Heed help on what camera this is?

[aplejax76]

Dh broke our camera awhile ago. I was telling my MIL the other day the funny story of how he broke it.

So today I open the door and there is a package. I open it and there's a camera.My MIL sent me a camera. I had no idea she was doing this.


I received a Canon Powershot A710 IS. I have no idea about cameras.
Is this good camera?
Does it take decent pictures?
Is it hard to use?
Is it better than my old camera?I had a LUMIX DMC-FX9.

Any info would be great.

Thanks.

 

[klmall]

What a thoughtful MIL!

I can't give you any real use specifics but here is a technical side-by-side comparison of the 2 cameras:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/com...ameras=panasonic_dmcfx9,canon_a710is&show=all

You can also do searches on this site to read user questions about your new camera.

 

[LPZ_Stitch!]

Here's a full review of the A710 IS.

To answer your direct questions (based on the reviews/specs):

Is this good camera? Yes.

Does it take decent pictures? Yes.

Is it hard to use? Nope, no harder than any other P&S (but, it does have manual controls if you want them).

Is it better than my old camera?I had a LUMIX DMC-FX9. It's got some advantages over your old camera (more controls/more zoom) and your old camera had some advantages over it (better LCD/faster high-speed mode).

 

[AndrewWG]

Is it better than my old camera?I had a LUMIX DMC-FX9.

Any info would be great.

Thanks.

Yep. A new camera is MUCH better than a broken camera!

Sorry, I could resist no longer...

I'm sure you will enjoy that camera. After all, it is a Canon!

 

[Kim&Chris]

I have this camera and LOVE it! It takes beautiful pics. I'm sure you'll love it. I learned a lot about it from my new favorite website, Steve's Digicams.