Comments on: Buying Camera + Camcorder for Europe Trip

By: Anthony Leyton

Anthony Leyton — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:19:03 +0000

I take two cameras when I travel usually: a Nikon 40D for the actual go-out-to-take-photos stuff, but the rest of the time it tends to stay in the hotel safe. I’ve found the Kodak Easyshare to be more than adequate for general travel snapping, pocket-friendly, and its video’s not to be sniffed at either. You should have nothing to worry about in terms of recharging or support – most of the places you go to will have readily accessible camera shops and a simple adapter will sort the charging.

By: Robert Nagle

Robert Nagle — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:56:54 +0000

Oops, I forgot to include a link to my travel plans. I was leaning toward the PowerShot too, but it's a little expensive. After doing a little googling, I saw a blogger named mostlylisa did a good video sample. (By the way, check out that awesome gorilla tripod on Lisa's site. I think I'll buy it for my trip! Here's another video review of the camera (not of the video capabilities!). See this helpful video by Gordon Lang. As cool as the G9 looks, some "negatives" (if you can call them that). First, it's expensive. That makes me more paranoid on trips. Second, it's not supercompact and may be unwieldly to carry around (and probably not in my pocket). I'm sick of cameras you can't keep in your pocket. Third, I don't need RAW capability although the advanced features would be nice. On the other hand, it would be nice to have some of the other advanced features, and it seems a bit easier to set shutter speed for example. Over the last two years, I've been saddled with a crappy camera (Canon PowerShot 530), that eats batteries like candy and takes awful photos besides. I need a better camera, but I don't know if I want to spend that much, especially if HD video can be bought for less. On the more positive note, I'm relatively familiar with the PowerShot's controls, so I'll be building on previous knowledge.

By: Digicams

Digicams — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:04:11 +0000

Try Canon PowerShot G9: I use a Canon Powershot a640 (the model just below the G9) myself which is a great cam for photos and has video capabilities well above avarage (movie resolutions: 640×480, 320×240, 160×120, movie frame rate: 30, 15, movie lenght: As long as your memory card lasts!)
Both run with AA batteries, rechargers a aviable all over Europe …
Have a nice trip!

By: Marina Martin

Marina Martin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:16:35 +0000

Where in Europe are you going? I lived in Germany earlier this year and visited quite a few other countries – there are ample electrical outlets and stores that sell batteries. (Pick up a US-Euro adapter before you leave – you can find them there, but they’ll be more expensive.)

Go for the video capabilities! I love travel photography (though I’m not very good at it), but sometimes you want a minute or two of film footage to really absorb a place. Canon makes a number of quality miniDV camcorders that are in your price range.