buying a DIGITAL CAMERA - experiences and suggestions needed

[stmoritzer]

Hi JW

I thinking of buying a new camera. After a long comparison, reading many articles and talking to several salesman in various shops...
I don't want to buy a reflex camera, because I wouldn't carry it so often with me.

The main/ important issues on a new camera are:
1.)good quality of lenses
2.)at least 6MPixel (a high Pixel number will compensate on a smaller optical zoom)
3.) fast picture taking, when I click the button



these are my favourites:
Fujifilm FinePix E550
Nikon Coolpix 7900
Sony DSC-W17

or
Fujifilm FinePix F10
Fujifilm FinePix F810

or should I go for a bigger ons closer to a ReflexCamera ?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3
Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200


The Fujifilm FinePix E550



* 1/1.7- inch Super CCD HR sensor with 6.3 million effective pixels (delivering 12.3 million recorded pixels)
* Wide angle 4x optical zoom lens (32.5mm - 130mm equiv.)
F2.8 - F5.6
* High resolution 2.0-inch LCD
* Full range of exposure controls (P/S/A/M)
* Wide range of ISO settings (80/100/200/400/800)
* VGA movie recording at 30 fps with sound
* RAW file format
* Fast start-up and operation
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
optional wide or tele converter possible on this one ( not on the F10

on www.dpreview.com this camera got: Highly Recommended


The Fujifilm FinePix F10



* 1/1.7-inch Super CCD HR sensor with 6.3 million effective pixels
* 3x optical zoom lens (36mm - 108mm equiv.)
• F2.8 - F5.0
* 2.5-inch LCD
* Wide range of ISO settings (80/100/200/400/800/1600)
* VGA movie recording at 30 fps with sound
* Fast start-up and operation
NP-120 Li-Ion battery
This is the new model, quite impressive, with a long battery duration and very fast. but less manual controls and no optical viewfinder

on www.dpreview.com this camera got: Recommended




very similar to the 550 is the 810

Fujifilm FinePix F810



same package as 550 for the lenses/zoom/chip
but
High resolution 2.1-inch widescreen LCD for 4:3 and 16:9 pictures
USB 2.0 connectivity
metallic frame



Nikon Coolpix 7900



# 7MP resolution
# 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens with ED elements (38-114mm equiv.)
F 2.8 - 4.9
# In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
# D-Lighting (in-camera shadow lightening)
# Post-shot Blur Warning
# 16 scene modes
# 14MB internal memory
# 640x480 pixel, 30fps movie mode
# Best Shot Selector - takes a series of shots and chooses the sharpest for you
# White Balance and exposure bracketing
EL-EL5 rechargeable lithium ion battery

on www.dpreview.com this camera got: Recommended


Sony DSC-W7 or Sony DSC-W17



1/1.8" 7.2 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD
3X optical zoom lens
2.5" LCD monitor1
Compact rangefinder design
32MB flash memory built-in2
AA (2) batteries (NiMH rechargables included)




I'm also thinking at these two cameras with larger lenses (more light coming in) and with external flash possibility and maybefilters


Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3



• 1/1.8 " Type CCD
• 7.1 million effective pixels
• RGB Color Filter Array
• 4x optical zoom
• 34 - 136 mm equiv.
• F2.8 - F4.0
• Screw-on adapter for optional conversion lenses
up to • ISO 800

on www.dpreview.com this camera got: Highly Recommended

Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200



• 8.0 million effective pixels
• 28 - 200mm equiv. (7x optical zoom)
• F2.8 - 3.5 / F11

flip-out and twist LCD monitor (higher resolution 1.8", 134,000 pixels)
Electronic viewfinder, no eye sensor
CxProcess™ III image processor
Larger movie clip mode: 800 x 600 @ 15 fps

No PC Sync flash terminal
NP-800 Lithium-Ion battery
up to • ISO 800

on www.dpreview.com this camera got: Recommended




Do you know one of these cameras?
Any good/ bad experiences made?
Please give me a "specific" answer, why you would take that model ...
not general comments like "PENTAX is better" or similar

Thanks guys for your help

stmoritzer