I recently bought a new compact camera, a Canon Powershot A710 IS, and I must say; I’m really impressed with the results. There’s an in-depth review of the model available on The Digital Camera Resource Page where it gets a solid recommendation.
I like the versatility of compacts; prior to this one, I owned an Olympus C765. I like the range of pictures that can be taken, everything from wide angle to zoom and right down to decent macro shots. In fact, the close up image shown in a previous post was taken using the new camera.
The Canon represents a bit of a shift up; with it’s 7.1 megapixels compared to the older compact with only 4. I guess this is becoming the norm, as the technology advances. It’s not really a fair comparison since the Olympus was released a few years ago, it still wins hands down with the zoom (a x10 compared to a x6 on the Canon), but I can live with that.
One of the main advantages for me in particular, over the old camera, is the size. The new camera can fit neatly in my pocket, something which really wasn’t that easy with the Olympus since the lens enclosure projected out quiet a bit.
I’m going to play with it some more, but In the mean time; Here’s another example image from a recent flickr upload. It’s another macro shot, the Canon just seems so good at them.
