 – 2.5m)
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
• Picture Effects: Black & White, Solarize, Sepia, Negative Art
• ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400
• Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Fast Shutter
• Self Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds
• Video Output: Yes NTSC/PAL Selectable
• Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), TIFF, Burst, Email, Voice Memo
• MPEG Movie Modes: MPEG VX (640x480, 16fps, with audio), MPEG Video Mail (160x112, 8 fps with audio)
• Clip Motion: Normal (160x120), Mobile (80x72)
• Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes
• USB Terminal: Yes, Supports USB 2.0
• Battery Type/Capacity: InfoLithium® NP-FM50 1180 mAh Rated
• Supplied Software: Pixela™ Image Mixer Software for Sony v1.5, USB Driver SPVD-010
• OS Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home/Pro; Macintosh® OS 10.1/10.2
• Supplied Accessories: NP-FM50 InfoLithium® Rechargeable Battery, AC-L15 AC Adaptor/In-camera Charger, A/V and USB Cables, Shoulder Strap, Lens Cap, MCR-156A CD-R Media, MCRW-156A CD-RW Media; Software CD-ROM
• Dimensions (W/H/D): 5 3/16" x 3 5/8" x 2 7/8" (131.7 x 92.3 x 73.8mm)
• Weight: 1 lb 2 oz (522g) (w/Battery, CD-R/RW, Strap)
Wally World has this camera for about 350, what say ye digital camera gods?