Subcompact cameras, anyone?

[rolanni]

I've gotten a bug in my ear about getting a new camera. Mind you, I have a perfectly good (as soon I replace the duct tape holding the battery compartment shut, again) Minolta Dimage Z1, which takes a pretty good picture, though I could wish for image stabilization. Also, as it has been my goal over the years to lighten my load when I travel, I have deemed it "too big" to lug with me to, oh, WorldCon, and left it home, only to regret later that I had no pictures from the event.

This all being true, I've been looking at acquiring a subcompact camera; something I can slip into my pocket and take with. I'm not by any means a professional photographer, though I do have some proficiency, due to having had to be reporter-AND-photographer back when I was roving freelancer.

So! Bearing in mind that I cannot actually afford a new camera, but that Inquiring Minds always Want To Know, what are your recommendations?

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[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I've been satisfied with the Sony "Cyber-shot" version I have -- many years old (3.2 megapixels, gives you an idea of age). I mainly use it for documenting construction projects, but it does produce landscapes and close-ups good enough for passable 8x10 prints. Not up to the Nikon and Kodachrome level, but.

And calling them 8x10s tells you I'm still a film photographer in habits . . .