Was originally thinking about Benq DC S30 or Benq DC S40 or Fujifilm A350.
(If got nothing better to do, also dont click on the benq links... super laggy, put there for the sake of remembering)
Then saw the FE5500 on Cnet and I'm in love with it. It is so pretty! I am initially against buying an olympus cos the witch has a mju.
My first bet was on Benq S30, a model which I saw in the papers since long long ago but it never seems to come to singapore for some reason. S30 boasts of 3mp, which is a lot 3 yrs ago.
S40 is simply because it was an upgraded version of S30.
I am confident in fujifilm's products because I have a dummy camera from them and it serves me very well and took very pretty pictures. But now I dont take pics w/ it anymore, cos in any occassion that I need to use a camera, the witch has a mju that serves the function.
You may ask why do I want to buy a camera when I can use the mju. Sure I can, but xin you bu gan mah... She bought the camera specifically for my gor's ns(police) passout. It costs her $700 I think, and since the purchase, the camera has been in used for a grand total of 5 times, out of which 2 times it used by me to take pictures of my newly bought shoes.
And the camera is placed conveniently on my bro's table (by her choice, no less) so that he can use it anytime he wants. Sure if I want to use I can just take it, but sometimes I just feel spiteful and dont want to use it, choosing to borrow from friends instead.
So therefore I want to buy a camera.
My criterias are simple. 5.0mp, zoom, and a decent look. I dont mind camera not being small and slim, but as much as some cameras are built according to ergonomics, they are very ugly. Given a choice, I want my camera to me squarish. It is just a wierd preferrance, with no obvious reference to any pioneer imagary.
This camera is just the one I wanted. And the price is at an affordable $500. True that memory sticks will eventually push the price up, but it's the GSS, so I'm sure I can get the memory sticks at cheaper prices.
When I get the camera, I would be able to snap at beautiful skys and clouds, and take pics of whatever I want, even sneak shots of pretty boys.. Hehe...
